by Manya Chylinski | Jan 28, 2019 | Resiliency
Many people spend good money on changing their lives – to advance their careers or reach personal goals. They go to college or trade school, or take online courses or seminars. Some people even hire life and career coaches. But what good is spending all that...
by Manya Chylinski | Jan 14, 2019 | Resiliency
Very few of us get through life without something bad happening to us. Maybe it’s a “regular” bad thing, the kind of event we expect to experience at some point in our lives. Like the deaths of loved ones, getting our heart broken by someone we cared for, being fired...
by Manya Chylinski | Oct 31, 2018 | Resiliency, Self-efficacy
Recently I had occasion to reread Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson’s 1955 book about the tiny, pajama-clad Harold. This young boy goes on an adventure one evening, leaving behind the comfort of his bed to walk in the moonlight. I remember this book from...
by Manya Chylinski | Oct 10, 2018 | Mental health, Resiliency
Four years ago, in honor of World Mental Health Day, I wrote a piece for Action on Armed Violence with Jane Hunter. She and I discussed my thoughts and feelings about the mental health response to the Boston Marathon bombing. As someone who thankfully walked away...
by Manya Chylinski | Aug 27, 2018 | Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency
The first time I heard the term post-traumatic growth, I groaned. Definitely inside my head and probably audibly, too. Having post-traumatic stress is exhausting. There are so many moments (and minutes and whole days and entire weeks, if not more) when it takes over...
