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When life throws you curveballs and doesn’t go as planned, what are your reactions and response? Do you give up? Do you spend some time wading through defeat and disappointment before picking yourself back up?For this week’s episode of the Weekend Wellness Hour show, we discussed resilience and mindset with executive coach Michael O’Brien. Michael was a healthcare executive suite leader whose life changed when he was hit head on by a speeding SUV during a bike ride.Michael shared the physical trauma of his accident and the corresponding mental and emotional despair that followed, especially when his physicians gave him a grim future and told him he wouldn’t walk normally again. After a good talk with a friend, he learned that he had to change his mindset. He had to focus on what he could change. He developed resilience. Michael explained his process of Pause Breathe Reflect that helped him regain strength and mobility. He shared his comeback and his return to work and his life. We touched on how to fight the resistance inside us that keeps us in our fears. Michael shared his mental process of small changes at a time to shift habits. Michael is currently the Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Executive Coaching. He has shared his personal transformational Last Bad Day story and leadership advice on the TEDx stage, with Fortune 500 companies, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Real Simple, ABC, and NBC.Please join us to learn about resilience and how to change your mindset to have your last bad day! Please feel free to reach out to Michael O’Brien at https://www.michaelobrienshift.com.-Dr. Amy NovotnySubscribe to PABR Institute’s email list for free Tips for Relief: https://pabrinstitute.activehosted.com/f/1www.pabrinstitute.comDr. Amy Novotny founded the PABR® Institute with the mission to provide pain, stress and anxiety relief to those who seek a naturalistic form of treatment when other treatment methods have fallen short. Her unique approach comes from her experience treating in a variety of settings and with a wide range of patient populations over the past 13 years. Her background in orthopedics, sports, geriatrics, balance disorders, nerve injuries, and most recently, chronic pain; and influences from coursework at the Postural Restoration Institute gave her the foundation to develop this treatment method to address a wide variety of painful and restrictive conditions. She customizes all treatment plans to the individual to help them achieve their goals, whether it is to pick up a child, get through a work day pain free or play a sport. She co-authored two #1 Best-Selling books Don’t Quit: Stories of Persistence, Courage and Faith and Success Habits of Super Achievers, which share her journey on how and why she developed the PABR® Method. Her ability to speak French and Spanish has allowed her to communicate with and help various clients from all around the world, including France, Mexico, Central America and South America. She has a variety of interests including running 40+ marathons, running 10 ultra marathons (including two 100 milers), completing an Ironman triathlon, photographing wildlife and landscapes all over the world that has led to several of her images being chosen as Photos of the Day, most notably National Geographic Your Shot World Top Photo of the Day. Visit her photography portfolio at www.amysimpressions.com!