Dr. Mikal-Flynn is a professor at Sacramento State University School of Nursing. She is also a nurse practitioner, marathoner, triathlete, author, and podcaster.
In 1990 she survived a sudden-death event requiring twenty-two minutes of CPR to return to life. . She speaks nationally and internationally on trauma, focusing on resilience and PTG..
Her latest book is called Anatomy of a Survivor.
More on Dr Mikal-Flynn's story: https://www.csus.edu/news/newsroom/stories/2021/3/trauma-joyce-mikal-flynn.html