|Brewing Resilience and Sipping Strength, One Cup at a Time     Guest: Aaliyah McKenzie Hosts: Tamra Douglas-Atkinson and Sherona McKenzie    "Education was my main plan, my backup plan, and my backup backup's plan" - Aaliyah. Have you ever been stuck at a place where you feel like you've just lost your only chance at a successful future? How about being crippled by pain (literally), lost in depression, and had your whole life take a 360 by a pregnancy? Journey with us as 18 year old Aaliyah Mckenzie shows us how she overcame depressive episodes, dropping out of university, faced loneliness and lost her sense of worth due to unemployment, but found purpose once again when she found out she was pregnant in the midst of that all.    FOOD FOR THOUGHT: "You can grow through anything you go through" - Aaliyah McKenzie----more---- RESOURCES MENTIONED Brief Resilience Scale - Adapted from the book 'Mastering Adversity: Unlocking the Secrets to Mental Wellness' by Tamra Douglas-Atkinson You may access the scale HERE     SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES (EMAIL) [email protected]  Click HERE for link to Instagram  Click HERE for link to Facebook page   Mek We Coffee and Reason Click HERE for link to Instagram  Click HERE for link to Facebook You may also contact us via email at [email protected]       Remember to like, share, and subscribe to this podcast. Connect with us on our Instagram page to let us know if you know anyone who would like to share their story. If you have a topic you would like us to discuss in the 'Mek We Reason' series, let us know just the same.   If you'd like to view all of our episodes, visit our podcast page below at: School Nurse Daily and at Podbean