Was it a stroke of luck?“You’re lucky.” It’s a phrase I’ve heard often since my stroke—lucky to have my sight, lucky to have avoided more severe deficits, and lucky to be here.
I don’t feel lucky about what happened. But I do feel grounded in gratitude for the path of healing I’m on, for the people walking beside me, and for the ways this experience continues to shape how I see myself and the world. This blog is where I make sense of that journey in real time—through story, reflection, and the quiet work of rebuilding. |
 This week I began a 6-week LoveYourBrain (LYB) Yoga Mindset program as a participant, the role in which I began. I purposely chose the session because the facilitator is amazing. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself sharing space with someone I took the same program with previously and 2 folks from the mindfulness programs that I facilitated. I'm so very excited for these next 6 weeks.
Q: What’s one thing that has helped you become more resilient? Resilience is the "capacity to remain flexible and adaptable while facing life's challenges." If I consider my relationship with resilience I think about many moments that could have 'broken me' but didn't - like my grandmother dying in my arms, my almost 10-year marriage ending, the subsequent family court proceedings, the stress of being a single-parent, and my brother's death. I didn't know I was resilient until I learned about it after the stroke, during my first LYB session. I know helping others has in turn helped me tremendously and becoming a mindfulness facilitator has been an incredible learning experience. During this session a perspective I'd given during my facilitation of the program was shared as a tool for positive mindset. There are no good versus bad days, instead there are good days, and recovery/restorative days. It's all about giving yourself a little grace and understanding that any time you're doing what your brain and body need is a GREAT day! |
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