by Linda Hoopes | May 21, 2015 | Linda Professional, Personal Resilience, Prosilience, Stories
Linda recently appeared on the Silly, Messy Humans radio show with Jeff Hendler and Tara Caffelle. If you’re looking for ways to improve your own personal resilience, or you work with people to help improve their resilience, it’s worth a listen! Check...
by Linda Hoopes | Dec 29, 2014 | Linda Personal, Linda Professional, Personal Resilience
Earlier this month, I took a 10-day writing retreat to focus on my next book. I felt so surrounded and lifted by the good thoughts people sent me as I was preparing to go that I thought I would write an account of the retreat to share with my friends and well-wishers....
by Linda Hoopes | Apr 17, 2014 | Personal Resilience, Prosilience, Stories
A while back, the obituaries page in my newspaper had two stories on it. One was about Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member of the family who was the basis for “The Sound of Music.” They escaped from Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938, and went on to...
by Linda Hoopes | Mar 20, 2014 | Personal Resilience, Prosilience, Resources
One of our goals at My Resilience Gym is to provide connections to resources for dealing with various kinds of adversity. Depression is one of the most common challenges in today’s world. Whether you have encountered depression yourself or have a friend or loved...
by Linda Hoopes | Mar 17, 2014 | Linda Personal, Personal Resilience, Stories
A little over two weeks ago I stepped off a curb, my right foot twisted sideways, and I broke a bone (the base of the 5th metatarsal, for those of you who are curious!) I’m now wearing a boot on that foot, and can’t drive my car. Since I try to practice...
by Linda Hoopes | Feb 18, 2014 | Personal Resilience, Prosilience
1. Practice calming yourself down. Your brain reacts quickly when you perceive danger or threat. It moves into “fight or flight” mode, which makes it difficult to respond thoughtfully to the challenges you face. You can tell your brain everything is ok by...
