In this episode Serena Klaver a professional planning consultant, talks about a program she and her co-facilitator have been delivering to Universities on Vancouver Island over this past year. My True Resiliency workshop offers students a tool kit for building resiliency, tapping into habits and skills for understanding their emotional needs, while developing healthy habits and skills as an antidote to stress.

In this episode you will meet Cyprine Omollo, program Manager of Clean Start Kenya. Clean Start is an organization that helps women and girls transition back into society after being in prison or juvenile detention.

Cyprine shares her story of having being imprisoned herself for being unable to pay her debts and sheds light on the desperate plight of women, girls and children she met behind bars.

With over 30 years in a field where listening becomes a sacred gift of time and presence, starting this podcast feels like a natural extension of what I love most – listening to stories. With a desire to reach beyond the microphone, this podcast sheds a little light on my life, my experiences and key events that helped to shape who I am today.

In the early 1960’s, over 13,000 babies around the world were born with deformities as a direct result of Thalidomide – a drug prescribed to relieve morning sickness. Alvin Law was one of them. Thalidomide was the cause of Alvin being born without arms. Alvin’s adoptive parents raised him to not just survive, but to exceed expectations. And that’s the message Alvin ultimately brings to the discussion – to look beyond what you think is possible, and dream big.

In this episode we are talking with Dr. Rob Lees about some of challenges many veteran’s experience within their military service and following their tour of duty. In his work as a Registered Psychologist, Dr. Lees suggests we are often happiest when we find meaning and a true purpose in life. Covering a lot of ground in this interview, Dr. Lees sheds light on numerous opportunities for cultivating connection.

If you are wondering where the WONDER is, these two young women are sure to inspire you!  Whether you believe Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year, or if you are someone who sees it as “just another day”, this episode highlights a number of creative initiatives that are having a big impact in Chilliwack, BC and around the world.

At a time when there is a great deal of focus on our current challenges, there can be a great deal benefit in shifting from “why me” to “what can I do”? With a sense of whimsy and playfulness, Bob reminds us in this episode that we can make a difference in the lives of others just by doing one small act of kindness. What creative act could you do for someone else today?

A Resilience Project is a podcast inspired by the true resiliency of humans.  There is no play-book that tells us how to deal with adversity, and yet each one of us has a story of resilience.