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This book titled, C3 Creating Conscious Connections, offers a rare opportunity to witness how our life crises can be crafted into the most amazing opportunities for establishing a foundation for a life based upon love, growth, feeling connected, and gratitude. Dr. Cyrina Bullard will take you on a journey through a diverse landscape filled with adventure, adversity, challenges, lessons, and victories. After surviving three near-fatal incidents, she had an epiphany: P3 is a secret code which she desires to share with the world. This code is to remind you that you have Purpose, Passion and endless Possibilities. She shares the science of different tools for our toolboxes such as smiles, exercise, kindness and gratitude to help us Catch Happiness!

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Dr. Cyrina Bullard

Dr. Cyrina Bullard, has been a pharmacist for over 25 years and had to reinvent herself. Join her on her journey. In C3 Creating Conscious Connections, Cyrina, shares her trilogy of almost dying events and the lessons she has learned along the way. Her intention is for these lessons to help others embrace and love the gift you have been given, your life. We all have different obstacles placed on our path. How will we handle them? She shares scientifically proven resources to help with ones resilience, stress level and happiness. May this book guide you to find the right tools to help you with your mindset and live a life that you love with happiness. She wants to help fill our toolboxes with tools to navigate this incredible journey called life through Catch Happiness®!

She is certified by UC Berkeley in The Science of Happiness, by Yale in the Science of Well-Being, a Certified Trainer for HeartMath ®,a Life Mastery Consultant, and certified in Conversational Intelligence. She is a public speaker, coach, and trainer for businesses, hospitals, and schools. Her goal is to empower people to live a life of design, not one of default and love the moments in their life!

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C3 Creating Conscious Connections

Book Chapters

This is what one can expect to learn from this versatile yet inspiring book. Here are brief descriptions of each chapter in C3 Creating Conscious Connections. This will give you a small idea of where this journey will lead. May it bring a glimmer of light to your life.

01

Let’s Begin…

Life’s journey is an interesting blend of challenges as well as magical moments. It’s a series of recollections, reflections, and revelations. These thoughts remind me that every moment we spend living is a gift. Life is worth the pain and challenges when intertwined with all the joy, excitement and happiness that comes our way. During challenging times, we learn fresh lessons; we shift attitudes and new opportunities may appear. This can seem very daunting, especially during painful times; however, with the right mindset, grit and the correct tools, challenges can be dealt with successfully. The light will eventually shine.

02

Lightning Strikes!

Every human being has layers though some of us look at others as one-dimensional and with little depth. Many people are unwilling to spend the time to peel back the layers. This chapter reveals how quick life can leave you. Being struck by lightning at a young age inspired me to have a different outlook on life. With aging I realize we all have insecurities. I will confess, it is a little comforting to see that insecurities run rampant in all humans and it isn’t just me. Realizing there will always be someone who is more beautiful or less beautiful, wealthier or less wealthy, happier or less happy and more athletic or less athletic than I am, clarified that there is a spectrum. This was a lightbulb moment. Honesty, kindness, adventurousness, authenticity, compassion and sympathy for others are traits that form the core of anyone’s true confidence.

03

Making Connections

Connection, what does that word mean? How does one feel connected? This is an imperative question to answer in life. We now know feeling connected is one determinant of our level of happiness; this motivates us to form connections with others. Passion, without a doubt, is a word I use to describe my love of travel. This is because traveling allows me to feel connected–not only with the world but also with myself and new and exciting places! I feel fortunate to have experienced multiple extended trips around the world and to have experienced amazing adventures. While traveling, meeting fascinating people during my journeys, maybe spending an hour with them or twenty days can be highly rewarding. You never know how things will unfold. These experiences have led me to keep my mind open to the possibilities of serendipity and you will find many things to celebrate in life. We will go on an international journey when the second brush with death occurred in my life. In this chapter, we will also dive into the science behind telomeres. The lengthening of telomeres can help with overall health and we can lengthen them by feeling connected along with other activities which will be shared in this chapter.

04

We Never Know

There are days that stand out in one’s life, May 29th, 2010 has huge blinking lights around it for me. This day had a rather large impact on my life. It was a beautiful day and I was in Vail. Life is good! I was feeling very accomplished about putting my ever so interesting investment of a timeshare to good use. This time brought my third close call with death and the Flight for Life helicopter ride transported me to a Level 1 trauma center. Things looked grim, although I was not aware of this at that time, since I was in a coma! I suffered a traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. The love and support I received from my family and friends, was clearly an illustration of how important connections are to have in our lives.

05

Craig Hospital

After 18 days in a coma, my first memory was opening my eyes and feeling very disoriented. Laying on a gurney in an ambulance, I found myself thinking: What in the hell is going on? Luckily, I saw and recognized my mom, which gave me a sense of calm, safety and comfort. This was my first memory since that life-changing day in Vail. In a complete state of disorientation, I thought I was in Florida, for that was where my mother lived. We were not in Florida though; we were en route from Denver Health to Craig Hospital. Craig Hospital is a world-renowned hospital for Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord injuries and I was the over achiever with both of the criteria to be a patient at Craig Hospital.

06

Spine Surgery

There are days in our life that can imprint a blueprint in our mind, July 15th, 2010 was a significant day for me. This was the day of my spine surgery, a day that required a ton of preparation. My sister, who I will call my advocate and my savior, did an incredible amount of research to find the very best spine surgeon possible for my case. It is so fascinating how decisions we make today can impact our future; you never know where things will lead. Knowing this, I have always tried to live my life being open to the endless opportunities and possibilities that life offers. This is how I choose for my life to unfold because this is how I can bring my most authentic self forward.

07

Back to Craig

Finally, with a successful surgery and armed with the all-important back brace, I was ready to return back to Craig Hospital. Going back to a familiar place, my summer home of 2010.  Although, it wasn’t exactly for a summer vacation. It was time for me to continue my intense, amazing and challenging rehabilitation. There were a multitude of areas that I had to address after suffering from this extreme injury. The injuries were not just on the physical body but also in the psychological realm. Psychological rehabilitation was a much-needed part of the formula secondary to the limitation I experienced after having spine surgery. At this point in my recovery, I was introduced to yet another humbling situation.

08

Discharged Home

My discharge day from Craig Hospital arrived! I was finally leaving my summer home of 2010. That year I spent two-and-a-half months in hospitals. Now, I could feel my home calling my name. While being discharged, I already felt excited to finally be back at home! However, I knew I would miss all the people I became close with during my summer stay at the hospitals. My family was very supportive and helpful during the entire process with my challenges of the summer of 2010. They were there every step of the way. With this transition, too, they helped me go through it as smoothly as possible. While at home in transition, relearning and acclimating to my environment, I was definitely going through nontraditional experiences during this process.

09

The 5th Decade

Another significant day of my life is September 12, 2010, this day I was gifted celebrating another birthday! There had been a time when the doctors had not been sure if I would even live past 39 years old. I had defeated all odds to celebrate my 40th birthday. Hopefully, you can understand why this day had such importance in my world! I had been through enough to know the value of my life.  Now, I was in the right mindset to honor my existence. I was excited! My birthday celebration gave me a chance to reconnect with friends whom I had not seen in quite some time! I also learned from Father Thomas Keating, It is all about Love!

10

Tree of Life

Scott came to be such an important person in my life.  He and I met in 2004 in the city of Chicago. As you can see, it has been many, many years since we met; I could have never predicted at the time when I first met him that he would play such a significant role in my life! He and I always had a long-distance relationship. You’d think physical distance would get in the way and restrict how we both felt about each other. I can say the distance did not define what I felt for him. Despite the space between us, I felt very connected to him and was stimulated by him in multiple ways! My close girlfriend from the eighth grade Julie Anderson, a model, visited after Scott and got to hear all about the reunion.

11

Important Men

Another major celebration of my life was close on the horizon; it was the one-year anniversary following my accident. This was major because it marked another significant occurrence in my life. The previous year definitely was overflowing with my attempts to embrace my losses, to overcome the seemingly endless hurdles and for regaining my independence. Slowly, I had been settling back into my personal life, while striving to become re-acclimated into my professional life. The planning for this anniversary celebrations had started a month before the festivities. I was dating Scott and I was very excited about our relationship as well as our future! Would he be invited to my one-year anniversary party?

12

Serendipity

The challenges I faced that year were enlightening. They allowed me to become more present, reflective, and spiritual. Some days we are just rushing from one thing to the next.  It is unfortunate because we miss the opportunity to take inventory of the beauty, possibilities and gifts placed on our path. Some events occur in our lives that force us to put on the brakes and really look at the situations in our life, then we may become grateful. If we allow ourselves to be open, letting serendipity shine into our life, it can bring a new element to our worlds. I have become a professional at letting serendipity flow in my life. Where do I start?

13

BIBS

The BIBS (Brain Injury Benefit and Soiree) event on May 20th, 2015 was a very memorable night for me. A few of us were on a mission to give back to two of the amazing resources I had during my healing journey. I felt so blessed for all the help and guidance I had received from Craig Hospital and RMHS (Rocky Mountain Human Services). I wanted to arrange a fundraiser to raise funds to give to both Craig and RMHS. This, I knew, would help many other patients that were also dealing with head trauma.

14

Learning through Connections

It is fascinating how people are placed in your path! I met a neurosurgeon from Iran who practiced in America. He shared an amazing story with me that brought me to tears. His story was about a young man, 17 years young, who was in a car accident with 4 other people. Everyone in the car died except for the 17-year-old boy. He suffered some very severe injuries; he had a Traumatic Brain Injury and things did not look good for him! Many of the physicians were under the belief that there was nothing more they could do to help the young man. According to the belief of the neurosurgeon’s colleagues, the young man was not going to thrive. The neurosurgeon, though, had a strong will and wanted to help this child to the best of his ability. This touched my heart since many of the things this neurosurgeon implemented were nontraditional and paralleled what my family was doing for me during my hospital stay.

15

Catch Happiness

After being knocked in the head with the tote in October 2016, I had the weight of heavy uncertainty in my life. I used to lay in bed praying, asking for a direction. I prayed to know what path I should be on in my life. Suddenly one day, as I was lying in bed, an idea flashed in my head. It made me hop out of bed and get on the internet and I found the domain name that was downloaded to my mind: CatchHappiness.com. Being a pharmacist for over twenty years, I have seen people catch and spread many things! Now I wanted to encourage the world to catch happiness. I wanted them to not just catch happiness but spread it. I would like to encourage a daily DOSE of happiness: Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin and Endorphins, these are the chemicals produced when we are happy.

16

Alternative Healing Modalities

Teaching meditation, unfortunately, will not make you a multi-millionaire. However, meditation can help people in a many ways. Meditation is not a replacement for medication or procedures, although there can be benefits with meditation alone or with augmentation. We live in such a busy, crazy and wound up world, being able to sit and meditate may seem impossible. However, we can remind ourselves that meditation can help clear the constant stimulus and chatter we have around us and inside our minds. We have all seen the amazing stories of people who are able to do hypnotherapy and go through surgery without anesthesia, and we have seen them do incredibly well afterward. The power of the mind is incredible.

17

Finding your Match

It is interesting how contrastingly different people can perceive the same situations. Two people may experience similar events in life, and the experience and the outcomes of the event can be completely different. This is secondary to the different attitudes and perceptions of the two people. The event I will narrate happened while I was writing this book, so I thought I would share and give you an even deeper look into my reality. This will paint a picture of what I am talking about in this chapter.

18

Love

Cyrina, it is all about Love are the words I heard from Father Thomas Keating who I spoke about earlier. This is a statement I think about often. I feel so thankful Father Keating shared this affirmation of love with me. In our world today there are so many actions that are driven by money, success, fancy things, jealousy, hate, and self-centeredness. People are still living by the old competition of keeping up with the Joneses mindset. How can we feel good in our heart with some of these motivators? Yes, success is a positive motivator although we have to ask ourselves: At what cost?

19

Learning and Growth

The importance of the power of our minds, thoughts, and the incredible neuroplasticity of our brains is a relatively new area in the world of neuroscience. Yes, we know the physiology of the body is a huge factor in our health, although there is a new mindset that focuses on treating the whole person. This means focusing on not just the body, but also on the mind, spirit, and energy you create and are surrounded by. To be healthy, it means to optimize all of these aspects and make sure they are all in sync with each other positively. Having a Traumatic Brain Injury and a compounding second head injury under my belt has inspired me to learn more about the brain and use the knowledge to optimize my health. I share the many amazing resources and the teachers that have led me and inspired me to learn, grow and evolve.

20

Expansion

Life becomes so hectic and busy at times that we forget to live, be present and enjoy this gift. We can set our intention for our day, we have a choice, our thoughts and actions account for 40% of our happiness, per Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky PhD. Her data is fascinating and shares that our DNA is not our destiny. If we are able to remain in the present moment, share it with those around us that we love, and be kind and respectful to ourselves as well as others, we can create an amazing ripple effect. This positive ripple can help the world catch and spread more happiness.

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This story will take you on a journey filled with adventure, adversity, challenges, and victories. Cyrina, shares insights she has gathered on her path with the intention of encouraging you to love the moments in your life. Let us all live a life of design, not a life of default. She wants you to know, with certainty, that you have P3: Purpose, Passion, and endless Possibilities

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What Our Readers Say

Inspired by the challenges she has faced, Dr. Cyrina Bullard is an impactful speaker, influencing us to be resilient, love the life we have been given and to enjoy our moments. Here is what some readers had to say.

This book is more of a What is than a How to guide to simple truths that we all will find familiar, even common, but which we also all have a curious tendency to forget.  It is the gentle whisper and tap on the wrist to remind us to refocus that makes these stories both profound and completely ordinary.  That it sometimes takes a club to get our attention is also well put and describes her own path to these insights. Cyrina’s tale is one of understanding what is already within us, just beneath the skin of our perception, not outside someplace that requires a ticket or a backpack. She reminds us that there exists in each moment a kernel of magic, a special sprinkle of Pixie Dust that nudges us in the direction most favorable to our growth and realization of our hopes, and it is within our power to allow that quiet force to guide us through the life we cherish.

-Geordie Narwold

Florida, United States

Cyrina’s story is quite incredible!  The adventures she’s had in her life so far would be only dreams for many people.  She has truly embraced life as an adventure with endless possibilities!  I love how she is so open to connect to anyone, anywhere and just see where the new connection leads.  She lets herself be vulnerable and shares about experiences that were truly humbling for her.  What’s most inspirational about Creating Conscious Connections is how, again and again, Cyrina picks herself back up, keeps a positive attitude, and soldiers on…overcoming incredible obstacles and odds.  What a wonderful read!  Be prepared to get inspired!

-Liz Rutledge

Colorado, United States

This is the perfect book to help people in our challenging world today! Like many, I personally have dealt with or know people struggling with isolation, depression or wondering how we can deal with life altering/life threatening circumstances that are beyond our control.  How can we adjust our own lives to not only cope with, but thrive after many small or monumental challenges? From a surprising amount of life experience Dr. Bullard shares answers learned from her education as well as personal tragedies. She explains simple tools that have helped me and can help improve many other lives today. Her stories of overcoming great odds with the help of mind, body, spirit, friends and family are inspirational. Some science is given to support the value of various tools as well as her attestation to their help in her own triumphs. After more than 30 years in the corporate world I read few books that have proven so highly beneficial to both my personal well-being and my professional life interacting with colleagues, acquaintances, and team members. This book is truly nourishment for the soul. I hope you read this and use just a handful of these tools to create more happiness for yourself and those around you!

-Scott Bartlett

Ohio, United States

Hi, this is John a retired pharmacist from Florida. During my 35 years as a pharmacist I witnessed so many people suffering from depression, sadness and anxiety. I recommend everyone to read and study this book, please reference the resources and research shared, I believe it will be worthwhile, and help you get back to leading that happier healthier life.

-John Warwick

Florida, United States

A complete joy to read. Heartwarming, inspirational and funny at times. Dr. Bullard gives a great perspective in C3 Creating Conscious Connections and living in the moment. Whatever is happening in your life, good or bad, this book is a great resource. Thank Cyrina for sharing and being so honest about your life and near-death experiences. 

-Gary E. Salazar

Colorado, United States

Part autobiography and part call to action, Cyrina freely gives us her heartwarming and insightful life journey, using it to illustrate her unique and universal message that we can all benefit from connecting with others, as we take mindful, positive action in our lives. She lays bare her own harrowing near-misses with her own mortality, and the very real prospect of a life of dependence on others for life’s basics that we take for granted. We have a front-row seat to all the action, and nothing is held back “ she gives us all the ups and downs she has navigated with courage, humor, and insight. Using her own first-hand experience, she lays out the scientific, medical, religious, and philosophical issues that are universal to the human experience. She writes in a unique, unpretentious style“ you feel like she is right there in an authentic, genuine heart-to heart conversation with you. This book is a fulfillment of her life’s calling to help others, which she does so conscientiously, and with grace, backing it up with a formidable array of books, articles, podcasts, TED Talks, medical journals, studies cited, and conversations recorded. The bottom line is she doesn’t take life for granted, and generously shows the reader how to reap benefits from her journey of mindfulness and gratitude.

Charlie Schmidt Denver,

Colorado, United States

A review of an incredible life lived and the lessons learned. The author goes into detail about the life events that have shaped the outcome of her life and the resilience she had through it all. This book is an inspiration to all. Regardless of where one is in life it is never too late to create the life that we want, that is the lesson in this book. Along with diverse methods of coping and different exercises to live a life of meaning this book has it all. An incredible read for anyone wanting to get a perspective on their life. 

Natela Manunts Denver

Colorado, United States

“Live a life of design, not one of default!
Dr. Bullard’s story is an inspirational one! Her personal triumphs show that everyone is able to achieve success with resiliency and a growth mindset. The author reinforces through repetition some key tenets throughout the book: Purpose, Passion, and endless Possibilities. I’ll add a fourth: Positivity! Her comments about how carrying worry, anxiety, and anger force one to miss out on the gifts life gives us are right on the mark. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and now look forward to attending a Catch Happiness workshop.”

James Cuomo

New York City, United States

“C3 Creating Conscious Connections is an amazing story of resilience, passion and determination experienced and shared brilliantly by author Dr. Cyrina Bullard. This book impacted my soul because of all the wonderful connections that Dr. Bullard reveals through great storytelling and illustrations of strength, perseverance, and leadership. She shares how her amazing life has produced a thought process that we all can learn from and maybe teach others. This is why I highly recommend this book for
you, your family, and loved ones to learn, overcome adversity and reveal your true character to improve your life and of those around you.”

Brooke Chesnut

Vail, Colorado 2020

Terrific book for turbulent times and lives!
Dr. Bullard’s optimism and love of people warmed my heart. This book is such a timely and important read given the world and the times in which we are living!
This details how various techniques helped her to succeed in overcoming tragedy, heartache and near death physical trauma while giving scientific rationale to explain why these are effective. I already have benefitted from using the tools and feel that anyone reading this can improve their life as she has. Dr. Bullard provides a great reminder of how much we impact people every day; by better focusing on the present and maximizing positive outcomes of contacts we help others but also positively impact our own lives. This is a wonderful book to pass along to friends and also to parents who are raising children hoping they will grow to be a source of radiant light in improving our world.

Liam Shaw Chicago, IL

Illinois, United States

Cyrina nailed it in the writing of this book. It was as if she was speaking to me as I was reading it. The stories that are shared and the lessons that come from them were very inspiring. Cyrina has a gift in her ability to be so authentic and honest. There are a lot of vulnerable moments in this book, and I found myself pulling for our heroine each time. It was a page turner for sure as I was quite eager to see what was going to happen next and what were the outcomes. Creating Conscious Connections is about being strong and having a positive outlook. Never saying can’t. Always saying that I can and will. This could have been a fictional tale yet it’s all true. Great way for the reader to walk away with a game plan for staying in the moment and not losing hope when all seems lost.

Bob Mittleman

New York, United States

We all may have heard the expression “three strikes – you’re out”. If you believe that, then it is time to change those beliefs. Creating Conscious Connections is an amazing story shared by an amazing woman. Dr. Cyrina Bullard chronicles how no matter, and I emphasize no matter what happens in life, it is just a snapshot on a journey that you control. My life credo has always been Conceive Believe Achieve, and C3 is a wonderful chronicle of those principles. You will find yourself asking can this be real? Can these connections really happen? Not only are the stories real, at end of each chapter, Dr. Bullard provides you “Takeaway Lessons” to enhance your personal life. We should choose to live life with inspiration and the book provides you with your daily “DOSE”!

Jeff Schwartz

New York, United States

Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe that there isa power that exists in all of us to overcome any struggle? Do you believe in the power within relationships?C3Creating Conscious Connections answers all three! We all have a story. We can all thrive. And we can all learn lessons, important life lessons, especially when we endure struggles of our own. Dr. Cyrina Bullard not only offers us an in-depth journey into how quickly her life changed she also focuses on how we can overcome life’s adversity. It is through building powerful connections with ourselves, others, and our environments and knowing that life provides us with challenges that can define our purpose, give us passion, and offer us endless possibilities. She reminds us that with love, anything is possible!

Nick Dennen

Minnesota, United States