Six Resilience Insights from the 2017 Eclipse

Stories

If you live in the US, chances are that you spent at least part of Monday, August 21 viewing the eclipse that traveled across the country; you may even have traveled to a location where you could see the totality. No matter where you are in the world, you have almost...

The Opposite of Resilience

Challenges

A beautiful tree fell in my neighborhood the other day, due to the combined impact of heavy rain, a shallow root system, and old age. I recently learned of a young man who committed suicide, distraught over a broken relationship and an unhappy home life, and unable to...

Resilience Lessons on the Chesapeake

Building Blocks, Creativity

Summer is a great time for getting outside and having adventures. And adventures are a great way to build your resilience. When you try something new, you typically encounter things you’ve never done before. Sometimes these things are exciting, but sometimes...

The Anatomy of Resilience

Building Blocks

You have a set of change muscles that help you navigate challenges. Each of these is a way of thinking about or approaching adversity that helps you achieve more effective outcomes. At Prosilience, we focus on helping you develop seven muscles: Positivity The first...

Taming My Inner Puppy, Six Minutes at a Time

Building Blocks, Calming, Exercises, Preparation

Have you ever spent time with a puppy? It’s never still! It’s running in circles, barking, maybe chewing on the furniture or peeing on the rug… busy all the time. My mind feels like that sometimes—a million things moving at once, distractions everywhere, full of...