Category Archives: Resilience

Building Resilience in Young People

Are our kids in trouble? Numerous studies suggest they are. Many believe it’s a problem of epic proportions. Online addiction, mental health issues, increased anxiety, self-harm and suicides on the rise, the problems seem endless. Clients tell me young people are not coping in the work environment either. What’s worse, they can be difficult to […]

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[21/30] Finding My Tribe

#30YearsRolling [21/30] Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury One of the best parts of getting involved in sport again were the communities that I found myself part of. There was the athletics club, the training squad, the physio practice, the gym I did my personal training sessions in and the group of women […]

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[20/30] Getting Back On Track

#30YearsRolling – Post 20/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury GETTING BACK ON TRACK   It was quite ambitious to have one throw of a discus and then set my sights on the Paralympics, especially since I hadn’t seen the inside of a gym since a short rehab stint more than ten years earlier, […]

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[19/30] The 22 Year Pact

#30YearsRolling – Day 19/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury   THE 22 YEAR PACT    When I had to spend 8 weeks flat on my back immediately after my injury I had a lot of time to think.   One of the things I thought most about was sport. Specifically, about how I […]

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[18/30] Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury – Day 18

#30YearsRolling – Day 18/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury   The trip to Solomon Islands not only had a profound impact on the direction of my life, it also brought some wonderful new friendships with the people I worked with on the project.   Sharing an experience like we did helped form unique […]

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[17/30] Finding my Voice

#30YearsRolling – Day 17/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury       In the years leading up to the work in Solomon Islands I had found myself seeking out personal development material.   It might surprise you to hear, I felt I had a motivation issue.   I’d been doing online courses and […]

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[16/30] Discovering my Value Volunteering in Solomon Islands

#30YearsRolling – Day 16/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury   ual appointment with my spinal injuries specialist, which was more of a social chat by this time since my body was in pretty good shape, that she suggested a conference that would be good for me to attend.   The conference was an […]

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[15/30] A Place To Call Home

#30YearsRolling – Day 15/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury       It felt surreal to have made such a huge move.   It wasn’t the best time of year to move, a little over a week out from Christmas, which meant I had to wait until into the new year for the […]

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[14/30] One Way Ticket

#30YearsRolling – Day 14/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury   ONE WAY TICKET The experiences with politics and the new job combined with the confidence I was gaining though dating and doing a lot of socialising had me feeling really positive about life and the future in a way I hadn’t before.   […]

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[13/30] Getting Political

#30YearsRolling – Day 13/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury   For much of my life I have felt like I was here to make a difference but I had no idea how I was going to do that.   As an idealistic twenty-something I felt that politics would be a great way to […]

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