January 25, 2021

RESOLVE TO BE RESILIENT - creating new pathways leading to better outcomes

40 minutes

What does resilience mean?

It's the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress and the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.

Seven Skills of Resilience

Principle 1: Cultivate a Belief in Your Ability to Cope.

Principle 2: Stay Connected With Sources of Support.

Principle 3: Talk About What You're Going Through.

Principle 4: Be Helpful to Others.

Principle 5: Activate Positive Emotion.

Principle 6: Cultivate an Attitude of Survivorship.

Principle 7: Seek Meaning.

A growth mindset, proposed by Stanford professor Carol Dweck in her book Mindset, describes people who believe that their success depends on time and effort. People with a growth mindset feel their skills and intelligence can be improved with effort and persistence. They embrace challenges, persist through obstacles, learn from criticism and seek out inspiration in others’ success.

Neuroplasticity: The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity allows the neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment.

Special thanks to our guest speaker Maria Bridwell M.Ed, Ed.D (C) for sharing her time and wisdom.

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