Show notes
On today's show, Patty welcomes Jill Chalsty and talks about how being bullied in middle school led her to help create Overcoming Obstacles, a free K–12 life skills curriculum now used in nearly 200 countries and reaching about 180 million children. Jill explains the program’s focus on skills like asking for help, communication, conflict resolution, goal setting, problem solving, and especially decision making, and notes updates to address cyberbullying. She and Patty discuss her free book, Packets of Hope, and how, after losing her husband and facing cancer, she took a five-month world cruise delivering letters and materials to Ministries of Education to drive schools to the Overcoming Obstacles website, leading to responses including a planned Tagalog translation. She shares favorite cruising moments, challenges onboard, and her plans for more books and travel.Find out more and connect with Jill at the links below:Packets of Hope | Overcoming ObstaclesFacebook |Instagram | LinkedInEpisode highlights:00:00 Meet Jill Chaste01:01 Bullying to Purpose03:27 Life Skills Toolkit05:29 Students Changed Forever06:58 Full Circle Hospital Story09:19 Cyberbullying Today10:15 World Cruise With Purpose13:35 Packets Not Envelopes15:20 Resilience Through Setbacks16:46 Breakthroughs and Translations18:26 Travel Log With Purpose19:16 Free Book Big Impact20:07 Most Vital Life Skill21:31 Cancer Joy And Service23:17 Next Journeys And Routes24:18 Cruise Rapid Fire25:53 Quotes Love And Smiles28:28 Chocolate Stories And Cadbury30:13 Final Thanks And Wrap
