NICC creates “Moving Forward” speaker series to help with resilience

Over the past year, many essential workers in the northeast Iowa region have made sacrifices to serve and care for their communities. Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) has created a new “Moving Forward” Speaker Series, supported by federal CARES Act dollars, that provides local professionals with an opportunity to learn from nationally recognized experts from five presentations.

Remaining speakers include Brandon Marshall, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach and more. Their presentations provide insights in how to rise above the long-term effects of the pandemic, overcome stress and thrive. Learn more and register for the series at https://www.nicc.edu/business-community/.

The “Moving Forward” Speaker Series remaining schedule includes the following:

• June 22, Live Online, 9-10:30 a.m. Brandon Marshall, Pro Football Player and Mental Health Expert.
Join Brandon Marshall, a former professional football player, in this fireside chat. Marshall’s personal experiences with borderline personality disorder serve as a catalyst for his mental health advocacy. He will talk about how to recognize these times as uniquely challenging for each individual and share ways to find the resilience to persevere in any situation.

• July 21, Live Online, 6-7:30 p.m. Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach, Bestselling Authors will present “Finding the Strength to Persevere”.
Glennon Doyle, bestselling author of UNTAMED, and Abby Wambach, two-time Olympic gold medalist, host a fireside chat to discuss mental health and well-being, how to recognize these times as uniquely challenging for each individual and to find the resilience to persevere in any situation.