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A Story of Resilience: Jessica Bronzert—From Fortune 50 to Independent Consultant
In another installment of Resilience Radio, Linda talks to Jessica Bronzert about transitioning from an internal consultant at a Fortune 50 company to starting her own consulting firm. Transcription: Linda: Good afternoon and welcome to Resilience Radio where we look...
Video: From Resilience to Prosilience
Proactive + Resilience = Prosilience Learn more about moving from Resilience to Prosilience in this webinar presented by author Linda Hoopes.
The Anatomy of Resilience
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...
A Story of Resilience: Larry Knauer—Adaptive Adventures’ Sailing Program
From Linda's podcast, Resilience Radio, we bring you stories of resilience. Click the arrow above to listen to the interview, or read below for the transcription. We'd love to hear your resilience story! Submit it here. Transcription: Resilience Radio Guest: Larry...
Taming My Inner Puppy, Six Minutes at a Time
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...
Looking for Adversity
Most of us spend our lives trying to avoid discomfort and adversity. We like the world to be at least somewhat predictable and comfortable. I’d like to suggest that all of us should be spending more of our time seeking adversity. Here’s why: Just as physical muscles...
Prosilience All Around Us
I recently read a news story about the captain of a schooner sailing from Nova Scotia to Bermuda who found that his ship was sinking. The focus of the story was how he remained calm throughout the process and the rescue of him and his three crew. The other day, my mom...
Recovering from the Loss of A Loved One
Death can awaken a range of emotions, including fear, anger, and sadness. It separates us from those we love. When someone passes away, it is often hard for us to accept the truth that the person has left us. Some people never recover from the sorrow. The resources...
What Makes Resilient Kids: 4 Tips for Parents
Knowing how important resilience is to our lives, we surely want people we love to be more resilient. Parents and others who care about children may be interested in knowing what research has found on 4 family dynamics that can help adolescents build resilience. 1....
Change Your Life by Changing Your Habits
Did you know that about 40 percent of the actions you take each day are habits? Habits are behavioral patterns stored in your brain that you perform without thinking about them. They help you conserve your mental energy for things that you need to pay more attention...