Building Resilience

And now, for the title of this podcast: resilience. It's the basis for making your life not just about making it through the day, but about self improvement. Join us on this special episode where we discuss resilience. What is it? How can we develop it in ourselves? And what's the point? Find us on our website  or  join our Facebook group . We'll see you there! Hosted on Acast. See acast...

We all go through thousands of experiences every day, each one open to interpretation. Your teenager left their shoes on the floor again—were they being passive agressive or just forgetful? That lady gave you a weird look at the store—or was she just about to sneeze? Sometimes the story we tell is not fact, but our imagination running wild. In this episode, we talk about why humans tell their own...

Awareness is one of the most important tools in your life toolbox. It's all about knowing yourself—being acquainted with yourself, your own thoughts, and why you're feeling what you're feeling. In this episode, we talk about how we are not our thoughts and feelings, and how having a thought doesn't define who we are. We discuss being an observer of our own thoughts and how it can help us understan...

Trauma and adversity look different for every person. Loss of a loved one, divorce, PTSD, sexual abuse, basically anything imaginable. But there's no "difficulty requirement"—your hard times are hard, and comparing yourself to someone who "has it worse" doesn't take into account that your feelings are valid and they matter. In this episode, we talk about adversity. What it is, what it isn't, and w...

We've talked about starting a podcast for years, but we're finally making it happen! Welcome to the first episode of Building Resilience. In this podcast, we'll talk about SO much—growth, overcoming adversity, and using hard times to become a better version of ourselves. In this episode you can get to know us a little bit! We'll talk about ourselves and our families, as well as why we decided to b...

Life can be messy. It can also still be beautiful. Humans are resilient, and although there are times that we may feel completely overwhelmed due to life's many adversities in all shapes and forms; with support, connection, and hope (and a few tools) we can become the best version of ourselves.  We are Heather Stables and Leah Davidson: life coaches and speech language pathologists. On t...