5 claves para aumentar mi resiliencia y equilibrar mi energía

Todos tenemos nuestros propios retos, por lo que intento entender a los demás y empatizar con ellos, sobre todo cuando ocurren cosas inesperadas.

Rafael P.

Un infarto me enseñó la esencia del ser

Esta experiencia “extraordinaria” de amor a la vida me ayudó a comprender quién soy, qué hay detrás de la vida y ayudar a las demás personas a entenderse, siempre con el máximo respeto y cariño, porque todos somos únicos y cada vida tiene un sentido.

Sara Dobarro

Como un ACV me enseñó que la vida es un regalo

mi vida cambió, y me dijo, que ella era un regalo maravilloso que no se puede desperdiciar, que hay que valorar las cosas que se hacen todos los días, y que al final, lo más importante es la familia.

Agustín

Aterrizaje forzoso que recordó lo que realmente importa en la vida

Vino la alegría. El respirar hondo. El “shock” de estar vivos, incluso alguna broma y alguna lágrima de alegría. Es bueno recordarlo. Hay que exprimir cada segundo.

Impossibleisnothing

El burnout me impulsó comenzar una nueva vida

He cambiado mi forma de trabajar, practicando Yoga, escuchando mi cuerpo cuando me siento demasiado estresada.

Pascale Caron

El cáncer me hizo aceptarme a mí misma completamente

y por primera vez en mi vida no me quedó más remedio que enfrentarme a todas esas partes de mí que había descuidado.

Klodjana

No esperes más para hacerte tu citología anual

Por favor, no esperes. Solo hazlo. Podría salvar tu vida como lo hizo con la mía.

Jacqueline Whitmore

La endometriosis me alertó del desequilibrio que sufría

En este camino fue crucial atreverme a cambiar la forma de entender mi realidad y a probar cosas nuevas, pero también a compartir mis dificultades y miedos.

Julia R.

Superar el cáncer de mama con la ayuda del QiGong

Y es que, sobre todo, es tu alma la que necesita amor y atención. Éste es el lugar dentro de ti que necesitas energizar para afrontar el shock y los miedos.

S.K.

Un cáncer agresivo dio rienda suelta a mi héroe interior

Eso es la esencia de lo que quiero compartir contigo: manejar mi perspectiva ha sido una herramienta vital para mi para gestionar mi tumor y mi disposición en este camino

jessa de la morena

Getting Out of a Toxic Relationship

Lo que aprendí: nunca rendirse, nunca perder la esperanza, y que toda situación horrible puede acabar si tú lo decides.

C.D.

Salir del agujero oscuro de la drogadicción

Si no lo haces tú, el tiempo lo hará por ti, ya que el cerebro se cansa del estancamiento y entras en un diálogo interior donde te cuestionas si quieres esto siempre.

Joan Rubio

Sanando un cáncer de mama de adentro hacia afuera

.Aprendí a tener la confianza en nosotros que si en algún momento algo no nos agrada, nunca es tarde, tenemos dentro la fuerza para elegir otro camino

NATALIA

El linfoma de Hodgkin me llevó a descubrir lo sanadora que es la comida

Cambié mis pensamientos a «Yo sé que la vida puede ser tan buena y tengo la suerte de estar aquí viviéndola.

MADISON POLLACK

Cómo el divorcio me hizo resiliente y me preparó para la crisis del COVID

Parece que me toca ir contracorriente. Solo puedo decir que en estos momentos lo hago con una sonrisa y enorme sentimiento de gratitud.

NATALIE

Cómo superé la muerte repentina de mi marido

No ponerse metas a largo plazo sino vivir en el corto plazo todo lo posible.

BEATRIZ ALVAREZ

How divorce made me resilient and prepared me for the COVID crisis

It seems I am meant to swim upstream. I can only say that in these moments, I go against the grain with a huge smile on my face and a deep feeling of gratitude.

Natalie

How I got over my husband’s sudden death

Do not set long-term goals but live in the short term as much as possible.

Beatriz Alvarez

How I overcame depression

They have been years of intense personal work and accompanying other women to overcome this disease that undermines us as people, but the result has been more than satisfactory in my life.

Cristina Amor Bodega

How my migraines led me to a more healthy lifestyle

Adversity makes us stronger but that said I will never give up my search for a migraine free life!

Anna K.

How to overcome the sudden loss of a loved one

We accepted the situation and began to live in our new circumstance, substituting hugs and kisses from our dad for those from friends and family members, and always knowing that I have the opportunity to “speak” to my dad or “see him” on special occasions like when my brother walked me down the aisle at my wedding, or when I graduated from college.

S.S.

I broke away from my beliefs to free myself from depression

I have been growing and achieving emotional independence, an empowerment that makes me feel self-sufficient and happy without needing more.

Su Gomila

I changed my job to be in harmony with myself

When we make small changes inside ourselves, big changes happen in our environment. I naturally started setting boundaries around what was not in harmony with me.

M.M.

I conquered my depression and so can you

I started focusing on myself. The mirror became my trusted companion. Each day I assured the person staring at me that he was good enough. He was loved.

Matt G. Morris

I lost a son but I never lost faith

My awareness today is that our body requires not only energetic but also physical therapies.

Betty Paredes

I no longer do. I am.

I just opened up to life and the infinite possibilities it offered me.

Ana Martínez

I’m grateful for my breast cancer

I’m grateful for what it’s taught me and the new life I’ve been given on the other side of the fight. I fully understand that worry adds nothing to my life.

Lindsey Garcia

Lessons from my divorce

In a way all the inner work that I did helped me see the light while I faced all the grief, as it gave me hope and positive feelings to cling to during this difficult time.

I.S.

Living without fear

But what makes it a truly loving act is the trust that comes with knowing that it is their path to walk. Because that’s the point.

Liz Hayes

Meditation helped me realize that I am responsible for my own happiness

I didn’t resign myself, I transformed the poison into medicine and I could see the value of that situation. I had the opportunity to put all my efforts and energy into being well.

Nerea Diaz

My body refused to live an unbalanced life

So, without any indication of how to manage this, I decided to take charge of my health and my destiny and create my new me.

González G-N

My daughter had dilated cardiomyopathy

I reflect often on the meaning of life’s occurrences, and how I am to carry forth my life’s experience to be in service to others with love. Love is at the heart of everything, literally and figuratively. When a moment is challenging, I think, “What would love do?”

Whitney Ortiz

My divorce and bulimia were in actuality a starting point for a new life that makes me happy

I now know I deserve everything my heart desires. Not because of how I look, if I’ve done enough with my day, or because of what another person thinks of me. Just because I’m me. And I know I can get it. I believe you can, too.

Lindsay Shack

My journey to be the captain of my life

I know that if I had not repaired my boat along the way, I would have sunk many times. As the adversity/water rises, the boat rises, as long as you take good care of it.

Vincent Reutt

My mother committed suicide

So, without any indication of how to manage this, I decided to take charge of my health and my destiny and create my new me.

Ramón Reyes

My mother has Alzheimer´s but we are not alone

I joke that it’s a club none of us wanted to be a part of, but now that we’re here, we can’t help but be there for each other.

Kathryn F.

My spiritual awakening journey to self love

I shed generations of pain, suffering and sadness. That had been carried within me and weighing heavily on my heart. Impacting every molecule of my life.

Amy Jones

One race, one life

This race was a metaphor for my life, with moments of loneliness and wanting to quit and, in turn, moments of euphoria where you smile and you like life English.

Hector Lozano

Our son with down syndrome came to save us

Down Syndrome people have a mission in this life: to show that far beyond your abilities you have a value related to your ability to love.

Luis Chiva de Agustín

Our strong community helped us overcome the sudden loss of my wife

Grandparents, friends, brothers, uncles, etc. appeared. A better version of them. We were not just three. We had an army accompanying us.

Matias

Personal development has led me to take the reigns of my life

Learning to understand myself in the depths of my being, little by little and over time I have managed to become a new and better version of myself, and I have managed to free myself from the fears that paralyzed me and prevented me from achieving my dreams.

Ivan Aznar

Pulling myself out of my eating disorder

It’s a process that you relapse into, but you keep going. A process in which the steps backwards do not have to demotivate you, but rather serve to gain momentum.

Marta Tena

Rheumatoid Arthritis Won’t Stop Me

So, in short, her belief is strengthened and she affirms: It is not what happens to us, it is the attitude we take before things that happen to us.

Maria Jose

Staying sober is my proudest accomplishment

I have to say I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. My sobriety is my proudest accomplishment to date, and it’s something I’m grateful for everyday.

Christina Kimbrough

Surviving cervical cancer changed my life

I wanted to help others as others did with me, and give people a more natural vision, alternative options, and provide them with better decision-making capacity.

CARMEN CID

Pulling myself out of my eating disorder

As of last month, I am still cancer free! Due to COVID, I’m not allowed to do many things, but I am trying to be hopeful for my future and take advantage of this time in quarantine.

Christie Finley

The importance of community in healing journeys

In each situation I considered how I was feeling and what I needed, and I subsequently started to modify my behavior to respond in a way that was more aligned with what I needed. My inner hero came to the rescue. I felt very empowered!

JESSA DE LA MORENA

The world has come to a halt

It served me to be more mindful of the present moment and to not attach to any future moment.

D.J.

Tough experiences lead us to grow

We are here in passing and what better footprint to leave than the one we can plant in what surrounds us from compassion, empathy and love …there are things that we will never understand but we can change our way of seeing life and those around us.

PATTY

Turning my bipolar disorder diagnosis into my purpose

The shame has been lifted and my diagnosis has become my purpose.

Stacey Raina

What I learned about grief

Grief is just the price of love, and that pain is worth the cost.

JEN

Yoga and meditation helped me find my way in Qatar

Our mindset limits before our body does it. Our own fears limit us.

BARBARA