How do you survive poverty, disease, heartbreak, and rape? As The Bounce Back Babe, I’m all about resilience, survival, adaptation to change, and flowing with what life brings.

I love change, and I want to help people cope with big and little life changes. I write tips-based articles for my blogs to help readers adapt to pretty much anything.

As a freelance writer, I’ve written for a wide range of publications, including Reader’s Digest, Woman’s Day, MSN Health, Natural Health, Spirituality & Health, and sometimes More.

But, my heart is in my “Quips and Tips” blogs, which I work on full-time. I’m also a full-time student at UBC in Vancouver (I’m getting my Master’s of Social Work).

Below is more about me and my blogs. If you’d rather read about what I survived, go to The Bounce Back Babe.

If you want to write an article about how you survived something big or little, read Share Your Story. I welcome guest writers!

You probably didn’t know…

• I lived in Kenya, East Africa for three years. I taught Language Arts and Journalism at Rosslyn Academy – an American school in Nairobi.
• My degrees are in Education and Psychology from the University of Alberta.
• As a freelance writer, I’ve written for a wide range of publications, including Reader’s Digest, Woman’s Day, MSN Health, Natural Health, Spirituality & Health, and sometimes More. I also wrote monthly articles for BC Women’s Hospital in Vancouver.
• I earn a living from my “Quips and Tips” blogs and ebooks.
• I’m a full-time grad student at the University of British Columbia (UBC), in Vancouver. I’m working towards my MSW (Master’s of Social Work) – I want to get a job in a hospital or clinic, counseling patients who have been diagnosed with chronic illness.
• My husband and I can’t have kids because of azoospermia, and chose not to get fertility treatments (other than IUI, which is a simple little procedure).

Enough about me! More about my blogs…

My “Quips and Tips” Blogs

Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals covers everything from overcoming career obstacles to making more money. Articles range from toilet training your cat to the best investments for your money. This site helps readers achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals.

Quips and Tips for Successful Writers is all about writing, editing, getting published — and blogging! There, I combine quips from famous published writers with practical writing advice. I write about everything from how to grab your reader by the throat to reasons book manuscripts are rejected.

Quips and Tips for Love and Relationships blends my two favorite topics: love and money. There, I weave finances with relationships — and all articles contain practical money and love tips for couples. My most popular article on that site is about dealing with a toxic ex-wife.

Quips and Tips for Couples Coping With Infertility – because infertility is a drag, but it doesn’t have to make us bitter, angry, or depressed. My husband and I are riding the infertility roller coaster, but it hasn’t destroyed our dreams or crushed our spirits. On that site, I write articles about getting pregnant, dealing with childlessness, and even improving sperm count.

Quips and Tips From the Working World is where you’ll find job profiles and interviews with people at work, such as private investigators, casting directors, university professors, and B & B owners. Each profile includes the best and worst parts of the job, career tips, salary expectations, and education requirements.

Quips and Tips for Giving Gifts was created to help people buy the right gift for the right occasion.

My “Quips and Tips” eBooks

The “quips and tips” in my ebooks are not the same as the “quips and tips” on my blogs! All my ebooks include information and advice from a wide variety of sources.

My ebooks aren’t just my tips — they’re me tapping into the brains of smart, experienced, educated, helpful people, and sharing what I learned.

75 Ways to Let Go of Someone You Love - to help people let go of the past and move on with their lives. Letting go is one of the most painful things you’ll ever do…but there are ways to make it easier.

80 Ways to Say “I Love You” - to help people like me, who struggle to find the right holiday, anniversary, and birthday gifts for their partners! This ebook is about more than gifts, though — it’s about saying “I love you” and building a more meaningful relationship in small, incredibly important ways every day.

Letting Go of an Animal You Love - for people who are struggling to cope with pet loss. I interviewed veterinarians, grief experts, and pet owners who loved and lost their animals. This ebook contains 75 tips for healing after pet loss.

75 Ways to Make (More) Money Blogging - to help writers and bloggers make money doing what they love! If you spend time and energy on your blog, you deserve to earn a few bucks for your efforts. This ebook isn’t just about making money blogging, it’s about building a better blog.

73 Ways to Fire Up (or Just Fire!) the Muse - to help writers and bloggers overcome fear, self-doubt, criticism, and uncertainty. After all, who wants to read age 95 and wish they had written that bestselling novel? Who wants to die with unfulfilled dreams and desires? Not me.

Got questions or compliments? Fire away below…

10 Responses to “The Bounce Back Babe”

1. Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen says:

   May 12, 2013 at 3:24 pm

   Thanks for your comments! I’m always happy to hear from people, and hope you are happy, healthy, and whole. And if you’re not, I hope you can figure out how to heal and connect with others…
2. Dheeraj says:

   May 1, 2013 at 9:25 am

   Thank you Laurie! You are amazing, I have been blogging for about 12 months now and it’s great to read some tips from an experienced blogger. Thanks for sharing
3. Dan Erickson says:

   April 24, 2013 at 2:31 pm

   I survived a cult as a child and the loss of a child as an adult. I have used my heartbreak to share my story in books. I applaud your strength and courage. I just discovered your site and will check back. I’m also your neighbor in Washington State.
4. Rafi says:

   April 11, 2013 at 1:59 am

   Hi Laurie,

   Surviving poverty and disease is just a hypothetical statement, I guess. Please correct me if I am wrong and what would be your solutions to the millions of people dying because of poverty and diseases.
5. Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen says:

   February 26, 2013 at 5:34 pm

   Thanks for your comments – you made my day. It’s nice to know I’m not alone!
6. Neil Playdon says:

   February 20, 2013 at 10:13 am

   Laurie, you really are an inspiration. I have been blogging for about 12 months now and it’s great to read some tips from an experienced blogger. Your courage to write and blog about your very personal experiences is inspiring. Thank you for passing on your tips.
7. Rahel says:

   February 12, 2013 at 6:33 am

   Thank you Laurie! You are amazing! And yes you are one hell of a bounce back babe! I am so happy i found this article. I will show it some friends of mine – they can need it right now. Thanks again!
8. Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen says:

   January 1, 2013 at 3:51 pm

   Thanks for your comments – I appreciate it! And yes, Frank, I did experience all those. And infertility, to boot.
9. Deborah Anderson says:

   December 31, 2012 at 5:04 pm

   What an insightful, and inspiring article. Thank you for sharing a bit of who you are and your courage – it is inspiring!
10. Frank Martz says:

    December 12, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    “How do you survive poverty, disease, heartbreak, and rape?” WOW, and I thought I had it rough! Hope you didn’t experience all these. But aside from that, thx for the tips, I tried blogging about cars, but very time consuming.
    I admire people like you who actually make money by blogging. I would rather read than write!