Julia Fox Garrison

When:
March 20, 2019 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
2019-03-20T19:00:00-04:00
2019-03-20T20:30:00-04:00
Where:
Salem Athenaeum
337 Essex St.
Salem
MA 01970
Cost:
$10 members, $15 non-members, Free students with ID.
Contact:
Salem Athenaeum
978.744.2540

Overcoming Adversity with Attitude, Choice & Purpose

Julia is the author of Don’t Leave Me This Way (or when I get back on my feet you’ll be sorry), a memoir that chronicles her struggle to regain control over her life and her body following a massive hemorrhage resulting in a paralyzing stroke. The success of the book and the message it conveys led to a new career path for Julia as a motivational speaker, evangelizing for humaneness in medicine, and in our work and in our personal relationships.

Julia has more than ten years of experience as an acclaimed national speaker. Before her stroke, Julia had a successful career as a manager in software customer support. Rapid advancement through the ranks of her company was within her grasp when she suffered the debilitating injury, effectively ending her career in the corporate world. And thus began her journey of rediscovery and reinvention as author, health care advocate and motivational speaker.

Julia was raised in Andover, MA, in a loving if chaotic household with eight brothers, an upbringing that no doubt made her battle-ready for the literal fight for her life. Julia lives with her husband Jim, son Rory, and dog Shaggy in a suburb outside Boston, where she is working on writing projects as she continues to overcome the effects of stroke.

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