Tim Cunningham will share a series of stories and interactive experiences as we explore, together, the five aspects of posttraumatic growth. By reflecting on concepts of personal strength, new relationships, a deeper appreciation for life, new possibilities, and spiritual or existential development, the audience will consider ways to recognize and appreciate their own growth over the last few years. As an emergency nurse, Cunningham will explore the elements of a good story and how when we experience stories, we might find breath and a stronger sense of well-being.
Event: The Power of Storytelling to Support Posttraumatic Growth and Well-being
Tim Cunningham, RN, DrPH, FAAN is Co-Chief Well-Being Officer at Emory Healthcare and the Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University. He holds a joint appointment as adjunct associate professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory Healthcare and serves as Vice President of Practice and Innovation for Emory Healthcare. He collaborates with interprofessional teams to support structural and systemic well-being change for healthcare staff and professionals, university staff and faculty, researchers, learners, and community members.
He graduated from the Clinical Nurse Leader program at the University of Virginia in 2009 and then worked an emergency/trauma nurse at the UVA Health, Children’s National Medical Center and New York Presbyterian, Cornell. Tim completed his Doctorate of Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University in 2016. His dissertation focused on psychosocial support of expatriate Ebola aid workers in West Africa, with an emphasis on Narrative Medicine. He then joined the faculty at UVA with a joint appointment in the School of Nursing and Department of Drama.
Tim is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. His publications focus on compassion and well-being. Tim’s co-authored textbook Self-Care for New and Student Nurses challenges the way we as learners and leaders approach the critical practices of caring for ourselves that we may care for others.
This event is made possible by Helen L. Erickson, PhD, RN, FAAN Lecture Series in Holistic Healing.