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Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith knows that resilience is not built when life is easy. It is built one step, one choice, and one day at a time.
A registered nurse, Board Certified Nurse Coach, speaker, endurance athlete, and founder of Life After Diagnosis, Jeanie has spent more than 30 years caring for patients through life's most difficult moments. Then, in 2021, everything changed when she unexpectedly became the patient.
After surviving acute liver failure, multiple ICU stays, sepsis, and a rare blood cancer diagnosis, Jeanie discovered that healing extends far beyond physical recovery. Drawing from her experience on both sides of the bedrail, she now helps people living with chronic illness rebuild self trust, regulate their nervous systems, and develop the emotional resilience needed to move forward with confidence.
Combining decades of clinical expertise with her personal journey, Jeanie empowers others to navigate uncertainty with hope, courage, and practical strategies rooted in mindset, neuroplasticity, and compassionate coaching.
Her message is simple: a diagnosis may change your life, but it does not have to define it. True resilience is built one step at a time.
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Key Takeaways
- Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith transitioned from a 30-year career as a registered nurse to becoming the patient in 2021 after surviving acute liver failure, multiple ICU stays, sepsis, and a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
- True resilience is not built when life is easy, but rather one step, one choice, and one day at a time.
- Healing extends far beyond physical recovery, requiring individuals to rebuild self-trust and regulate their nervous systems following a life-altering diagnosis.
- By combining decades of clinical expertise with her personal journey, Jeanie helps others navigate uncertainty using practical strategies rooted in mindset, neuroplasticity, and compassionate coaching.
- A major medical diagnosis may change your life, but it does not have to define who you are.
Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith knows that resilience is not built when life is easy. It is built one step, one choice, and one day at a time.
A registered nurse, Board Certified Nurse Coach, speaker, endurance athlete, and founder of Life After Diagnosis, Jeanie has spent more than 30 years caring for patients through life's most difficult moments. Then, in 2021, everything changed when she unexpectedly became the patient.
After surviving acute liver failure, multiple ICU stays, sepsis, and a rare blood cancer diagnosis, Jeanie discovered that healing extends far beyond physical recovery. Drawing from her experience on both sides of the bedrail, she now helps people living with chronic illness rebuild self trust, regulate their nervous systems, and develop the emotional resilience needed to move forward with confidence.
Combining decades of clinical expertise with her personal journey, Jeanie empowers others to navigate uncertainty with hope, courage, and practical strategies rooted in mindset, neuroplasticity, and compassionate coaching.
Her message is simple: a diagnosis may change your life, but it does not have to define it. True resilience is built one step at a time.
Today’s guest: www.lifeafterdiagnosiswithjeanie.com
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith?
Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith is a registered nurse, Board Certified Nurse Coach, speaker, endurance athlete, and the founder of Life After Diagnosis who helps others navigate chronic illness and medical trauma.
What health crises did Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith survive?
In 2021, Jeanie survived acute liver failure, multiple ICU stays, sepsis, and a rare blood cancer diagnosis, giving her a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital bedrail.
How can someone build resilience after a medical diagnosis?
Building resilience involves rebuilding self-trust, regulating the nervous system, and applying practical strategies rooted in mindset and neuroplasticity to move forward with confidence and hope.
My name is Jeanie Brookbanks-Smith. I am a registered nurse, Board-Certified Nurse Coach, speaker, endurance athlete, wife, and mother of three daughters.
For 33 years, I have cared for patients and families during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. In 2021, I suddenly found myself on the other side of the bedrail.
Blood clots caused acute liver failure, leading to emergency surgery, multiple ICU stays, sepsis, and kidney complications. I was told I would likely need a liver transplant in the future. Soon after leaving the hospital, I was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer and learned that a bone marrow transplant might also be needed someday.
My recovery became about more than physical healing. I had to learn how to calm and reset my nervous system, work through fear-based thoughts, and use mindset and neuroplasticity to build healthier patterns. As someone who has completed three marathons and more than 30 triathlons, movement has always been part of my life. Returning to exercise reminded me that resilience is often built one small step at a time.
My experience inspired me to create Life After Diagnosis and my Inner Resilience Coaching. Today, I help people living with chronic illness and life-changing diagnoses rebuild self-trust, calm their nervous systems, and move forward with greater confidence.
I coach from both sides of the bedrail—as a nurse and as a patient who understands how quickly life can change.