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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH | 7:00PMAt Gold Coast Forum in Oyster Bay Gold Coast Forum presents an evening with CEO and Founder of Nebula Academy and Founder of We Connect The Dots, Inc., Laurie Carey, as she discusses and signs her new book, Resilience is a Muscle: From Setbacks to Comebacks.&nbsp; Gold Coast Forum is a not-for-profit organization focused on educating and informing all about the importance of books and literature by hosting vitally important authors and literary figures, providing a nonpartisan forum to discuss art, culture, history, business, and politics. Become a supporter of Gold Coast Forum <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.goldcoastforum.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">here!</a> Registration is $5 and is required. The $5 can be used towards a purchase of&nbsp;Resilience is a Muscle&nbsp;at the event, or on another purchase at Theodore&#39;s Books. This is valid for 60 days following the event date. There will be limited copies of Resilience is a Muscle available for purchase at the event courtesy of Theodore&#39;s Books. Secure your book now by purchasing one here.&nbsp; ABOUT THE BOOK:&nbsp;What if resilience wasn&#39;t something you&#39;re born with, but something you could train? In Resilience is a Muscle, Laurie Carey; CEO, educator, and mother of four, reveals how the science of the brain holds the key to enduring life&#39;s hardest moments and emerging stronger. Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience, this book breaks down how we process stress, fear, loss, and change - and how we can retrain the mind to recover faster, stay clear under pressure, and lead with strength. This is not a book about &quot;bouncing back.&quot; It&#39;s a framework for mental conditioning. You&#39;ll learn how to build emotional stability, how to navigate triggers without shutting down, and how to create psychological safety for yourself and for the people who depend on you. Carey is the founder of Nebula Professional Development Academy, which delivers technical and workforce development training, and We Connect The Dots, Inc., a nonprofit focused on creating career awareness and opportunity for young adults, adults, and underserved communities. The mission behind this book is bigger than personal growth: it is about preparing humans, all of us, for a world of continuous change driven by technology and accelerated by AI. As automation and AI reshape work, identity, belonging, and economic stability, resilience is no longer &quot;nice to have.&quot; It&#39;s job readiness. It&#39;s leadership readiness. It&#39;s community survival. This book also has a purpose beyond its pages. Proceeds and visibility from Resilience is a Muscle support the ongoing work of We Connect The Dots, Inc. After years of doing critical community work while depending on unpredictable government funding, the organization is focused on building a more stable, sustainable model - one that can fund operations, train future talent, and keep delivering career pathways, workforce development, and resilience training where they&#39;re needed most. Whether you&#39;re a leader navigating uncertainty, a parent trying to raise resilient humans, a young adult trying to find your footing in an unstable world, or someone who&#39;s been knocked down and is tired of pretending you&#39;re fine - this book gives you language, tools, and a way forward. Resilience is not genetic. It&#39;s built. And we need it now. LAURIE CAREY is a CEO, educator, resilience coach, and technologist with over 45 years in the technology industry. She has lived through every major wave of disruption-from mainframes and early networking to the internet, cybersecurity, and AI-and built a career helping others adapt. Laurie founded Nebula Professional Development Academy, which delivers workforce and technical training for adults, career changers, and organizations that need to reskill or upskill. She also founded We Connect The Dots, Inc., a nonprofit that expands access to career readiness, pre-apprenticeship pathways, and resilience training for young people and underserved communities. A certified cognitive neuroscience-based coach, mother of four, and serial entrepreneur, Laurie&#39;s work sits at the intersection of science, lived experience, and labor-force reality. Her core belief: resilience isn&#39;t a personality trait-it&#39;s a trainable system. PLEASE NOTE: All books signed at this event must be purchased from Theodore&#39;s Books. If you purchase your copy in advance, please save your receipt.

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Please note that this purchase will show up as ZEFFY on your credit card statement.&nbsp; If you purchased a Tier 1 ticket, then the $5 cost can go towards purchasing an event book at the event, or on any purchase at Theodore&#39;s Books 60 days post event date.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 527px; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 527px; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"> We look forward to seeing you on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 7PM!<p fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 527px; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" style="box-sizing: inherit; width: 527px; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"> - The Team at Gold Coast Forum

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH | 7:00PMAt Gold Coast Forum in Oyster Bay Gold Coast Forum presents an evening with CEO and Founder of Nebula Academy and Founder of We Connect The Dots, Inc., Laurie Carey, as she discusses and signs her new book, Resilience is a Muscle: From Setbacks to Comebacks.  Gold Coast Forum is a not-for-profit organization focused on educating and informing all about the importance of books and literature by hosting vitally important authors and literary figures, providing a nonpartisan forum to discuss art, culture, history, business, and politics. Become a supporter of Gold Coast Forum <a href="https://www.goldcoastforum.org/donate" target="_blank">here!</a> Registration is $5 and is required. The $5 can be used towards a purchase of Resilience is a Muscle at the event, or on another purchase at Theodore's Books. This is valid for 60 days following the event date. There will be limited copies of Resilience is a Muscle available for purchase at the event courtesy of Theodore's Books. Secure your book now by purchasing one here.  ABOUT THE BOOK: What if resilience wasn't something you're born with, but something you could train? In Resilience is a Muscle, Laurie Carey; CEO, educator, and mother of four, reveals how the science of the brain holds the key to enduring life's hardest moments and emerging stronger. Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience, this book breaks down how we process stress, fear, loss, and change - and how we can retrain the mind to recover faster, stay clear under pressure, and lead with strength. This is not a book about "bouncing back." It's a framework for mental conditioning. You'll learn how to build emotional stability, how to navigate triggers without shutting down, and how to create psychological safety for yourself and for the people who depend on you. Carey is the founder of Nebula Professional Development Academy, which delivers technical and workforce development training, and We Connect The Dots, Inc., a nonprofit focused on creating career awareness and opportunity for young adults, adults, and underserved communities. The mission behind this book is bigger than personal growth: it is about preparing humans, all of us, for a world of continuous change driven by technology and accelerated by AI. As automation and AI reshape work, identity, belonging, and economic stability, resilience is no longer "nice to have." It's job readiness. It's leadership readiness. It's community survival. This book also has a purpose beyond its pages. Proceeds and visibility from Resilience is a Muscle support the ongoing work of We Connect The Dots, Inc. After years of doing critical community work while depending on unpredictable government funding, the organization is focused on building a more stable, sustainable model - one that can fund operations, train future talent, and keep delivering career pathways, workforce development, and resilience training where they're needed most. Whether you're a leader navigating uncertainty, a parent trying to raise resilient humans, a young adult trying to find your footing in an unstable world, or someone who's been knocked down and is tired of pretending you're fine - this book gives you language, tools, and a way forward. Resilience is not genetic. It's built. And we need it now. LAURIE CAREY is a CEO, educator, resilience coach, and technologist with over 45 years in the technology industry. She has lived through every major wave of disruption-from mainframes and early networking to the internet, cybersecurity, and AI-and built a career helping others adapt. Laurie founded Nebula Professional Development Academy, which delivers workforce and technical training for adults, career changers, and organizations that need to reskill or upskill. She also founded We Connect The Dots, Inc., a nonprofit that expands access to career readiness, pre-apprenticeship pathways, and resilience training for young people and underserved communities. A certified cognitive neuroscience-based coach, mother of four, and serial entrepreneur, Laurie's work sits at the intersection of science, lived experience, and labor-force reality. Her core belief: resilience isn't a personality trait-it's a trainable system. PLEASE NOTE: All books signed at this event must be purchased from Theodore's Books. If you purchase your copy in advance, please save your receipt.

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CEO and Founder of Nebula Academy Laurie Carey Discusses & Signs RESILIENCE IS A MUSCLE

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