Samantha Novick is passionate about amplifying the voices of people with disabilities, creating connections and sharing kindness with others. She pursues these passions as a speech-language pathologist, owner of her private practice Bridge Therapy, and President of The Friendship Journey, a charitable organization that cultivates equitable friendships and experiences amongst people of all abilities. Samantha grew up in Parkland, Florida. After a violent mass shooting devastated her community, her passion for activism, social justice and philanthropy grew. Samantha is committed to honoring those who lost their lives to hatred through acts of love and meaningful action in their memories. This summer, The Friendship Journey partnered with Dylan’s Wings of Change of the Sandy Hook community to create a free virtual summer camp for teens and adults with disabilities through the Covid-19 crisis. Their camp motto this summer was “look for the good.” For more about Samantha please visit thefriendshipjourney.org

In this episode Sam shares:

• Strategies for finding joy when times are hard
• How she has developed a quality called equanimity, the ability to "hold it all", and how this has helped her during the pandemic
• The power of self-care and why she was resistant to it at first
• Highlights from Camp Wings of Friendship, a free virtual summer camp for teens and adults with disabilities she co-created this summer
• Why acts of kindness may be a key to resilience and thriving
• Why "looking for the good" can be a life-changing mindset
• And more!

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