E260: "Live a Life of Design, Not of Default" – Cyrina Bullard Interview

Cyrina Bullard breaks all the rules and stereotypes. As a second-generation certified pharmacist, she has long been interested in helping other people manage their pain and live healthier lives. After two traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), she had to teach herself how to walk, talk, and function again. Then, post-initial recovery, she dealt with daily headaches and had to retire from practicing pharmacy. She describes her second career as a spiritual calling. One night, something compelled her to look up the domain name, “Catching Happiness dot com”. It, for some reason, was free, so she immediately paid the $38 required to register it, and over time realised that she wanted to continue helping people, this time by training them to live more courageously, more mindfully, and more empathetically. Join Mighty Pete and Cyrina for an inspiring conversation about hope, perseverance, and the true definition of success.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Resilience skills can be developed over time and through practice. “Whole grain health practices” such as sleep, eating healthy, and meditation can have measurable effects on our bodies. Our communities can be a real resource, as well – ask around what works for others. By sharing information, we become stronger and build connection. We only live one life, so we might as well make it a great one. What are your passions? What lights you on fire? What is holding you back from living the life of your dreams? Believing in science and fact-based knowledge does not preclude believing in miracles and serendipity. We are human beings, meant to experience the world and all it has to offer, but we are also here to be of service to others and be a contributing member of the human community. BEST MOMENTS “How can we empower each other to live our best lives, because we don’t know what tomorrow holds? I (want to) help people be conscious about what activities they introduce to their days, because you can’t control what happens in your life, but you can control how you react to, or respond to what’s happening in your life. We need to be able to adapt to situations and rise.” “I think we learn and grow as we go, but it’s a process, becoming our best.” “I’ve studied a lot about the brain, since I’ve had these two brain injuries: how I can optimize my brain health, and none of it has to do with drugs. A lot has to do with meditation, exercise, the way you eat, do you sleep? … There are so many things we can do naturally to help with our physiology, because our bodies are so intelligent.” “I’m a very resilient person, so I’m capable of allowing myself to move through challenges…I feel like I’m on this path and I’m capable of feeling guided and listening to that inner voice.”   ABOUT THE GUEST Cyrina Bullard is a certified HeartMath trainer and a Life Mastery consultant, helping people discover their true vision for their lives and cultivate the courage to pursue it. She is a member of the Continuing Education committee at the College of Pharmacy and at a consumer advisory board at Craig Hospital. She practiced as a pharmacist for many years, until a series of traumatic brain injuries forced her into early retirement; but from that serious setback she realised that she could still help people by sharing her story, and the health and resilience skills she learned along her way back to life. Cyrina loves to travel, have a glass of red wine or some dark chocolate, and tries to live in the present moment as much as possible.   CONTACT METHOD Creating Conscious Connection Website: https://creatingconsciousconnections.com/ Cyrina’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrinabullardcatchhappiness/ Catch Happiness: https://catchhappiness.com/ Catch Happiness’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catchhappinessnow/ Catch Happiness’ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatchHappinessNow/     ABOUT THE HOST The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton’ from the ‘Mighty 247’ company is your main host of ‘Fire in The Belly’. Pete is an entrepreneur, mentor, coach, property Investor, and father of three beautiful girls. Pete’s background is in project management and property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly’ project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire in the Belly’. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others. Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person’s passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire in The Belly’ is the Q&A’s - Questions and Actions section. The ‘Fire in The Belly’ brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development courses, and rapid results mentoring. CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/   Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/