Beyond Survival: Surviving the Killing Fields of Cambodia - Resilence in Life and Leadership with Guest Sara Im: Episode 019

Stephanie talks to the courageous Sara Im.

Sara shares the remarkable challenges she faced and how she found her way to freedom in her book, “How I Survived the Killing Fields: A Story of Hope, Love and Determination.” Readers find it to be a remarkable story. Beyond the physical and psychological demands of life in a forced labor camp for four years, Sara battled multiple serious diseases simultaneously. With no access to medical care, nutrition, proper rest or adequate sleep, she was near death several times. However, with hope, love and determination, along with her strong religious faith and love for her family, she somehow managed to regain her health and escape the horrific oppression plaguing her homeland.

Following her escape to Thailand in 1980, Sara a year later immigrated to the U.S., starting a new life in Connecticut. In 1987, she became a U.S. citizen and graduated from Western Connecticut State University. In 1989, her mother and three brothers were able to reunite with her in the U.S. Beginning in 1999, she says she was fortunate to serve as her mother’s caregiver for the last 13 years of her life. In 2005, she moved to Tampa Bay with her mother and husband. Today, she runs her own business, “Smart Healthy Living,’ in which she works to enhance people’s lives through the use of effective natural nutrition and safe personal care products. Sara is co-founder and a director for the Christian Professionals Network of Tampa Bay and a long-time member of the Real Talkers Toastmasters Club 7306 in Clearwater, Florida.

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Everyone has resilience, but what does that mean and how to we use it in life and leadership? Join Stephanie Olson, expert in resiliency and trauma, every week as she talks to other experts living lives of resilience. Stephanie also shares her own stories of addictions, disordered eating, domestic and sexual violence, abandonment, and trauma; and shares the everyday struggles and joys of everyday life. As a wife, mom, and CEO she gives commentaries, and, sometimes a few rants, to shed light on what makes a person resilient. So, if you have experienced adversity in life in any way, and you want to learn how to better lead your family, your workplace, and, well, your life, this podcast is for you! 

Everyone has resilience, but what does that mean, and how do we use it in life and leadership? Join Stephanie Olson, an expert in resiliency and trauma, every week as she talks to other experts living lives of resilience. Stephanie also shares her own stories of addictions, disordered eating, domestic and sexual violence, abandonment, and trauma, and shares the everyday struggles and joys of everyday life. As a wife, mom, and CEO she gives commentaries and, sometimes, a few rants to shed light on what makes a person resilient. So, if you have experienced adversity in life in any way and want to learn how to better lead your family, your workplace, and, well, your life, this podcast is for you!

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