Staying Resilient in Trying Times

Here are 3 goals that we recommend you try to build your resilience:

• STEP 1: ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR FEELINGS BY APPRAISING THE SITUATION

  How are you emotionally responding to the situation? These resources and activities will help you center yourself in the face of challenge and make meaning of the emotions that you’re feeling.

  • How to recognize stress and leverage self-awareness before losing control (22 mins)
  • How to manage grief to find balance (5 mins)
  • How to balance physical and mental well-being (2 mins)
  • A guide to managing stress (10 mins)
  • A mindfulness meditation for times of crisis (3 mins)

  In this work, try reminding yourself: “I am feeling and healing.”

• STEP 2: REFRAME THE SITUATION AND MOVE FORWARD

  Practicing self-compassion and becoming more adaptive in how you cope can improve your wellbeing. These resources and activities will help you reduce the spiral of negative thinking to help guard against additional self-induced stress.

  • Learn about the power of self-compassion and how it can help you overcome challenges (3 mins)
  • An exercise to help you cultivate self-compassion (10 mins)
  • How to turn negative thoughts into positive ones (8 mins)
  • An exercise to help you recognize stressors, categorize your responses, and make a plan (10 mins)
  • An exercise to shift your perspective and empower yourself when dealing with setbacks (7 mins)
  • How to stay grounded and keep from spiraling into negative thinking (8 mins)

  In this work, try reminding yourself: “I recognize the challenge and will use my stress to rise to the occasion.”

• STEP 3: RISE TO THE CHALLENGE WITH GRACE

  When the going gets rough, it’s natural to feel sad or anxious about the changing circumstances. But research shows that having gratitude for the positive things that we do have in our lives - even during such times - enables us to be more resilient, manage stress, and boost our sense of well-being. These resources and activities will help you build resilient mindsets and behaviors to lift yourself and others up.

  • Learn how practicing gratitude invites joy into your life (4 mins)
  • Learn four ways gratitude helps you with difficult feelings (8 mins)
  • A short, repeatable exercise to practice gratitude and build happiness (10 mins)
  • Learn how to change the way you think about stress and how your body responds to it (15 mins)
  • Learn how a growth mindset can make you stronger (10 mins)
  • How to lean into your sense of purpose to build your resilience (10 mins)
  • How to empower your family with boundaries, accountability, and goal setting (7 mins)
  • An exercise to align your values through “Ikigai” (10 mins)

  In this work, try reminding yourself: “I will be the best version of myself.”