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Milica Vogt: From War Torn Croatia and Refugee Camps to Author: A Story of Resilience and Hope
In this episode of Adversity to Strength, I sit down with Milica Vogt, author of Under a Whistling Sky, to explore resilience shaped by war, displacement, and profound loss. Born in war-torn Croatia, Milica spent three years living in refugee camps before immigrating to the United States. Arriving in a new country while carrying trauma and grief, she had to reconstruct her identity from the ground up, navigating both external change and internal upheaval.
Our conversation moves beyond survival narratives. We talk about the lasting psychological imprint of growing up in conflict, what…
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