Stuck in Traffic?

Calming, Exercises, Ourselves

Traffic can be the most frustrating thing in everyday life. We are stuck in a tiny space, we can’t move the car, and we have to pay close attention to other cars. Severe commuting stress can also harm our health both physically and psychologically. Although we...

From Resolutions to Results: 10 Tools for Successful Change

Exercises

The new year is a great time to think about fresh starts. Yet, as we all know, it’s a lot easier to make resolutions than to turn them into lasting change. Here are ten suggestions for moving from resolutions to results:            ...

Ten Ways to Strengthen Your Resilience

Exercises

1. Practice calming yourself down. Your brain reacts quickly when you perceive danger or threat. It moves into “fight or flight” mode, which makes it difficult to respond thoughtfully to the challenges you face. You can tell your brain everything is ok by...

Working with Veterans: A Healing Practice

Exercises, PTSD, Resources

David Bothe is a friend of mine who does healing work with a wide range of people. He has recently started a nonprofit organization called Hope and Haven that, as part of its mission, provides healing services for veterans, trauma survivors, their families and...

Basic Warmup Exercises

Calming, Exercises

The goal of resilience warmup exercises is to help you feel relaxed and calm so you can think and react more effectively when facing challenges. All of the other resilience muscles work more easily and effectively when you are warmed up. If you practice one or more of...

Basic Experimenting Exercises

Exercises, Experimenting

Your experimenting muscle is strong when you can courageously try new things when facing adversity. This muscle is useful because it helps you take actions that might feel scary but will help you achieve better outcomes. Some simple daily exercises you can use to...