Stronger Than We Think
Godsfavour Guillet knows that healing goes both ways. As a nurse leader and caregiver, she’s helped innumerable patients and families. But it was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that she helped launch a Mount Sinai’s Peer Support Program, giving nurses time and space to process the emotional toll of their work.
Her story is deeply human—and deeply relatable. Guillet reminds us that resilience doesn’t mean shouldering it all alone.
Stephen Calabria: [00:00:00] From the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, this is Road to Resilience, a podcast about facing adversity. I'm your host, Stephen Calabria, Mount Sinai's, director of Podcasting.
On this episode, we welcome Godsfavour Guillet, MSPHE, DSN, RN, CPXP, who is a nurse administrator here at the Mount Sinai Hospital. She has specialized in gynecological oncological nursing, and recently served as Director of Patient Experience and now works in nursing administration, all at the Mount Sinai Health System.
Godsfavour Guillet's passion for creating mutual support led her to spearhead the Peer Support Program, an eight-week pilot designed to help nurses process grief, reduce burnout, and build strength through connection.
On this episode, we discuss the realities of nursing that the public rarely sees, the resilience strategies that nurses employ, and how resilience is more than just toughing it out. We're honored to have Godsfavour Guillet on the show. [00:01:00]
Godsfavour Guillet, welcome to Road to Resilience.
Godsfavour Guillet: Thank you, Stephen.
Stephen Calabria: Can you tell us a little bit about what you do here at Mount Sinai?
Godsfavour Guillet: I am a nurse administrator in the nursing department. I am responsible for supporting care on the off shifts. That would be working with physicians and nurses and assistive staff and all other departments.
Stephen Calabria: So tell us about your journey into nursing and what led you to take on a leadership role as a clinical nurse manager.
Godsfavour Guillet: I am a proud proud nurse of 32 years. As a child, I always wanted to go to medical school. However, I decided to become a math teacher. I went to Brooklyn College, and as life takes its turns, I remember holding my infant son in my [00:02:00] hands and looking at him and saying, how do I create the life I want you to have?