What I Learned from the “Masters of Adversity” with George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, FACLP, FAPA

Season 4 of the Faculty Factory is here, and it’s off to an inspiring start.

George S. Everly, Jr., PhD, FACLP, FAPA, joins us with some timely take home messaging on resilience and mental health.

Dr. Everly is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Department of International Health in the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This is a reunion episode where we visit with past guests and friends of the Faculty Factory community. To learn about our previous episode with Dr. Everly, please visit this webpage: https://facultyfactory.org/a-faculty-factory-interview-with-george-s-everly-jr-phd-faclp-fapa/

“Typically, in both medicine and public health, many of us have underestimated the role of mental health in what makes a strong and resilient society,” Dr. Everly said.

Dr. Everly goes on to call mental health “an intrinsic thread that provides the horsepower to society.”

Mental health has been threatened during this relentless pandemic and Dr. Everly has studied three past pandemics. His voice, insight, and wisdom are greatly appreciated. 

“We cannot allow a pandemic to define us, we must see it as one point on this marathon of life,” he told us.

Mastering adversity, resilience, and the will to emerge stronger than ever from difficult, life-altering challenges are just some of the many themes covered in today’s podcast. It packs a powerful punch, so listeners may want to go back and listen to this episode multiple times.

According to Dr. Everly, the folks he calls the “masters of adversity” understand life is truly a journey and they have an attitude of resilience. They have a vision for a better tomorrow.

Want to get in touch with Dr. Everly? You can email him at: geverly1@jhmi.edu

Please stay tuned for more podcasts from this exciting new season!