Poetry & Resilience — Graceful Empowerment

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Valeria Teles interviews Nikki Murphy — the author of "Home For Hurricanes: A Memoir of Resilience in Poetry and Prose"

Nikki Murphy is an awarded Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leader, speaker, poet, real estate investor, and best-selling author of Home For Hurricanes: A Memoir of Resilience in Poetry and Prose. Her work aims to foster understanding across communities and empower people to do life on purpose.

Abandoned by her hustling father and raised by her devoted mother in a tough neighborhood, Murphy learned from an early age how to triumph over trauma. Her best-selling book, Home For Hurricanes: A Memoir Of Resilience in Poetry and Prose, chronicles her coming of age story and healing journey after surviving multiple traumas, including being raped in college.

Having a firsthand awareness of the societal issues plaguing Black communities, Murphy has volunteered with several nonprofit organizations serving underserved youth. However, it was the continued shooting of unarmed Black men making national headlines in 2016 and her desire to set an example for her then 1-year-old son, that prompted Murphy to radically re-examine her career. After nearly a decade in a successful corporate career working as an Auditor at a Big 4 accounting firm, Murphy took a 6-month sabbatical to figure out a more purpose-aligned path forward.

Murphy holds a B.S. in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business and is a member of Women of Integrity Inc., an organization that empowers women and girls. She and her husband live on Long Island, New York with their 5-year-old son.

To learn more about Nikki Murphy and her work, please visit: https://www.nikki-murphy.com/

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