"Darren was amazing. He really knows his stuff. I like that he did not just stand there and preach. He engaged the audience. I did not realize how much I was scattered with my thought process until I joined the experience."
"The content is so practical and easy to apply to both my work and home life. The experience gave us so much knowledge. I really benefited from this experience. It covered so much but one of my biggest takeaways was being more resilient and positive. I know the signs of when my battery is becoming depleted and I know what works to get me back to where I need to be. "
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"Really impressed with this experience. I learned strategies to improve my resilience every week"
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lab assistant
"I am so glad I signed up for this experience again. I learn more each time I go and I take away useful things that I can apply to make my work and homelife better. Darren is an excellent presenter in terms of content and it is very obvious that he cares and wants to help."
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GROWTH Chief Supporter
Darren is passionate about improving the resilience and health in a fast changing work world. Darren is a professional Exercise Physiologist and has worked in the health and performance field for nearly 25 years. He is Owner of a Consulting Company in Halifax dedicated to helping people leave flourishing lives. He has consulted within corporations, with top level executives, Olympic Medalists, World Champion athletes and thousands of employees.
Darren has a weekly column on resilience in the Chronicle Herald and his most recent book can be found on amazon “Are you ready?” an easy approach to enhancing your resilience.
Darren is an adjunct professor in the school of health and human performance at Dalhousie University. He has, and is, conducted research in resilience, and high performance sport. Currently Darren is leading a three study in resilience in university age students.
Darren has also been a reviewer for the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance as well as The Physician and SportsMedicine Journal.
Not only does he teach resilience but practices it daily.
Past participant feedback:
The key takeaway from this experience for me is that I may not have control over my job situation, but I and only I alone have control over my life and no one else.
Remember to breathe deeply, be mindful of things that you love, nutrition/sleep/exercise depend on each other and your values will keep you grounded.
Decreased negativity in my own thinking and looking at situations from a different perspective that helped me deal with specific personal situations
The timing for this experience was ideal for me as I was just implementing some major changes in my life that included improving my self-care.
The video sessions helped to reinforce the changes I have made and I feel confident that I will be able to continue on this path.
GROWTH EXPERT
Dr. Cawley is the Regional Mental Health Coordinator responsible, on behalf of the member institutions of the Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU), to coordinate and facilitate the development of a sustainable post-secondary mental health strategy. She was completing her PhD in psychiatry at McGill University
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Janice MacInnis | Manager, Organizational Health
The Growth team is on the leading edge over resilience research in students and the workplace. Resilience is where it is at. We can’t control what happens in the lives of our employees, but we can ensure they have the skills to get through it. The Q-Life is quickly becoming one of Dal’s “signature programs” and the results from participants have been outstanding. Word is out, and people are starting to look for the next offering
Dr Colin Guthrie, Mental Performance Consulting Group
“The Growth team systematic and multidimensional approach to assessing, preparing, monitoring, and developing resiliency in the individuals I work with, is a critical part of the journey for executive coaching or high-performance team development.”
Dr. Marc Pelletier Division of cardiac surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
“Resilience is one of our most important traits. It has an enormous impact on the success and failures of our patients after cardiac surgery, our residents who undergo stringent medical training and
our colleagues who must treat challenging cases. Darren and the Growth group have identified the importance and scope of resilience, while also masterfully providing the reader with a clear and concise program to improve this part of our lives. Most of my patients would benefit from incorporating many aspects of this into their lives.”
GROWTH EXPERT
Dr Jonathon Fowles Fellow of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Chair National Advisory Council Exercise is Medicine Canada Sport Science Advisor, Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic Clifford Shand Chair in Physical Education Director, Centre of Lifestyle Studies, Professor, School of Kinesiology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
Resilience helps to boost a personā€™s confidence, increase their belief in themselves and unlock their full potential.
"I just wanted to thank you guys so much for this learning experience. It has helped me already so much and I know it will continue to do so. I already feel better about my university life by applying the video material. Thanks again. I am so thankful for this pexerience! "
20 year service employee
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes it is. Easy to access, easy to follow and tons of learning about yourself and resilience. There is an active private facebook group where live sessions will occur if you are interested.
You also may purchase one on one sessions.
It is 6 weeks.This includes doing the assessment, watching the video's, working through the skill building companion.
- The assessment will take 15 minutes
- There are videos broken up into chunks that are easily digestible for deep learning
- Darren and others will do live sessions with questions and answers
- Resilience screening is becoming common place in the interview hiring process
- Your name is on file with VW when you complete this and you can recognize your accomplishment on your resume and during the interview
