My Super Awesome Life

SHOW‌ ‌NOTES‌ ‌“Sometimes life's better understood backwards rather than forwards.”— Jane Enright Life changes constantly – but what happens when three incredibly sudden rapid changes occur in just 12 months? And more importantly, what are the best tools to use to cope with life’s unexpected twists and turns? This episode of No Magic Bullet’s is an installment of What’s In Your Toolbox, a podcast about mental health and the tools that we use to cope, heal, and thrive. In this episode, host Bobby K sits down with Jane Enright, a brain injury survivor, an author, and blogger behind “My Super Awesome Life”.  During this conversation, Bobby and Jane talk about Jane’s three massive life changes (two traumatic brain injuries and the death of a friend), practicing mindfulness through writing in order to process the fallout of the changes, and what recovery looks like afterwards. This‌ ‌episode discusses:‌ ‌ ✔   How life can change instantaneously, and the steps Jane took to navigate her sudden life changes✔   What focusing on what we have, rather than what we don’t have, can do to change our perspective✔  Different ways to engage your amazing support team when you need it ‌  Highlights:‌ ‌00:01 - Intro 02:42  Meet Jane 03:25  Beaver Valley Shangri-la    05:04  Jane’s story  11:27  Laughter is the best medicine   13:11  Jane’s books  16:52  Yoga and mindfulness 20:27  Cooking and movement as a tool 26:47  Strategies for coping with challenges   29:36  Jane’s Amazing Support Team  33:20  Goodbyes   Links:‌ ‌ Janeenrightauthor.comMysuperawesomelife.comListen to the first No Magic Bullet podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1763485/9899438  To get in contact or learn more about Living Jewishly:  Visit‌ ‌our ‌website: https://livingjewishly.org  Follow us on Instagram: @living.jewishly  Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO2YEegjapKpQeXG6zh6tzw   or send us an email at [email protected].    Shalom! EMAIL SUBJECT: How do you respond to sudden rapid life changes?  Life changes constantly – but what happens when three incredibly sudden rapid changes occur in just 12 months? And more importantly, what are the best tools to use to cope with life’s unexpected twists and turns? This episode of No Magic Bullet’s is an installment of What’s In Your Toolbox, a podcast about mental health and the tools that we use to cope, heal, and thrive. In this episode, host Bobby K sits down with Jane Enright, a brain injury survivor, an author, and blogger behind “My Super Awesome Life”.  During this conversation, Bobby and Jane talk about Jane’s three massive life changes (two traumatic brain injuries and the death of a friend), practicing mindfulness through writing in order to process the fallout of the changes, and what recovery looks like aSubscribe to What's in your Toolbox? http://nomagicbullet.org/24/7 Crisis Support 1-888-893-8333