This week Dr. Elia Gourgouris, a positive psychology expert certified by the American Red Cross in Disaster Mental Health joins award winning facilitator and coach, Konstantinos Apostolopoulos (Coach Kon) to reveal the four types of human responses to unexpected or rapid change (crisis). We learn the difference between danger and fear and how to choose faith over fear in dire situations. Dr. Elia and Coach Kon share how we can strategically develop more resilience by practicing the 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis. Grab a copy of their practical guide to emotionally dealing with pandemics and other disasters and learn to improvise, adapt, and overcome in any challenge.

"This is a battle we are dealing with.... a spiritual battle, a physical battle, and a mental battle.... it requires us to think differently."

RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:

1. 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: A Practical Guide to Emotionally Dealing with Pandemics and Other Disasters.


CHAPTER MARKERS: 

1:14- Introduction of Dr. Elia Gourgouris and Konstantinos Apostolopoulos. 

2:52- How Dr. Elia became trained is Disaster Mental Health 

5:05- What defines a crisis? 

7:09- How can we choose to respond to crises with faith and not fear or out of threats of danger? 

4 Responses to Unexpected or Rapid Change: 
8:47- Victim Mode

9:11- Critic Mode

9:48- Bystander Mode

10:13- Navigator Mode

13:13- Resilience is the ability to flexibly adapt to challenging, adverse, or traumatic life events. It is a set of strategies that can be learned. 

7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: 
17:48- Key #1 Self Care - Personal Health Care Assessment

22:18- Key #2- Awareness

26:29- Key #3- Flexibility 

28:35- Keys #4 and #5- Preparation and Initiative

35:02- Keys #6 and #7- Positive Attitude and Kindness

37:20- Improvise, Adapt, Overcome (3 important traits in navigating a crisis) 

40:01- Advice for operating in proactive rather than reactive mode