Resilience & Renewal
Series 1: Week 7 – Living Authentically: A Journey to the True Self
Transformation doesn’t mean life suddenly gets easy. Even after we’ve worked on awareness, honesty, compassion, courage, consistency, and integration, life still throws curveballs. Old triggers show up. New ones surprise us. Some days we feel strong, other days we don’t.
That’s where resilience comes in.
Resilience isn’t about pretending you’re fine or refusing to fall. It’s about learning how to stand again when life knocks the wind out of you.
I’ve had to find resilience more times than I can count. I’ve walked through the loss of relationships I believed would last, the uncertainty of being laid off and wondering if I’d ever get my footing again, and in 2018 my family faced a heartbreak that changed each and every one of us. One week before my daughter’s wedding, her young step-daughter, my step-granddaughter, died unexpectedly.
There aren’t words for that kind of pain. It changed how I breathed, how I thought, how I showed up. Writing my book helped me process some of it. It gave the grief somewhere to go, and over time, helped me keep moving when standing still felt safer.
What I’ve learned is that resilience isn’t about being tough. It’s about being flexible, letting yourself bend without breaking, and trusting that you’ll find your balance again.
And renewal, that’s what follows. Each time you rise, something shifts. You may not feel stronger right away, but little by little you realize that you are. The cracks don’t vanish, they just become part of your story.
Lately, I’ve come to think renewal isn’t only about healing. It’s also about remembering who you are underneath everything that hurts. There’s a quiet peace in that, a kind of calm that says, you made it through, and you’re still becoming.
Resilience keeps you going. Renewal helps you understand why it matters.
If you’re ready to strengthen your resilience and invite renewal into your own story, I’d love to support you. Please schedule your free Discovery Call today at https://www.debraleighbryant.com/discovery
Reflection Prompts
When has life required you to start again, even when you didn’t feel ready?
How has hardship reshaped what strength means to you?
Where might renewal be waiting for you right now — rest, forgiveness, or starting fresh?
