It took about 2 hours for my heart rate to return to normal after my interview with Lisa Ling. When I am preparing to do something high stakes, I listen to Sara Bareilles sing Brave over and over and over again. As I was getting ready to be interviewed live by Lisa Ling, I must have listened to Brave at least 10 times. It helps, the lyrics give me the confidence to find the right words. I always cry as I get ready, sometimes really ugly tears. It is a cleansing, and I also felt a tremendous responsibility to speak clearly, succinctly, and powerfully about the role of school nurses. As I got ready, listening to Sara Bareilles, shedding some tears, and clearing my head, I thought about you, my colleagues, and friends across the country and all that we have faced over the past 6 months.
Here is the result of my morning ritual, ugly crying, and finally reaching a place of calm where I was able to find the words to move the discussion of this pandemic forward. My segment begins at 32:00 minutes, but the full show is well worth watching.
Here is the video to Brave! It may resonate with you to find your brave too:
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Robin, you must have cried ugly because you were clear, succinct, and powerful. Lisa wants you on the National Pandemic team! I second that! So proud of you friend and you forgot to tell me about this interview this morning. You are just so relentless and so humble!!
Aww…my new GG friend! Thank you for your message, it was quite an experience.
I’ve seen that music video before. 🙂
Yes you have!