Jess Van Zeil Email & Phone Number

At 26 I am a published author, a resilience coach and have spoken on stages across Australia.I founded the PATCH model for building resilience which creates the foundations of my work. I believe that building resilience will change your life. in a world that is fast-paced and ever-changing it gives you the tools to adapt. When faced with challenges and adversity it gives you the ability to bounce back and continue to thrive, When things get tough it gives you the grit and the why to keep moving forward. BUT more than that it gives you the tools to appreciate the world around you and all its resources. Without giving too much of my story away I decided to put the blurb of my book, Eye Won. "At 21, Jess Van Zeil felt invincible. From Bungee Jumping to SCUBA diving in South Africa, Jess was fulfilling her dreams as a mad adventurer; her future crammed with plans as a loving daughter, passionate sportswomen and student. In the midst of her dreams unfolding, life dealt Jess a mighty blow in the form of Conjunctival Ocular Melanoma; a very rare and aggressive form of cancer. Despite returning to Australia, home to some of the best melanoma experts in the world, the cancer was relentless.Until finally she was told the colossal words, “We’re going to have to take the eye.” It seemed unthinkable, “I’m so young. I don’t want to look like a freak!”But the alternative was death in five years.Losing her eye was only the beginning of the unforgiving emotional and physical battles Jess would face.Defying all odds, Jess emerged having discovered the simple yet incredibly powerful principles that not only guided her through the fear, loneliness and anger that threatened to overwhelm her, but revolutionised her mindset to became powerfully positive and ridiculously resilient.With her sassy blend of honesty and humour, Jess reveals what it takes to thrive in the face of adversity. How she did it on her own terms—and with the most dazzling collection of eye-patches in the world!