Everyday Resilience

Career

Is It Selfish to Want More?

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on June 12, 2026

There is risk in pursuing a new chapter or career pivot. There is also risk in staying where you are when your heart is nudging you elsewhere.

There is risk in pursuing a new chapter or career pivot. There is also risk in staying where you are when your heart is nudging you elsewhere.

Self-Help

Slowing Down and Listening to Your Inner Voice

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on June 4, 2026

Learning to care for yourself differently often begins with questioning the stories you’ve picked up about productivity, worth, and what it means to be enough.

Learning to care for yourself differently often begins with questioning the stories you’ve picked up about productivity, worth, and what it means to be enough.

Self-Help

The Hardest No Isn’t the One You Say to Others

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on May 27, 2026

We often think boundaries are about saying “no” to other people. But what about the behaviors within ourselves that we keep allowing, even when they come at our expense?

We often think boundaries are about saying “no” to other people. But what about the behaviors within ourselves that we keep allowing, even when they come at our expense?

Habit Formation

Building Habits That Bring You Closer to Your Goals

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on May 7, 2026

We often move through our days on autopilot, guided by habits we’ve built over time. The question is whether those habits are supporting the life we want or pulling us off course.

We often move through our days on autopilot, guided by habits we’ve built over time. The question is whether those habits are supporting the life we want or pulling us off course.

Motivation

How to Start Changing What’s Not Working

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on April 16, 2026

If we’re honest with ourselves, we probably already know what needs to change. The hard part is doing something about it in a way that actually lasts.

If we’re honest with ourselves, we probably already know what needs to change. The hard part is doing something about it in a way that actually lasts.

Motivation

Why We Struggle With Change Even When We Want It

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on April 9, 2026

Change is hard. It’s meant to be noticeable and disruptive. Taking the time to understand your relationship with it and why it feels difficult allows for a different way forward.

Change is hard. It’s meant to be noticeable and disruptive. Taking the time to understand your relationship with it and why it feels difficult allows for a different way forward.

Resilience

Reclaiming Hope in a Time of Uncertainty

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on March 27, 2026

What have you been doing with your hope lately? In a time when many are feeling stretched and weary, here’s how we can begin to rebuild our sense of what’s possible.

What have you been doing with your hope lately? In a time when many are feeling stretched and weary, here’s how we can begin to rebuild our sense of what’s possible.

Cognition

When It Feels Safer to Expect the Worst

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on March 19, 2026

When everything feels uncertain, expecting the worst can start to feel like the safest strategy. There are practical ways we can widen the lens and reclaim possibility.

When everything feels uncertain, expecting the worst can start to feel like the safest strategy. There are practical ways we can widen the lens and reclaim possibility.

Career

3 Conversations We Are Not Having at Work and Why We Need Them

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on March 10, 2026

When handled well, difficult conversations create clarity, strengthen relationships, and help people stay grounded in roles that might otherwise drain them.

When handled well, difficult conversations create clarity, strengthen relationships, and help people stay grounded in roles that might otherwise drain them.

Resilience

Why It’s Time to Get Our Hopes Up

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on February 18, 2026

Getting our hopes up isn’t about denying what’s hard. It’s about daring to believe that brighter days are possible, and that we have a role in building them.

Getting our hopes up isn’t about denying what’s hard. It’s about daring to believe that brighter days are possible, and that we have a role in building them.

Resilience

8 Reasons Why Choosing Hope Matters Now

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on February 6, 2026

Hope is not a feeling we wait for; it’s something we practice. And in choosing it, we find the courage to face whatever lies ahead and stay connected to what matters most.

Hope is not a feeling we wait for; it’s something we practice. And in choosing it, we find the courage to face whatever lies ahead and stay connected to what matters most.

Stress

The True Costs of Hopelessness

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on January 29, 2026

When hope erodes, it affects not only individual well-being but families, organizations, and society. Here’s why nurturing hope, within ourselves and together, matters.

When hope erodes, it affects not only individual well-being but families, organizations, and society. Here’s why nurturing hope, within ourselves and together, matters.

Habit Formation

5 Invitations for a Kinder Start to the New Year

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on January 8, 2026

You don’t need to overhaul your life just because the calendar changed. What if the new year started with kindness, reflection, and a pace that supports sustainable well-being?

You don’t need to overhaul your life just because the calendar changed. What if the new year started with kindness, reflection, and a pace that supports sustainable well-being?

Resilience

Holding Hope for Ourselves and Each Other

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on December 12, 2025

Hope is something we can cultivate, something we may borrow in our darkest moments, and something we need to fiercely protect. This is how I came to understand that.

Hope is something we can cultivate, something we may borrow in our darkest moments, and something we need to fiercely protect. This is how I came to understand that.

Resilience

Why the World Needs a Big Dose of Hope Right Now

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on December 5, 2025

People are feeling overwhelmed, unsteady, and unsure of what the future holds. Here’s why hope matters more than ever.

People are feeling overwhelmed, unsteady, and unsure of what the future holds. Here’s why hope matters more than ever.

Self-Help

Why Hope Is More Than Wishful Thinking

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on November 28, 2025

Hope is a time-tested strategy for navigating uncertainty, adversity, and everyday life. And learning how to cultivate it can change the way you move through your days.

Hope is a time-tested strategy for navigating uncertainty, adversity, and everyday life. And learning how to cultivate it can change the way you move through your days.

Gratitude

Gratitude and Hope: Two Mighty Forces for Living Well

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on November 21, 2025

Before the year ends, take a moment to honour the hopes you’ve already lived your way into, and lean on intentional practices of gratitude and hope as you move into what’s next.

Before the year ends, take a moment to honour the hopes you’ve already lived your way into, and lean on intentional practices of gratitude and hope as you move into what’s next.

Habit Formation

Caring for All of You With the 8 Realms of Wellness

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on November 13, 2025

We can’t shame ourselves into better habits, but we can design systems that make wellness more sustainable.

We can’t shame ourselves into better habits, but we can design systems that make wellness more sustainable.

Career

The Quiet Work Behind High Performance and Living Aligned

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on November 6, 2025

We often see the peak moments for high performers. What we don’t see are the quiet rituals, daily decisions, and inner practices that make that possible.

We often see the peak moments for high performers. What we don’t see are the quiet rituals, daily decisions, and inner practices that make that possible.

Leadership

9 Ways to Reclaim Your Energy and Influence as a Leader

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe Ed.D. on October 23, 2025

Somewhere between caring deeply and keeping up, many leaders lose track of what matters. Here’s how you can ensure you are leading yourself well before leading others.

Somewhere between caring deeply and keeping up, many leaders lose track of what matters. Here’s how you can ensure you are leading yourself well before leading others.