Tag Archives: how to be resilient

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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[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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[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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[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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[10/30] Down With The Sickness

  #30YearsRolling – Day 10/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury   I’d found my groove – I was happy at work and had a great social life.   Being the sober one, I was always the designated driver and didn’t mind that at all as I loved driving so much.   My job […]

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[4/30] Creating Moments Of Artificial Happiness

#30YearsRolling – Day 4/30 – Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury     I’d barely had a chance to adjust to being back in my own room when I had to go to back to school.   Spending so long in hospital I’d missed the first half of my first year in high school.   […]

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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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