High Agency Human: Navigate Adversity and Live Big

“In life, exercising a high degree of personal agency is the difference between surviving and thriving. High Agency Human is the handbook for that difference—clear, grounded, and freeing.” —Dr. Kerry Burnight, New York Times bestselling author of Joyspan

“…the missing manual for navigating stress, uncertainty, and modern adversity that we all face. Lanthier walks readers through real, doable action steps anyone can take.” —Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, psychologist, author & host of top 1% global podcast “Dysregulated Kids”

“…a must-read for anyone who never wants to feel trapped by circumstances again…. Lanthier holds your hand as she guides you through the steps to take to tackle any situation with confidence.” —Anne Lester, award-winning author of Your Best Financial Life

Adversity isn’t running the show. You are.

You’re built for more. Bolder experiences, more meaningful achievements, and a full, adventurous life. And while strong in many areas, you can’t seem to catch a break in others. It’s in those gaps where adversity catches you off guard and derails your best laid plans. This happens to us all.

In High Agency Human: Navigate Adversity and Live Big, decorated military veteran and registered nurse Vickie Lanthier shares the mindset and practical frameworks that help you weather storms and remain unshakable in the pursuit of your goals. Drawing from research, interviews, and her own lived experience, Lanthier shows how to:

• Identify and fill gaps so you won’t be caught off guard again
• Bounce back faster from financial crisis
• Move from reaction to intentional, confident action
• Increase your influence on your own life

The hard times will persist but so will you. This is your playbook for living big, no matter what life throws your way.

Vickie Lanthier is an author who shares insights into increasing personal agency and weathering adversity. Drawing on her military career, four deployments, and adventures in entrepreneurship, she delivers strategies that help readers work through hardships and challenges.Vickie worked at National Defence (Canada) for twenty-six years, serving in the military and later as a consultant. She then founded girlgonegood.com, a values-based website that provides hiking resources and has donated over $27,000 to local charities. In 2020, she completed a bachelor of science in nursing honors program at the University of Ottawa and became a registered nurse.Vickie speaks on experiencing mass casualty incidents and believes in living a big life, no matter what adversity is thrown our way. She currently lives in Perth, Ontario-not Australia, though she wouldn't say no to living there too.Connect with her at vickiemlanthier.com.