Category Archives: Rituals For Resilience

Resilience doesn’t mean no bad days

Let’s face it, no day is perfect.   Regardless of what Instagram throws in our faces.   Whether you get around in a wheelchair like me or stand on your own two feet, it doesn’t matter.   Each new day brings a new challenge.   Take last night as an example.   I had to […]

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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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Celebrating 30 Years Since The Accident That Changed My Life Forever [1/30]

Today I celebrate the 30th anniversary of the accident that left me a quadriplegic and needing a wheelchair for the rest of my life. For many years afterwards I hated life and hated myself, and at my lowest points didn’t want to be here at all. Fast forward to the 30th year and I have […]

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PODCAST – The Elegant Warrior – Stacey Copas – Advocacy Through Resilience in Any Experience

The Elegant Warrior Podcast Episode 125 – Advocacy Through Resilience in Any Experience No matter how uncertain your year or your life has become, resilience is one thing we can all be certain of no matter our circumstances. My guest today is living proof of that fact. Known as the “Queen of Resilience,” Stacey Copas […]

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When Nothing Is Certain Anything Is Possible

If you’re anything like me, the events of 2020 so far have left you reeling. After starting the year with focus and enthusiasm, my plans and the work towards them got thrown into a spin by COVID-19. My optimism, focus and progress were instantly replaced with uncertainty, shock, and fear as the familiar patterns of […]

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