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, Lorie is also host of the podcast “Sailing Through Life,” which is anchored in the stories of inspiring people who found hope on the other side of adversity.

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 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 opportunities to grow our Resilience.

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, and limited mobility in his lower body some specialists suggest Asher may never walk. Months of searching for a proper diagnosis and the right medical services left Nikki stressed, frustrated, exhausted. Knowing the importance of early intervention, they were in a race against time

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 chronic stress, moral injury, and trauma.

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 there to support us.

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.

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 despite challenges while others might crumble in similar circumstances? Is it genetics? Is it temperament?

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 for music turned out to be one of the greatest gifts he could give his child.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 have been changing lives around the world.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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 not have anticipated what was in store on that fateful night.