“You’ve always been in the way,” my sister whispered, shoving me out of the chopper while my husband watched, silent and complicit for the $5M payout. Everyone thought I was dead. But when I pushed open the church doors during my funeral service, my husband went pale. I locked eyes with him and said…

taught me to anchor myself. Five things you can see. Four things you can touch. Three things you can hear. I learned to force my nervous system back to the present, reminding my body that the forest was gone.

Professionally, I refused to let the scandal define my company. When the board cautiously suggested I step down as CEO to avoid negative PR, I continue reading …