Becoming Me: A Stroke Survivor's Journey from Caterpillar to Butterfly - Tymiak Hawkins' Interview

This week on Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke we welcome writer, speaker, and stroke and brain injury activist Tymiak Hawkins who lives in Edison, New Jersey.  In June of 2019, just four years after graduating from college and months before his wedding, Tymiak suffered a stroke.  In his first year of recovery he wrote a book entitled, Becoming the Light: Navigating Darkness After A Stroke. Now, five years out, he finds himself in another moment of transition.  Today, he offers wisdom on how he is navigating life’s next chapter.  Tymiak’s story is entitled, “Becoming Me: A Stroke Survivor's Journey from Caterpillar to Butterfly.”Tymiak's Suggested Resources:Becoming the Light: Navigating Darkness After a Stroke by Tymiak HawkinsFairleigh Dickinson UniversityFast Fwd: The Fully Recovered Mindset by Maddi Niebanck - Instagram @maddistrokeofluck Jack Smiley - Instagram @jacksmi1eyReborn Decades Apart: 3 Basketball Players Unite After StrokeRobert Wood Johnson University HospitalSt. Lawrence Rehabilitation CenterStroke of Genius FoundationTravis - Instagram @basiccelebrity2TheTSupport a Stroke Survivor:Your gift sponsors a stroke survivor through our seven-week reflective story crafting journey.👉 Donate at beyondstillness.orgBeyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit that empowers stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope.Follow us: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · beyondstillness.org#BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth