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

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 @basiccelebrity2TheTClick here to sponsor a stroke survivor on their seven week reflective story crafting journey.Join us on Instagram and Facebook and Youtube.Beyond Stillness: Stories After Stroke is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower stroke survivors to articulate and publicly share their stories of wisdom, purpose, connection, and hope. To learn more about our programs and services, please visit www.beyondstillness.org. #BeyondStillness #StrokeRecovery #StrokeSurvivor #StrokeStories #StrokeAwareness #Storytelling #StrokeSupport #Recovery #Resilience #Hope #Transformation #LifeAfterStroke #Inspiration #NarrativeIdentity #StorytellingHeals #RewritingMyStory #IdentityAfterStroke #PostTraumaticGrowth