Roots to Thrive

An Evidence-Informed Guide to Resilience & Well-Being

By: Shannon Dames, Wes Taylor, Helen Watler, Pamela Kryskow, Crosbie Watler, Darlus Jonsson, Phillip Dames, Todd Haspect, Julia Sheffield, Geraldine Manson

Narrated by: Shannon Dames, Darlus Jonsson, Helen Watler, Phillip Dames, Julia Sheffield, Crosbie Watler, Wes Taylor, Todd Haspect

Where science meets spirit, supporting the journey from surviving to thriving

Roots to Thrive is a community-based nonprofit devoted to helping resilience take root—blending research-informed practices with time-tested perennial teachings.

This resource is available in multiple formats, including print, eBook, and audiobook, to support different learning preferences and accessibility needs.

Inside, you’ll find practical tools and reflective practices designed to help navigate stress and adversity, soften entrenched patterns, and reawaken our innate capacity for connection, healing, and growth.

Twelve waypoints serve as guides along the way. They centre on the four essential roots of resilience: awareness, regulation, compassion, and alignment. As these roots deepen, we learn to trust our inherent worth, capacity, and the sustaining power of connection.

Wherever we are on our journey, these waypoints meet us with respect and curiosity—moving at the pace of trust, held in grace, and supported by fellow travelers.

From this steady ground, we remember what has always been true: we are not broken, we are not alone, and we have what we need to find our way—again and again—from surviving to thriving.

Learn more at rootstothrive.com

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