Free Webinar
Mindful Return's September Book Talk: The Setback Cycle
About The Webinar
Life rarely moves in a straight line. Career disruptions, caregiving challenges, identity shifts, burnout, unexpected losses, and moments of uncertainty can leave us feeling stuck, disoriented, or questioning what comes next. Yet setbacks are not just obstacles to endure — they can become catalysts for growth, reinvention, and transformation.
In The Setback Cycle, Amy Shoenthal offers a powerful framework for understanding how defining moments can ultimately move us forward. Drawing from research, neuroscience, psychology, and interviews with leaders, founders, and changemakers, Amy reframes setbacks not as failures, but as necessary turning points that help shape who we become.
For working parents especially, setbacks can feel deeply personal and professionally destabilizing. Navigating caregiving, career pressures, evolving identities, and uncertainty often requires holding multiple truths at once. The Setback Cycle provides both language and practical tools for moving through these moments with greater resilience, clarity, and self-trust.
Join Amy Shoenthal in conversation with Mindful Return’s CEO & Founder, Lori Mihalich-Levin, to discuss:
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Understanding the Four Phases of The Setback Cycle
Learn how the phases of Establish, Embrace, Explore, and Emerge can help people navigate change, uncertainty, and transition with greater awareness and intention.
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Why setbacks are often the beginning of growth
Discover why professional and personal disruptions can become powerful opportunities for reinvention, resilience, and meaningful change.
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How working parents can navigate identity shifts and uncertainty
Explore the unique ways caregiving, career development, and life transitions intersect — and how to move through difficult seasons with greater self-compassion and confidence.
Lori Mihalich-Levin
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Amy Shoenthal
Presenter