Three ways to get people talking about mental health in the workplace
Your Two Choices: Presented to You Every Moment of Your Life Our brains display tremendous complexity. They are more elaborate than the greatest computers ever produced. One of the behavioral … Continue reading
Being kinder to yourself can boost your physical and mental wellbeing, study says
Trauma, Resilience & Healing – 20 Alaskan Artists Create Storytelling Murals Seven unique storytelling murals by 20 different Alaskan artists will be unveiled at a special reception at the Church … Continue reading
Determine Your Business’ Resilience to Climate Change
U.S. Suffers Seventh-Highest Disaster Death Toll in World in 2018 Extreme weather events including droughts and wildfires accounted for most of the natural hazards that affected more than 60 million … Continue reading
Expect the unexpected – resilience in practice
Hope and resilience rise from depth of tragedy Shock, fear and grief pierced our hearts this past Tuesday, January 15, 2019, commensurate with the cowardly terrorist attacks against innocent people … Continue reading
Resilient Kids Come From Parents Who Do These 8 Things
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation I couldn’t figure out why small, straightforward tasks on my to-do list felt so impossible. The answer is both more complex and far simpler … Continue reading
Why Team Resilience Is The New Employee Engagement
Sue Lister calls for show of Resilience in International Women’s Week “Everything is changing so fast and every day seems crammed with new choices and challenges, crises and opportunities. Yet … Continue reading
The Secrets to Dealing With Rejection, According to Experts
Workplace ‘resilience’ programs might not make any difference Workplace resilience programmes, designed to bolster mental health and wellbeing, and encourage employees to seek help when issues arise, might not make … Continue reading
Man Cave producing ‘significant shift’ in boys’ emotional strength
Adhd or Dyslexia? Resilient Parents. Resilient Children This book is written with all my love to share what I, from my own experience, have had to live as a mother, … Continue reading
11 Ways To Maintain Your Resilience While Travelling For Business
Cyber Resilience a Top Concern for Financial Firms The majority of financial firms rank cyber-resilience as their top concern, with people, visibility and third-party risk key challenges, according to the … Continue reading
People Who Persist in Reaching Their Goals Have Mastered This 1 Thing
Book review: Ten Traits of Resilience: Achieving positivity and purpose in school leadership If you’ve not encountered James Hilton before, he’s the author of Leading From the Edge, a raw … Continue reading
New 5-step guide to building your resilience
How Sleep and Self-Control Relate to Wasting Time at Work The research on time wasting at work is sparse, but Dutch colleagues from the University of Amsterdam, Wendelien van Eerde … Continue reading
Can Voting Make You More Resilient?
Can Voting Make You More Resilient? We don’t typically think of voting from a psychological perspective. In fact, for most Americans it is something we don’t think about at all. … Continue reading
Do these 8 things every day to be happier and filled with less regret
Do these 8 things every day to be happier and filled with less regret Our income may be rising, but our happiness levels are not. As Ben Schiller wrote in … Continue reading
Positive mental health is vital for a flourishing future workforce
TEDx star Hunt to emphasise resilience Charles Hunt had problems in his childhood, but it taught him a lot about resilience. Mr Hunt, who is due to speak this morning … Continue reading
14 Ways To Stay Productive At Work When You’re Dealing With A Personal Crisis
How Irish businesses combat workplace stress Irish workers have been revealed to be among the most stressed in the EU. A recent Europe-wide survey conducted by the European Agency for … Continue reading
Four Ways to Succeed as a New Employee by Developing Resiliency
Privacy Management Goal: Resilience or Maturity Resilience is the ability to adapt and recover from catastrophes, hazards or mishaps, whereby one usually learns how to mitigate, if not eliminate, the … Continue reading
Key to lifelong good mental health – learn resilience in childhood
Change Is The New Normal. How Will You Handle It? How has your business changed in the last year? Moving HR and IT to the cloud? Did you migrate products … Continue reading
Better mental health support needed for men!
Better mental health support needed for men! Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK! Men working in construction in England are up to three times … Continue reading
Mental resilience: Do leaders need to be born with it?
What resilience tells us about entrepreneurs What’s it called when you feel like crap and want to chuck it all in and go live in the jungle away from anything … Continue reading
How to spot burnout
Building stronger students: FSU launches resilience project As Florida State University prepares to welcome more than 6,000 freshmen this fall, the university is offering a new online tool to help … Continue reading
8 Ways To Increase Your Mental Resilience And Avoid Burnout
Developing resilience as a senior Resilience is the ability to keep going in the face of adversity, an important skill for us all to practice as life tends to throw … Continue reading
6 tricks for surviving work and personal adversity
A Stanford psychologist has a simple mental exercise for tackling student stress Stress can be debilitating, paralyzing, and generally bad for our health. It can also motivate us to get … Continue reading
Resilient people are not immune to stress but they can deal with it
Workplace mental health pushed to top of agenda Increasingly, business leaders are speaking out about how workplace mental health issues, such as anxiety, affect their lives, even when they appear … Continue reading
Three Keys To Thriving In The Workplace
Kenny Chesney’s Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It’s About The Moving Forward Last year, Hurricane Irma blasted through the Caribbean, leveling schools, homes and businesses, and leaving people emotionally … Continue reading
Seven Ways To Build Your Mental Resilience
Resilience is crucial for our mental health There is a lot of focus now in mental health circles about resilience as being one of the keys to preventing mental illness. … Continue reading
Stress in the modern age
How the psychology of the England football team could change your life This week, the England midfielder Dele Alli was asked if he was nervous about the big tests up … Continue reading
Strong social ties help middle-aged folk grow more resilient: Study
For This Entrepreneur, ‘Grit’ Means Knowing When to Say Yes In this video from Entrepreneur Network partner Mars Discovery District, we take a closer look at what it really looks … Continue reading
Remarkable Resilience—How One Elite Advisor Maintains His Motivation
“Hope for the Best, but Plan for the Worst”: Health System Advice on Natural Disasters After natural disasters like wildfires in California and hurricanes in Puerto Rico, leaders from an … Continue reading
Building Resiliency in the Workplace Enhances Health and Wellbeing
How to develop, maintain resilience I have presented countless times in the last year at conferences and events on resilience. The room is always packed, and not because of me … Continue reading
Resilience: super skill of the future
When It Comes To Success In Business, EQ Eats IQ For Breakfast When I was younger, I bought into the fallacy that the “smartest” person always won. I pushed myself … Continue reading
The Secrets of Resilience
How to become cyber resilient Despite threats from targeted cybersecurity attacks doubling, companies are showing they can perform better under greater pressure. In fact, if they continue on the same … Continue reading
Read This Story and Get Happier The most popular course at Yale teaches how to be happy. We took it for you.
What habits should you form early in your career to prevent stress at work? Stress is a growing epidemic in Britain. High pressure workplace environments, long working hours and the … Continue reading
Coping classes: Building emotional resilience
Hawaii’s insurance market enters moratorium as volcanic eruption continues The lava flow from the volcanic eruption in Hawaii hasn’t abated yet, and the Hawaii National Park Service has warned residents … Continue reading
5 tips to help build resilience and emotional flexibility
Building resilience in students Summer is just weeks away! The final days of the school year, though they may feel hectic, can also provide opportunities to reflect on your practice … Continue reading
Individual Resilience: A Guide
Individual Resilience: A Guide Resilience is the ability to react appropriately in an uncertain and changing environment. In an earlier issue, we ran an article about resilience at the organisational … Continue reading
Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges
What’s a ‘cold monsoon’? And is it the best way to describe Adelaide’s climate? As South Australia and Victoria brace for more wild, wet weather, an Adelaide biologist says the … Continue reading
7 Mindsets That Undercut Your Mental Strength and Resilience
Resilience key in effort to stop suicide, speaker says Not many people who attempt suicide at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge survive the leap. But those who do all … Continue reading
7 Characteristics of Resilient Relationships
7 Characteristics of Resilient Relationships There are hundreds of volumes written about why marriages and other intimate relationships end, but the core reasons may be distilled down to three main … Continue reading
5 things you can do to boost your child’s resilience
Students learn how to build emotional resilience to beat bullying A national motivational speaker visited students at Kenmore West High School Wednesday for an anti-bullying event. WBFO’s senior reporter … Continue reading
Three Ways to Build Resilience Against Gender Bias
The simple way to fight stress After a recent annual townhall by Mahindra & Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra, where MBA interns pointed out that information overload, multitasking, and just … Continue reading
‘Portraits of Resilience’ art exhibit celebrates women, their personal journeys
Study links excessive smartphone use to inability to endure emotional distress New research published in Computers in Human Behavior suggests that those with poor emotion regulation skills are at … Continue reading
At ‘Women Who Don’t Usually Lecture’ event, speakers encourage resilience and non-conformity
Resilience meets artistry in Joan Didion’s memoir The Doors late frontman, Jim Morrison, is regarded for his creative poetry and lyrics on the music he wrote and performed for the … Continue reading
Resilience 101: How to Be a More Resilient Person
The Neuroscience of Perseverance Perseverance separates the winners from the losers in both sports and life. Are you someone who perseveres despite difficulties and setbacks, or do you tend to … Continue reading
The impact of boosting mental resilience on cardiovascular health
Workplace satisfaction: chasing happiness is a tough job SA is ranked 105th out of 156 countries in the UN World Happiness report, dropping four spots since 2017. The countries with … Continue reading
Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges
How to Be More Resilient and Reach Your Goals We all have to endure stressful moments throughout our lives. At times, stress can feel debilitating and keep us from achieving … Continue reading
Nine Ways To Build Resilience As A Leader
Why SMEs should prioritise employee wellbeing Mental health is clearly the hot topic at the moment and rightly so, with one in four of us reportedly likely to have … Continue reading
Why grit is so important in the workplace
Former teacher lauds power of resilience, happiness Cobram Anglican Grammar School students have been busy learning about the integral mindset of resilience from Resilience Project founder Hugh van Cuylenburg. On … Continue reading
How do you raise resilient kids? Accept them how they are
The importance of relationships and belonging Our mental health and personal well being are tied up in the quality of our personal relationships. The more closely we are connected to … Continue reading
The science of resilience: What are the ingredients that help people cope?
The science of resilience: What are the ingredients that help people cope? Resilience is on many people’s minds these days. Hurricanes and fires regularly wallop communities. The risks of climate … Continue reading
More than 12 years after Hurricane Katrina, scientists are learning what makes some survivors more resilient than others
Smart surface solutions can improve disaster resilience, health and comfort in cities A cost/benefit analysis by clean energy advisory and venture capital firm Capital E suggests that implementing smart surface … Continue reading
How Olympians train their brains to become mentally tough
From recovery to resilience to recreation It’s been four-and-a-half years since eight days of rain — what experts would eventually call a “100-year” flood — nearly cleaved Longmont in half. … Continue reading
3 tips for resilience in the workplace
Resilience According to conventional wisdom, every person on the planet faces challenges, even though it sometimes seems that a chosen few skate through life unscathed. The truth is, at some … Continue reading
UNESCO demonstrates multi-pronged approach to resilient cities
Sense of well-being falls In a year that saw natural disasters, mass shootings and political upheaval, a healthy economy didn’t seem to improve Americans’ dispositions. Many states witnessed declines in … Continue reading
Scaffolding of support helps build resilience, studies find
How to Cultivate Emotional Stability (Even When Life Gets Crazy) Emotional stability is a desirable trait. It means you can withstand difficult situations, handle adversity, and remain productive and capable … Continue reading
Recovery time from workplace stress is key to developing resilience
How Core Values Foster Resilience in Educators Knowing and acting on core values is essential to being a resilient educator—and resilience is key to managing the continuous challenges that any … Continue reading
A Map Shows What Happens When Our World Gets Four Degrees Warmer: The Colorado River Dries Up, Antarctica Urbanizes, Polynesia Vanishes
Developing resilience Given a year to create an impact, AmeriCorps VISTA workers Colin Hendrickson and Andrianna Betts have sought to make the most of their time in helping Minot build … Continue reading
Resilience and its Importance During Breast Cancer
Forget Hygge, get ready for Sisu: Are you tough enough for the latest Nordic trend? The Snowflake generation has been singled out and ridiculed for their lack of coping … Continue reading
Resilience at work: the building blocks you need for focus and productivity
Lessons in resilience for millennials Any company designed for success in the 21st century must harness the skills and passion of millennials, the digital natives born into an era of … Continue reading
‘The Cookie Cure’ embodies importance of human resilience
Leading the way in workforce wellbeing A local Further Education college is leading the way in employee wellbeing by hosting a conference dedicated to building resilience in the workplace. Entitled … Continue reading
The importance of resilience in an ever-changing world
Paris floods: River Seine expected to surge higher and reach peak as French capital braces for more flooding The River Seine is expected to peak at a level of six … Continue reading
Deep Learning Could Help First Responders Offer Critical Aid in the Wake of Disasters
How this small Houston community survived Hurricane Harvey when other parts didn’t A small thunderstorm three years ago pushed more than a foot of floodwater into Stan Cook’s home in … Continue reading
This Is The Biggest Key to Happiness, According to Science
This Is The Biggest Key to Happiness, According to Science Over the past two decades, the positive psychology movement has brightened up psychological research with its science of happiness, human … Continue reading
Science Says This Technique Can Help You Raise Calmer, More Resilient Kids
“Elastic Minds”: Case Studies in Mental Resilience and Agility Costa Mesa, CA: “Dr. Dave” Cornelius long-ago established his reputation as a pioneer of modern thought. With a doctorate in Management, … Continue reading
3 Must Have Skill Sets to Create a Resilient Mindset
Tomorrow Me app being designed to build resilience, improve mental wellbeing of young jobseekers AN app is in the works to teach young Victorians struggling to get a job to … Continue reading
Understanding Resilience Through A Wealth Psychology Expert’s Eyes
Managerial burnout – whose responsibility is it? Peter was in a restaurant when the first panic attack happened. He was completely overwhelmed by it and had no idea what caused … Continue reading
A wildfire survivor reveals the key to disaster comeback
Global disaster costs more than double to $136bn Natural and man made disasters caused $136bn of insured losses in 2017, the third highest on record, according to new estimates from … Continue reading
Building a Resilience Advantage in Healthcare
F oster patience and resilience in our youth My recent piece in the week’s Sunday Nation about the end of formal employment drew intriguing comments, but one of them … Continue reading
Building a resilient workforce
Green growth: It’s not business as usual RE: “Innovative financing ‘key to implementation of green growth agenda’” (The New Times, December 5). With green growth and climate resilience strategy, human … Continue reading
Workplace compassion ‘is vital for business success’
Rare Manuscript Exhibit Explores How Climate Disasters Create Monsters In April 1815, a volcano in the East Indies erupted with cataclysmic force, releasing a plume of ash that circled the … Continue reading
Why resilience is the top predictor of success today
A story of resilience Jeremy Meed’s strength is tested every time he hauls himself up into his truck from his wheelchair. Meed lifts his whole body weight up into the … Continue reading
You Can Become More Resilient, Even if You Grew Up With Emotional Neglect
Grammy-Winning Jazz Artist Gregory Porter On Staying Resilient And True To Your Passions Nobody ever says, “Hey kid. You want to be a success? Become a jazz musician.” How did … Continue reading
The Secrets of Resilience
The Trauma after the Storm This year hurricanes have rocked America and the Caribbean. Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria have caused billions of dollars of damage and so far, left … Continue reading
To be resilient, start by avoiding the word “happiness”
Summer of Storms Tests Energy Resilience While the Trump administration proposes to make the nation’s electric grid more “resilient” by propping up nuclear and coal-fired power plants, a wide range of … Continue reading
Experts are making sure the Boxing Day tsunami disaster never happens again
Flex your resiliency muscles For the past few years, I’ve been on a journey alongside my employer, the Young Women’s Resource Center, to better serve girls and young women throughout … Continue reading
17 Confessions Of Counselors and Therapists Who Help People Cope After Disasters
Facing your demons: Airmen share personal tales of resiliency during Storytellers Airmen, friends and family from across the base gathered at the Weekenders Lounge to listen to stories of their … Continue reading
Discover the link between productivity and resilience
AHA releases guidance on workplace resilience training to reduce stress The American Heart Association CEO Roundtable, consisting of a group of CEOs from prominent U.S. companies and AHA leadership, has … Continue reading
Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Resilience is Key
Flesh-Eating Bacteria’ Causes 2nd Death in Texas Since Hurricane Harvey A 31-year-old man who helped repair houses in Galveston, Tex., after Hurricane Harvey has died of a rare infection caused … Continue reading
‘Resilience’ to adversity determines if a child survives or thrives when bullied
Teacher burnout can be mitigated by building resilience Elena Aguilar, a coach, author and consultant, defines teacher burnout as physical and emotional exhaustion brought on by unrelenting stress. She writes … Continue reading
Supporting the mental health needs of frontline responders
Resilience at heart of hard day’s work There were no girls’ jobs or boys’ jobs on the farm when Bindi Murray was growing up. As one of four sisters, all … Continue reading
How Resilience Led Me to Success
At least 10 dead as fires rage in Northern California Fifteen wildfires raged across Northern California, with the biggest ones scorching the state’s famous wine country, killing at least 10 … Continue reading
The philosophical case for staying hopeful in dark times
A therapist’s guide to staying productive when you’re depressed or heartbroken “We entrepreneurs can’t afford to date,” I half-joked to a friend the other day. “We can’t take sick days … Continue reading
Are we raising a generation of unhappy, non-resilient adolescents?
Resilience, suffering and silver linings after a disaster The torrential rains may have ended, yet many people in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean continue to feel the impact of hurricanes … Continue reading
When Resilience is Needed – Confidence and Assertiveness
When Resilience is Needed – Confidence and Assertiveness People can use their influence to intimidate someone or to force them to do something against their will or against their better … Continue reading
How to Build Resilient Work Teams
8 Tips For Turning Painful Personal Lessons into Professional Success It’s easy to think of our lives as being separated into compartments. We might act like totally different people depending … Continue reading
Study finds climate change altering Europe’s river floods
Study finds climate change altering Europe’s river floods Climate change is affecting the timing of river floods across Europe and societies may have to adapt to avoid future economic and … Continue reading
Why You Need To Hit Rock Bottom In Order To Succeed
Why You Need To Hit Rock Bottom In Order To Succeed I’m going to ask you to recollect what you consider to be your greatest challenge to date. Not one … Continue reading
How to Bounce Back After Life’s Worst Hardships (and Come Out Even Stronger)
How to Bounce Back After Life’s Worst Hardships (and Come Out Even Stronger) “Falling down” doesn’t have to wreck you. In fact, it can be the best thing that ever … Continue reading
When Resilience is Needed – Barriers to Progress
Floods ravage Quebec, man and child swept away The Canadian province is suffering from its highest floodwaters in decades. Authorities in Montreal have declared a state of emergency… When … Continue reading
Sheryl Sandberg Picks ‘Option B’ in Her Book on Resilience
Powerful quake hits Chile, no deaths reported Chile’s been rocked by a major earthquake, but there are no reports of any deaths or serious damage. With a magnitude of 7.1, … Continue reading
What cancer taught Springfox founder Stuart Taylor about resilience
In a disaster, where would your kids go? By now, readers have likely heard about — and some may have even felt — the minor earthquake that struck near Putnam … Continue reading
How to be a more resilient business leader
Earth’s Continued Warming Has Taken Us into Uncharted Territory Record high temperatures, unprecedented sea-ice lows, and the highest carbon dioxide levels in four million years—but what happens next is up … Continue reading
Psychology Says This Is the Top Contributor to Happiness (It’s Not What You Think)
I lost my son: Airman turns tragedy into therapy through resilience Following the unexpected death of her youngest son, Jeremiah, she became reckless. She was drinking daily and didn’t care … Continue reading
A psychology professor shares 5 reasons you’re mentally tougher than you think
British Safety Council: Building personal and organisational resilience – Manchester, 22 Feb 2017 It’s the people who make an organisation and thus, they are the organisation’s most critical asset. With … Continue reading
California’s drought causing the bottom to drop out of its aqueducts
California’s drought causing the bottom to drop out of its aqueducts While the Oroville Dam in northern California has been flirting with disaster due to excessive rainfall, the water story in … Continue reading
You’re More Resilient Than You Give Yourself Credit For In my role as a professor at the Brandeis International Business School, I teach a course each fall about … Continue reading
Here’s How To Build Resilience, According To Science
Here’s How To Build Resilience, According To Science When life gets tough, you get tougher. Research shows resilience, the ability to bounce back from a challenge, can have positive benefits. Of … Continue reading
How To Build Personal Resilience Among Parents And Children During The Holiday Season
Experts Warn Against Beijing Defining Smog as Natural Disaster Beijing’s latest draft of the regulations that determine how the city handles extreme weather events is a recipe for disaster, experts … Continue reading
Sydney homeowners face properties being reduced in value because of climate change
Tricia Andreassen Releases New Book On Resilience and Hits #1 In New Release Category Author and Spiritual Growth Teacher, Tricia Andreassen Releases New Book On Building Resilience In The Storm … Continue reading
Storm chasers: the typhoon turbine that could power Japan for 50 years
Storm chasers: the typhoon turbine that could power Japan for 50 years Typhoons are normally nothing but a disaster,” says Atsushi Shimizu. But that’s not the case for this Japanese … Continue reading
7 ways mentally strong people handle stress
Haiti announces agricultural aid campaign amid anger over hurricane help When Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti a month ago, it didn’t discriminate – destroying everything in its path. Now, amid growing … Continue reading
When a Spouse Dies, Resilience Can Be Uneven
New study finds Earth heading for catastrophic 5-degree-Celsius warming Scientists say the Earth is warming up fast, and policy makers have been urged to keep that warming to an increase … Continue reading
Why Our Resilience May Rely More On Relationships Than Personal Fortitude
Why Our Resilience May Rely More On Relationships Than Personal Fortitude There’s a line of thinking that goes – we only get in life what we can handle. But, it … Continue reading
Trauma training for helping professionals to focus on resilience, not tragedy
An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warming’s hellish curtain-raiser Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn … Continue reading
Developing Employee Resilience in the Face of Workplace Disruption
Developing Employee Resilience in the Face of Workplace Disruption As a technology industry analyst, I cut my teeth and traditionally wrote on technology issues. I’ve covered workplace collaboration for years … Continue reading
5 Ways to Boost Your Resilience at Work
5 Ways to Boost Your Resilience at Work Currently, a quarter of all employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives, according to the Centers for … Continue reading
LGBT community vow to stay resilient.
In a week of mourning in Orlando, members of the LGBT community vow to stay resilient Jaysean Alexander left his Jacksonville, Fla., home Sunday morning and sped south on Interstate … Continue reading
Death toll rises in West Virginia floods
Death toll rises in West Virginia floods At least 24 have been reported dead after heavy rainfall led to massive flooding, mudslides and landslides in the US state of West … Continue reading
True grit may be a false concept.
Deadly Floods Sweep Through Bavarian Towns (PHOTOS) Heavy rains across parts of Europe this week have caused rivers to overflow and flash floods to inundate small towns in Germany and … Continue reading
How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience. And more…
California wildfire forms ‘fire tornadoes’ A wildfire fed by parched land and high winds has spread in Southern California, prompting hundreds of people to evacuate their homes as the blaze … Continue reading
5 mindsets that have helped successful people bounce back from failure. And more…
5 mindsets that have helped successful people bounce back from failure Who doesn’t love chocolate? And we all know Hershey’s — but perhaps we don’t all know the story of … Continue reading
Resilience as ‘learnable skill’. And more…
Helping struggling teachers to help themselves The Australian Education Union’s (AEU) 2015 State of Our Schools report found that teachers are under greater levels of stress in the classroom due … Continue reading
Is “Grit” Really the Key to Success? 5 research-backed steps to increase your perseverance. And more
Is “Grit” Really the Key to Success? A new book says you need passion and perseverance to achieve your goals in work and life. Is this a bold new idea … Continue reading
How to be resilient: 10 life hacks to help you beat stress. And more.
Scientists want to use nanobots to suck pollutants from the ocean Swarms of graphene-coated nanobots could be our best hope yet of cleaning up the murky oceans, with scientists demonstrating … Continue reading
How To Prepare For Natural Disasters Before They Occur? There’s An App For That
How To Prepare For Natural Disasters Before They Occur? There’s An App For That The Federal Emergency Management Agency has launched an app designed to help users prepare for all … Continue reading
Can Trauma Help You Grow?
Can Trauma Help You Grow? When I tell people that I had a brother who was kidnapped and murdered, I’m often asked how my parents survived. I was only four … Continue reading
Personal resilience…and more
Personal resilience Some people describe resilience as the ability to bend instead of breaking when experiencing pressure or the ability to persevere and adapt when faced with challenges. These abilities … Continue reading
4 Ways to Increase Your Resilience, According to Psychology…and more
4 Ways to Increase Your Resilience, According to Psychology Psychologist Albert Bandura is famous for his social learning theory which is really more of a model than a theory. He … Continue reading
How The Netherlands Became The Biggest Exporter Of Resilience…and more
How The Netherlands Became The Biggest Exporter Of Resilience Huib de Vriend was five years old when the great flood of 1953 hit. It was a chilly Saturday night, and … Continue reading
World Resilience NEWS
FEMA’s New Data Viz Tool Helps Communities Understand the Risk and Impact of Disasters FEMA just launched a new data visualization tool aimed at help communities better understand the risk … Continue reading
World Resilience NEWS
5 Ways to Build the Resilience You Need to Succeed The Boston Red Sox. Robert Downey Jr. Martha Stewart. Everyone loves a good comeback story. Perhaps the most famous example … Continue reading
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Luck isn’t enough: we need to do more to prepare for earthquakes, starting with stronger buildings The news and images of Nepal’s devastating earthquake reminded me of my own first-hand … Continue reading
World Resilience NEWS
The Power Of Human Resilience After Major Disasters— And The Importance Of Community Two years before Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, killing 1,800 people and destroying more than 60% of … Continue reading
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How to bounce back from life’s disappointments Have you ever felt like life is a roller-coaster ride with ups and downs, twists and turns? Well, you aren’t alone. Life hits … Continue reading
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Shigeru Ban Designs Temporary, Easy-to-Build Shelters for Disaster-Prone Areas Following Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in November 2013 and displaced three million people, architect Shigeru Ban—winner of the 2014 … Continue reading
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The One Personality Trait You Need for Success Is there one personal quality that makes you more likely to found a successful business than any other? Yes, according to Paul … Continue reading
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Resilience as a metaphor What all of these extraordinary people have in common is resilience. Psychologists define resilience as the ability to bounce back from hardship and to carry on. … Continue reading
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At least 45 dead in Brazil floods The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Brazil’s southeast states of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo climbed to 45, local Civil … Continue reading
