Rehabilitation Revisited – Anything’s Possible!

After enduring years of monotonous rehabilitation, then somehow reinventing myself & incorporating my rehab into my everyday regime, I decided that 13 years after my stroke, I needed to challenge myself. Both to break out of my comfort-zone & simultaneously to...

We Need to Think It to Be It!

  We often associate resilience as more of a physical trait, getting up or bouncing back right? But doing  that is reliant on us being emotionally resilient. We need to think it to be it! You may be able to get to the gym or do that report or washing but what...

Why Be Grateful?

Remaining grateful is tough. Especially when things go awful wrong in your day. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed & disheartened. I confess that I’ve really struggled being thankful of late. I know being grateful is so crucial in sustaining a positive mindset &...

Hopping. Bouncing. Stepping.

My new rehab regime involves bouncing awkwardly on trampolines, hopping on leg-presses & co-ordinating my limbs on the cross trainer. My head wobbles, I loose my balance & I seem to struggle coordinating my left & right sides. I find myself focussing on...

“I can. I will”

Amazing how our thoughts dictate our every move. I woke today feeling tired, sore & quite lethargic. I normally can flip my negative thoughts but today I felt more vulnerable & it just seemed like more effort. Subsequently, I felt like I became increasingly...