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You are strong enough to do this

March 24, 2020 by Christie Hawkes 42 Comments
Strong woman's back.

I’ve been sitting here debating on what to write about this week. Do I choose something that has nothing to do with the coronavirus and social distancing, because we are overwhelmed with information on that topic…or do I write about the one thing that is on everyone’s mind: the coronavirus and social distancing. One thing … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: resilience, strength

Happy Monday! Episode 10

December 2, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 21 Comments
Family at AIM at melanoma walk

Relationships & Resilience Transcript Good morning and happy Monday! For those of you that celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope you had a wonderful holiday, and I hope all of you had an opportunity to flex your gratitude muscle. Last week I promised a discussion about how strong relationships contribute to resilience. As I was thinking about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Happy Monday vlog, Health and wellness Tagged: relationships, resilience, vlog

Happy Monday! Episode 9

November 25, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 33 Comments
Grateful woman.

Gratitude and resilience Transcript Good morning and happy Monday! I hope you spent some time this week compiling your list of amazing achievements and celebrating the awesomeness that is you. If you need a refresher, or don’t have any idea what I’m talking about, check out last week’s video on self-confidence and resilience. Today we’re … [Read more…]

Posted in: Happy Monday vlog, Health and wellness Tagged: gratitude, resilience, vlog

Happy Monday! Episode 8

November 18, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 6 Comments
Woman writing in a journal.

Building resilience with self-confidence Transcript Good morning and happy Monday! I hope it’s happy for you. Speaking of which, if you have tried anything new based on something you heard on a Happy Monday video, I would love to know about it, whether it made a difference or not. Please share your experiences in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Happy Monday vlog, Health and wellness Tagged: resilience, self-confidence, vlog

How to get better at dealing with change

July 10, 2018 by Christie Hawkes 41 Comments
Road closed-detour sign

Have you ever caught yourself saying, “As soon as I get through [fill in the blank with your crisis du jour], then life will get back to normal?” But what is normal really? Turns out Heraclitus wasn’t wrong when he said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Once we give up the expectation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: goals, resilience, stress

Grace under pressure

October 11, 2016 by Christie Hawkes 12 Comments
Grace under pressure

Recently I solicited blog post ideas from you. In response, I received a request to explain how I am able to remain calm and rational in the face of stress and craziness. First of all, thank you, Jessi, for believing I am calm and rational. Feel free to skip to the next paragraph to avoid disillusionment. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: resilience

To hell and back: cultivating resilience

June 7, 2016 by Christie Hawkes 6 Comments
Cultivating resilience

She could never go back and make some of the details pretty. All she could do was move forward and make the whole beautiful. ~Terri St. Cloud Everyone is going through some shit—or has been—or is about to. None of us gets through this life unscathed. The goal then is resiliency, bouncing back after hardship, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book recommendations Tagged: resilience, resiliency

The most wonderful time of the year

December 15, 2015 by Christie Hawkes 6 Comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And yet, for many of us, one of the most stressful. We worry about getting the perfect gift for someone special, how much to pay for that perfect gift, and once it’s purchased, whether someone will steal it off the porch (or out of the car) before … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness Tagged: family, holidays, joy, kindness, resilience, stress

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