After Andrea Smith’s divorce, she had to rebuild her life. In the process, she found herself again and learned about the things she is passionate about. This is her story and she is resilient. Submit your story of resilience to be in The Global Resilience Project Book 2 here: http://www.bit.ly/GRP2023Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for the newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised.About the Guest:Andrea Smith is a Youth Worker with Neighbourhood Church and Young Life where she works in mentorship, discipleship and relationship building with teens. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Sims Foundation, a registered Canadian Charity that focuses on poverty reduction and human trafficking prevention. For Andrea it is important that people know that they are loved, valued and seen for who they are and where they are at. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with a focus in International Affairs and Global Policy from Trinity Western and is a Laurentian Leadership Centre Alumni, fall 2009. Andrea resides in Nanaimo British Columbia Canada where when not working she can be found enjoying the beaches, walking trails, a good cup of tea with a book and wandering through bookstores.Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=847800327Instagram: @andreacsmith792 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-smith-413b57266/Sims Foundation:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simsfoundationVIInstagram: @thesimsfoundationviWebsite: thesimsfoundation.com About the Host: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. She brings fifteen years of experience to her clients, including global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. She is the creator of the Social Media Empowerment Pillars, has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more.USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders in 2022, and Yahoo! listed Blair as a top ten social media expert to watch in 2021. She has spoken on national stages, and her expertise has been featured in media outlets, including Forbes, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. In the summer of 2023, a new show that will be airing on Amazon Prime Video called 'My Story' will showcase Blair's life story. She is the co-host of the Dissecting Success podcast and the Radical Resilience podcast host. Blair is an international bestselling author and has recently published her second book, 'The Global Resilience Project.'  In her free time, you can find Blair growing The Global Resilience Project's...