Shahnaz Khawaja is the Assistant Director of Resilience and Recovery Strategies at UNC-Chapel Hill. Before working in mental health counseling and wellness, Shahnaz was an international model and actress and she talks about why she switched careers, as well as some of her experiences working as a therapist and wellness expert. Shahnaz shares her expertise of topics such as building resilience, practicing wellness, being kind to ourselves, and the Enneagram. She also shares the challenges she’s faced, and how she has developed healthy wellness habits throughout these adversities. The title of this episode reflects how Shahnaz describes herself in the interview: someone who confronts her fears head-on, tackling what comes at her. And also, she actually does jump out of planes.
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