November 17, 2025
Learn easy-to-use, shareable tools that are designed for real life—whether you’re stressed at work, in your car, or even at the store. In this 14-hour, interactive training, you’ll learn the science of stress management and ways to build resilience in yourself and those around you.
- FREE and open to all WNC residents, thanks to the support of our generous partners
- REGISTER HERE to attend and receive additional event details
October 29, 2025
This quick 2-hour virtual program is for individuals and teams who have already taken our flagship 2-day training, Reconnect for Resilience. This is an opportunity to review core tools and concepts, continuing to practice our Resiliency Tools, and freshen up your skills.
NOTE: If you wish to become a Resiliency Champion and your last attended Reconnect training was over one year ago, attending a Refresher is a requirement before enrolling in a Champions workshop.
October 1, 2025
Learn easy-to-use, shareable tools that are designed for real life—whether you’re stressed at work, in your car, or even at the store. In this 14-hour, interactive training, you’ll learn the science of stress management and ways to build resilience in yourself and those around you.
- FREE and open to all WNC residents, thanks to the support of our generous partners
- 14 contact hours of continuing education available through Area L AHEC for an additional fee
- REGISTER HERE to attend and receive further event details
August 28, 2025
November 6-7, 2025 | 9am to 5pm EST in Asheville, NC
Learn easy-to-use, shareable tools that are designed for real life—whether you’re stressed at work, in your car, or even at the store. In this 14-hour, interactive training, you’ll learn the science of stress management and ways to build resilience in yourself and those around you.
- FREE and open to all WNC residents, thanks to the support of our generous partners
- REGISTER HERE to attend and receive additional event details
April 3, 2019 | Resources for Resilience
Recently, I was invited to participate in a Reconnect for
Resilience™ (Reconnect) training at one of my favorite places on the planet –
Hope Reins. Hope Reins serves children in crisis using horses, a beautiful
33-acre ranch, human connection, and words of hope and faith. It is a healing
place.
This space and these people mean a great deal to my family.
I am mom to two daughters who arrived into our family through adoption. Early
relational trauma affected their lives and that of our family. As my husband
and I scurried to become more educated and to shift our parenting practice to
meet their needs, we reached out for support in many different places. Hope
Reins was one.
One daughter in particular became deeply connected and
experienced much love and healing at Hope Reins. She bonded with the rescue
horses that had their own stories of pain. She felt strong and courageous as
she interacted and communicated with these large and compassionate animals. She
always knew that she would be loved and accepted when she stepped onto this
holy ground.
As she grew, she was given opportunities to lead and to tell
her story to large groups of supporters. She was encouraged, and, as her
parents, we felt gratitude and pride in the young woman blossoming before our
eyes.
As I sat in our recent Reconnect training, I learned all
types of skills and tools to help me calm my nervous system. Parents are the
front line when there are challenges with our children. The most authentic and
real story of our family is that I, as a parent, first needed to change and
adapt and grow in order to meet the particular needs of our daughters. I had to
find a way forward.
As I heard about the resiliency tool called “Resource”, I
began to ponder and consider the many resources in my life. Because I was
physically located at the beautiful ranch called Hope Reins, my mind and heart
settled on the many particulars of that place as my resource: the peace that I
felt as I settled into an Adirondack chair and gave myself permission to
breathe; the majestic horses in the fields right before my eyes; the kind
listeners who gave me space when all I needed and wanted was a quiet respite in
the midst of chaotic times; the other parents that I met along the way as we
gave voice to our stories, our pain, and our joy. There were so many different
ways to call up this resiliency tool.
And the good news is that this
resource is with me today. Even as I wrote this blog, I realized that I was in
an amped up place. I paused. I breathed. I recalled so many of the details of
this special resource. I sat and noticed my calmer state. My resources – they
are right with me no matter where I go.
About the Author
Tricia Wilson is an author and Circle of Security© Parenting facilitator. She lives in Raleigh, NC, and works to spread the message of resilience and Circle of Security© Parenting to various places and spaces. The work of Resources for Resilience™ is close to her heart. She can be found online at tricia-wilson.com.