Resilience

Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress—such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. As much as resilience involves “bouncing back” from these difficult experiences, it can also involve profound personal growth.

The Real You
Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world. ~ Adam Grant Being you, in an authentic manner, can be difficult when your world has been overturned.  When we are first in grief, our brains are...
Resilience. Really?
Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. ~ Jamais Cascio I like this thought: “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. The goal of resilience is to...
Death of a Child
“Just as it is impossible to explain childbirth to a woman who has never given birth, it is impossible to explain child loss to a person who has never lost a child.” ― Lynda Cheldelin Fell Loss... I've lost my grandparents.  I've lost my father.  But nothing could...
The Hope: Resilience
"Resilience is very different than being numb. Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going." ~ Yasmin Mogahed Jumping Out Of a Perfectly Good Airplane... Have you ever wanted to just jump out of a plane... Do some...
Really, Me?

Really, Me?

"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." ~  C. S. Lewis The Journey From Despair to Grace... I like to think of...

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Grief-Stricken vs. Grace-Stricken

Grief-Stricken vs. Grace-Stricken

You Are Just…

Grief-stricken and everything will be ok…

Over time you will feel better and not hurt so much…

You just need to get over it and snapback…

If you have experienced a great loss you have heard these words. Maybe not exactly the same words but the same meaning and intent.

People, especially those close to you, have no idea what to say to help, so they express their feelings in odd ways. Usually with what they think you want to hear.

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