Dr. LaNysha Adams in the Media

Dr. LaNysha Adams brings a powerful blend of lived experience, research, storytelling, and practical leadership insight to conversations about agency, resilience, communication, workplace wellness, education, and why success is never solitary.


As a TEDx speaker, applied linguist, 10-time award-winning author, and sudden cardiac arrest survivor, Dr. Adams gives audiences more than inspiration. She gives them language, frameworks, and action.

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What happens when the labels society gives you—or the ones you give yourself—no longer serve you? Dr. LaNysha Adams, author of the award-winning book "Me Power" and Director of Student Wellness at Santa Fe Community College, joins the podcast to discuss her framework for "radical interrogation of self." In this powerful conversation, Dr. Adams challenges us to question every label we've accepted without examination, from professional titles to medical diagnoses to racial stereotypes. She shares why it's not always safe to bring your whole self to work, how to create psychological safety for authentic expression, and why being dealt a bad hand doesn't mean you have to suffer with it. This isn't your typical resilience story—it's a masterclass in reclaiming agency when life forces you to start over. Dr. Adams' journey will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about identity, strength, and what it means to truly choose yourself.