Live in life. Not around it. Not beside it.
– Maria Sirois
Maria Sirois is a master teacher, facilitator and author. She is devoted to the science of well-being and the art of crafting a life and a work that embodies health, passion and success. As a positive psychologist (Psy.D.) and consultant, she focuses on the resilience of the human spirit particularly when under chronic stress, during significant transitions, and/or feeling the shock of wholesale change. Known for her wisdom, authenticity and rampant humor, she brings a wealth of perspective from decades of study in the mind/body medicine and resilience disciplines.
Maria is the author of two books: A Short Course in Happiness After Loss (And Other Dark, Difficult Times) and Every Day Counts. Her home is in the Berkshire Mountains where she attempts on a daily basis to love her children well enough so that they too find a way to embrace the world with a grounded optimism and a sense of their own strengths. And on most days, she remembers to feed the cat.
Maria’s books:
- A Short Course in Happiness After Loss: (and Other Dark, Difficult Times)
- Every Day Counts: Lessons in Love, Faith, and Resilience From Children Facing Illness
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Show Notes:
- Morning routine
- Guided imagery meditation
- Recommendations to people who struggle with Meditation
- Victimhood experience of getting married early in life
- Practices to overcome victim mentality
- Awakening at the age of 29
- Open to the good within yourself and in life without denying or negating the bad
- Business impact due to pandemic
- Self care practices during pandemic
- Nine short reflections
- Courageous moment from a childhood
- Graceful transition from becoming a spiritual leader
- Find happiness in the darkest times
- Poem by a woman named Rosemary
- The art of losing
- Death of brother at the age of 50
- Find meaning in the suffering, loss and grief
- Working with hospice organizations
- Lessons from hospice facility
- Conversations with family on resilience
- Social Intelligence
- Cultivating great moments
- Accepting paradox enables us to grow
- Characteristics of a non resilient human being
- Correlation between resilience and mindfulness
- Grounded optimism
- and much more!
Books Mentioned:
- The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles
- Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
- The Rosie Project: A Novel
- Man’s Search for Meaning
People Mentioned:
- Carl Jung
- Megan McDonough
- Tal Ben Shahar
- Karen Reivich
- Andrew Shatté
- Brene Brown
- Bill Gates
- Viktor Frankl
- Louise Penny
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