A Resilience Project

Send us Fan Mail Can you recall a time when you witnessed the remarkable achievements and success of someone and considered them to be fortunate, blessed, or lucky? If we want to find the true essence of one's success, we might take a closer look at the habits, discipline and fortitude that were the pillars of resilience. Colleen Jones has a list of successes, notoriety, and awards. Whether s...

Send us Fan Mail As a two-time melanoma cancer survivor, Lorie knows the challenges of navigating the choppy waters of life all too well. After her experience with cancer and recovery, Lorie set sail on a new voyage and became a certified mindfulness and meditation teacher, helping her clients build resilience through their own storms. Speaking with us from her sailboat on the coast of Florida, Lo...

Send us Fan Mail Many of us understand that being involved with sports has several benefits, but how does it grow our Resilience? Ask anyone who played or continues to be involved with sports, and they will likely tell you some of their best connections and long-time friendships originated from playing on a team. Aside from growing our community, learning to play a sport offers countless opportuni...

Send us Fan Mail Welcoming a child into the world is a monumental moment in a parent’s life. But for Nikki Holekamp and her husband, amidst the joy and celebration of her son’s birth, it was also a time of heartache, confusion, and fear. Their son Asher was born with Distal Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare genetic condition.  One in a million people will have this diagnosis.  At less than two years...

Send us Fan Mail Have you noticed that sometimes the very thing that lights us up can become the very thing that can burn us out?  After a long career as a first responder in his hometown community of Salt Spring Island, Arjuna George was on a silent yet destructive path to burnout.   In this inspiring podcast episode, a retired firefighter and author, he shares his journey toward healing from chr...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to heal a broken body and a broken heart at the same time? Raycine Spence has learned first-hand that life as we know it can fall apart and become unrecognizable.  Life can push us to the point where we feel we might break.  When we feel broken, what does it take to put things back together?  Sometimes this is where we discover our strengths and identify who is t...

Send us Fan Mail When Rob Volpe was bullied in school, he wielded a powerful weapon in return: empathy. He didn’t know it at the time, but that was the early beginning of a lifetime–and eventually, a career—in pursuit of bringing more empathy and compassion into our relationships to enrich our world. Rob, an astute observer of life, thought leader, and master storyteller, is the author of Tell Me...

Send us Fan Mail Have you noticed that some people seem to have an inner strength and determination for getting through tough times?  Do you ever wonder how they came to be that way?  We know that early adversity in our development such as divorce, addictions, mental health concerns or loss, all have an impact on how we navigate this thing called life.  Yet what is it that helps one person thrive...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine surviving the murder of your 5 friends and facing addiction head-on, only to realize these hardships were preparing you for an even greater adversity. My guest Tim Ringgold is a TEDx speaker, author, and owner of Sonic Divinity Music therapy.  Having studied the healing elements of music in preterm and childbirth experiences, pain management and addictions, Tim’s passion f...

Send us Fan Mail Have you noticed that others recognize and value your gifts more than you do?  What if it was possible to tame that negative gremlin that sabotages your well-being?  What story might evolve and replace the old beliefs that are no longer serving you?   Carrie Scollon knows all too well what that inner critic can sound like, and the ways it has undermined her confidence for years.  ...

Send us Fan Mail Can one decision change everything? It did for Corliss.  After her career and marriage fell apart, Corliss took one step that changed the course of her life for good.  In this episode, Corliss tells her inspiring story of what it took to pull herself out of one of the most discouraging seasons in her life. She shares tangible ways we can flex and strengthen our resilience muscles,...

Send us Fan Mail How many of you make new year’s resolutions?  If you do, how successful are you at keeping that commitment to yourself?   According to statistics 9-12% of people keep their new year’s resolutions, while one out of four people will quit their new year’s resolution before the end of January.  If you believe you are one of those statistics, you are not alone.   This week we are divin...

Send us Fan Mail What have you done lately that completely terrified you?  When you get out of your comfort zone how vulnerable do you feel?  As we celebrate our two-year anniversary, I reflect on the most vulnerable thing I have done in years (maybe ever).  In doing so, we are bringing back episode 01 with New York Times Best-Selling author Bob Goff.  Stepping out of my comfort zone for this very...

Send us Fan Mail What is one strategy that is sure to cultivate Resilience?   Highlighting one of the most valuable practices that is proven to sustain, encourage and lift human spirits this episode dials inro the magic that happens when people help people. Wrapping up our series of three episodes with a big bow, Jody Luke, Executive Director of “Love Does” is sharing so many powerful ways they ha...

Send us Fan Mail For the second of our three-part series, we are learning from James Belt, author of “Hope Realized”.   Drawing on his insights and involvement with NICA-Works, a non-profit organization based out of Nicaragua, James believes a world free of poverty is possible – when we reimagine the powerful force of hope and what it can do.   Poverty isn’t just a lack of resources.  Often, even...

Send us Fan Mail Despite our background, upbringing, or life circumstances as humans we have a tendency to believe a story about ourselves that can either nourish us and encourage growth, or it can prevent us from developing the gifts and values already within us.   My guests Keturah and Sef DeChristopher are on assignment to support as many individuals as possible in authoring a new story.  Steam...

Send us Fan Mail As a teenager, Kayla Douthitt was doing the best she could to fit in. Although this is a natural developmental need, Kayla was also managing anxiety and perfectionism.  This created the ideal conditions for one of the most difficult mental health conditions to move in and take over her life.  After 10 years of battling low self-esteem, limiting her food intake, and cycling through...

Send us Fan Mail When are you faced with one of our greatest challenges in your life what helps you to press on?  On May 3, 2016 Curtis Robinson, a primary care firefighter, could not have imagined what was in store for his community.  Over the course of several days, a wildland fire would burn out of control, leading to the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta’s history.  As 88,000 people aband...

Send us Fan Mail Over the last two years of living through a pandemic our focus has often been on what we could not do.  What if we flipped this lens and made it a point to celebrate what we can do? Born with Cerebral Palsy, Peta Hooke doesn’t know what it is like to walk or run, but don’t let her disability fool you! With a twinkle in her eye and a healthy sense of humour, Peta has a magical way...

Send us Fan Mail What does one do when they get a second chance at life? Would you live your life any differently? May 12 of 2015 seemed like a typical day as passengers were travelling on Amtrak 188 Northeast Regional train from Washington, DC bound for New York City.  Many would have been commuting for work just as they had done many times before. No one could have anticipated there would be a m...

Send us Fan Mail We often say that life can change in the blink of an eye.  I wonder what it would it be like to know our lives could be at risk when we leave for work each day? With only a few years under her belt as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Laurie White had been taught to expect the unexpected.  Despite extensive training preparing her for adversity on the job, Laurie could...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever struggled with the idea that you should be strong for someone else?  Have you been surprised to find out you are able toc handle more than you ever imagined? Marc Miller understands these feelings well. His life took a drastic turn at the age of 15 when his older brother suddenly died in a motorcycle accident. His family soon wrestled with addiction, depression, sick...

Send us Fan Mail Sit down with our host Cindy as she shares her birthday reflections. Why do we struggle with aging?  How can we feel more resilient as we move through all the beautiful milestones of life? Sit down with our host Cindy Thompson as she reflects on some of these questions herself.  Giving us a glimpse into what she has been wrestling with and some of the discoveries she has been maki...

Send us Fan Mail We love to be inspired by stories of those who dare to dream. Kelly Rae Roberts shows how each of us can listen to those heart whispers, get curious, and give ourselves the freedom to pursue a passion. Once a social worker, she united her gift of encouragement with delight in art to do just that and now lives life as a full-time artist, author, and Possibilitarian. Kelly Rae joyfu...

Send us Fan Mail How many people would say that receiving a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma opened a “space for something new to happen”?  Ame-Lia Tamburrini knew she was ready for a change.  Would she have made these changes if it were not for her cancer journey? Once treatment is completed and life is supposed to get back to ‘normal’, one is expected to pick up the pieces and rebuild your life. ...