Christine L ConroyChristine L Conroy was a successful designer/business woman for many years before disaster struck her family. The personal journey that followed dramatically changed her perspective on life. She discovered purpose, meaning and true, long lasting happiness. Her book, Stitch your own Silver Linings: A breakthrough guide to helping yourself to happiness – no matter what, was written to help others do the same.
Christine re-invented her career in her forties becoming a qualified university lecturer and personal development coach. Using insights gained from her unique experience and underpinned by positive psychology, her work involves helping others to live their very best lives.
She is extremely passionate about her message and, through seminars and public speaking, is on a quest to reach a wider audience. She has made numerous appearances for the BBC, local radio and women’s groups.
Married with three grown up children and one gorgeous grandson, she loves living on the West Pennine Moors in the North of England. Her other passions include 70% cocoa dark chocolate and dry stone walls!
Website address: http://www.christinelconroy.comBibliography:
Stitch your own Silver Linings: A breakthrough guide to helping yourself to happiness – no matter what. Paperback and kindle versions
Synopses
Stitch your own Silver Linings.
Have you ever had the experience where one minute life is wonderful, and you are on top of the world, and the next minute that world shatters beneath your feet? Christine L Conroy knows just how that feels. Her world was shattered when her mother, sister and seven year old daughter were each diagnosed with cancer.
Remarkably, it was due to that life-changing experience, that Christine calls, 'The Twilight Zone', that she found her true purpose in life. She also found deep and long lasting happiness. In a warm, sincere and thoroughly engaging way, Stitch Your Own Silver Linings shows how you can do that for yourself. In the pages of this book, you will hear the inspirational story of the Conroy women and understand why Christine is so passionate about your happiness.
You will:
Come to understand what happiness is and what it isn't.
Be introduced to a new concept of happiness and wellbeing that you can immediately put to work in your own life.
Learn how to forgive.
Develop self-esteem and confidence.
Uncover your hidden strengths through the VIA Strengths test.
Build resilience... and much more.
If you are struggling with any form of adversity, need self help for depression or simply feel there must be more to life -this book is for you. Learn to Stitch Your own Silver Linings and help yourself to true long lasting happiness.
A free companion workbook is available to download online.
Reviews for Stitch Your own Silver Linings
'In addition to being direct and honest, Christine's words flow from a place of love and hope. Warmth, genuineness, and optimism are present within the tragedies, the comedies, and everything in between. This is a recipe of inspiration. A recipe of meaningfulness. A recipe of how to stitch a silver lining.' --Dr Ryan Niemiec Psy.D
We need to change our thinking about where true happiness comes from. Christine L Conroy in Stitch your own Silver Linings gives us the tools to do just that. [Christine] demonstrates that we can all increase our happiness level. Jo Swinson MP Founder of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Wellbeing Economics
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Literary Festival Appearances:
Wetherby Arts/Literary festival Yorkshire 2014
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