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Resilience is the capacity to adapt well to and recover quickly from adverse events. People that are resilient handle many situations others would find stressful without negative effects and “bounce back” quickly to their normal state. Resilience is more a process than a trait. It involves behaviors, thoughts and actions that can be learned and developed.

Not long ago, I heard an interview with entrepreneur Alexandra Drane—an innovator in health technology and head of her own company, Eliza Corp -- http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cohealth-checkup/2013/12/11/buffers-and-magnif...
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Boost Your Resilience

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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BOOST YOUR RESILIENCE

Resilience is the capacity to adapt well to and recover quickly from adverse events. People that are resilient handle many situations others would find stressful without negative effects and “bounce back” quickly to their normal state. Resilience is more a process than a trait. It involves behaviors, thoughts and actions that can be learned and developed.

Not long ago, I heard an interview with entrepreneur Alexandra Drane—an innovator in health technology and head of her own company, Eliza Corp -- http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cohealth-checkup/2013/12/11/buffers-and-magnif...
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DEALING WITH LIFE'S OBSTACLES

Studies show the most stressful life challenges include caring for an adult or child with significant health issues, financial stress and relationship stress. The good news is the amount of stress we feel has more to do with how resilient we are and how we respond to stressful events than the actual events themselves.
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FINANCIAL STRESS

RETIREMENT, COLLEGE, FIRST HOME, DEBT
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RELATIONSHIP STRESS

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CAREGIVING

Elder Care and Child Care
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MAGNIFIERS

Magnifiers are negative coping behaviors. If you practice them, you will be pulled down faster into a downward spiral.
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sleep issues

Studies show that most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep to function optimally. When we don’t get enough sleep, our capacity to remember, learn and be creative is diminished. And, even more related to our resilience, we become less optimistic and less sociable. The Harvard Medical School offers a summary of research in this area at http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/consequences.
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SLEEP ISSUES

Studies show that most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep to function optimally. When we don’t get enough sleep, our capacity to remember, learn and be creative is diminished. And, even more related to our resilience, we become less optimistic and less sociable. The Harvard Medical School offers a summary of research in this area at http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/consequences.
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FEELING WORRIED OR SAD

Not to the level of being depressed, just feeling blue. We all experience periods where we are sad, listless and anxious about the future. However, it’s important that these moods are transient and that people return to feeling hopeful and optimistic.
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SUBSTANCE USE

This is not substance abuse like drinking a bottle of wine before breakfast, which is obviously a problem. This is having four drinks instead of one at the end of the day. Smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and binging on food can seem like quick fixes when we are feeling stressed, but they erode our resilience. Read more from the National Institute on Drug Abuse: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/understanding-drug-abuse-ad....
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BUFFERS

Buffers are positive coping factors that increase resiliency.
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Strong Network of Peers

Many studies show that caring and supportive relationships are mega resilience boosters. People with high levels of healthy social support even experience fewer negative chemical effects on the brain when stress hits. Learn more about this from the American Institute of Stress: http://www.stress.org/emotional-and-social-support//
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SPIRITUALITY/MINDFULNESS

Spirituality isn’t necessarily the same as religion. It refers to belonging to and serving something larger than the self, to being grounded in the self and able to settle oneself. One way to bolster your spirituality is meditation, which can increase focus, calmness, clarity and attention span. Read more from the Mayo Clinic at http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/stress-management/in-depth/stress-....
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EXERCISE

Regular exercise can significantly boost well-being by pumping up feel-good chemicals like endorphins and mitigating negative ones like cortisol. Find out more about its benefits to the brain in “Spark” by John J. Ratey, And read about how it can help you balance work and family in this Harvard Business Review blog post: http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/how-regular-exercise-helps-you-balance-work-an....
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NUTRITION

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EDUCATION & RESOURCES

ALIGNED WITH EACH OBSTACLE, MAGNIFIER & BUFFER
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QUARTERLY FOCUS

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KICK OFF

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VULNERABILITY INDEX

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Janet McNichol

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