resilience

Navigating recovery after a serious climbing accident has been a journey of unexpected growth, mindful resilience, and a few wardrobe changes—like my once-essential leopard-print eye patch, now thankfully retired! Thanks to mindfulness practices, I’ve been able to stay present and appreciate the small victories along the way, like the recent news from my eye exam. Read on to see how mindfulness has played a vital role in my recovery process.

Sitting in a tiny studio in Greece on New Year’s Eve, I wasn’t planning on sharing my end-of-year reflections because… Well, quite honestly, because I’ve been enjoying the sunshine and cool sea swims too much to open my laptop very much at all!

But, it would be seriously amiss of me to end 2023 without sharing a few reflections on what has probably been the biggest year of my life in terms of change.

So, here goes…