Change the way you see adversity
Sharon Bown is no stranger to trauma. For 27 years she has studied, witnessed and survived it. She will tell you that she has also grown from it.
Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, Sharon served as a Nursing Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force for 16 years. She deployed to Timor-Leste in 2000 and again in 2004, where she narrowly escaped death twice – first in a near-fatal helicopter crash and again during the surgery that followed. Having fought for her life, Sharon took on the colossus of the Australian Defence Force to overcome her injuries and to fight to save her career. She exceeded all expectations and in 2008 was appointed to command in a theatre of war – Afghanistan.
A Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Psychological Science, Sharon translates the contemporary research surrounding resilience, mindset, and posttraumatic growth, and explores the strategies that can transform personal trauma into personal growth.
Sharon is the award-winning author of One Woman's War and Peace: a nurse's journey in the Royal Australian Air Force and this humble Registered Nurse from Tasmania now serves as a Member of the Council of the Australian War Memorial and as an Ambassador for Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health.
As the global pandemic continues, Sharon Bown can tailor her presentation to discuss the effects of the coronavirus on your ability to see adversity differently. Sharon can present her keynote speech by virtual broadcast to your organisation through videoconferencing, live streaming and Zoom events.