Four Steps To Becoming More Resilient Jean-Paul Bedard October 28, 2019 Contributors, Health, Jean-Paul Bedard 1750 Given the choice, I would choose struggle over the softer, easier way each and every time. Now before you accuse me of insanity, permit me the chance to invite you to reframe the way you approach adversit...
#ThisIsMeToo Jean-Paul Bedard September 30, 2019 Health, Jean-Paul Bedard, Running 1764 Every year on October 10th, we recognize World Mental Health Day. It’s an important day upon which the global community strives to not only raise awareness of mental health issues but also mobilize efforts to ...
The presence of absence Jean-Paul Bedard March 25, 2019 Contributors, Jean-Paul Bedard 1884 Jean-Paul Bédard We live in uncertain times, but this much I know to be true—live long enough, and sooner or later your life will go off script, leaving you with an aching feeling of dissonance precipitated by an incapacitating trauma, adversity, or loss. An...
The act of becoming Jean-Paul Bedard October 30, 2018 Contributors, Health, Jean-Paul Bedard, Running 1454 By Jean-Paul Bédard For as long as I can remember, I’ve found great solace living in the margins— tenuous spaces inhabited by those set adrift, the wanderers, and the disenfranchised. I spent much of life unco...
Running into Yourself sports-masters October 29, 2018 Featured, Health, Jean-Paul Bedard, Running 3168 About the Book Whether you're a novice runner making your way from the couch to your first 5K race, or an elite runner toeing the line at the start of the Olympic marathon, you soon discover that within the be...
The resilience is in the return Jean-Paul Bedard October 29, 2018 Contributors, Health, Jean-Paul Bedard 1469 Much like a wild animal, I am resilient—I have become accustomed to carving out an existence in the cruelest and most unforgiving places, and more often than not, that unforgiving space exists within the perilous terrain of my mind. I didn’t so much grow...
