The Prosilience Blog
Resilience and Natural Disasters
Daily concerns like work, school, and family often keep us so busy that we have no time to think about other things. Natural disasters seem far away from everyday life; we spend very little time thinking about them. However, they are more real than we think:...
52 Steps to Building Your Resilience
Early in 2016, I joined a group called 52Frames. It's an international group of photography enthusiasts who sign up to participate in a weekly challenge. I'm an amateur photographer, but I am a much better photographer now than I was when I joined the group. I'm also...
Staying Resilient During the Holidays
The Christmas/holiday season can be difficult for many people. It offers many opportunities for using your resilience resources. What makes this a difficult time? How can you increase your ability to overcome the challenges the season may bring? Why are the...
What to Do with An Injured Athlete
Sports injury can be serious physically. Moreover, it can be hard to overcome psychologically too, because no athlete wants to face the possibility of never being able to return to the sport again. For those who are injured or know someone who is, this entry will...
Resilience Building Essentials to Overcome Sexual Abuse — Part Two
Last time, we discussed 4 things that are important for developing resilience in the face of sexual abuse. Today, we will continue with the other 4 essentials in building such resilience. 5. Helpful life circumstances. The environment we live in is also important in...
Resilience Building Essentials to Overcome Sexual Abuse — Part One
Living in this turbulent world, we encounter different adversities. Some of them are easy to resolve, and some others take a lot longer. Sexual abuse can be one of the hardest adversities to overcome in life. Nevertheless, it happens to almost 1 in every 5 women in...
The Terrain of Adversity
What do we mean by adversity? You and I mostly walk along in a path of familiarity. We know or can envision how things will unfold. I get up in the morning, eat breakfast, drive to the office, start into my day, and work on projects, have meetings, go shopping... You...
Maintaining a Healthy Relationship: How to Solve Problems
One thing that makes humans different from other animals is the ability to commit to a loved one. However, this ability sometimes makes us worried and obsessed: an unpleasant relationship can harm us both physically and psychologically. This entry hopes to help those...
Help for Sleepless Nights
In this busy world, sleep time can be precious. However, our biggest enemy, restless, sleepless nights, often gets in our way. As we toss and turn in bed, we just cannot get all the thoughts out of our mind. We start to get anxious about not getting enough sleep,...
Unbroken: The Story of Louis Zamperini
Louis Zamperini was an Olympic track star who fought in World War II. He was shot down and floated in a raft for 47 days, only to be captured by the Japanese and subjected to extremely brutal and dehumanizing treatment as a prisoner of war in several internment camps....