Categories for Resilience
Developing resilience in children
May 5, 2020 10:03 am Leave your thoughtsMore than ever children need resilience. This a video shows parents and teachers a simple way to help children during lockdown and beyond. We will need to be resilient to rebuild.
Feeling happier in 30 seconds
March 18, 2020 1:17 pm Leave your thoughtsWe are all being bombarded with information, images and advice about the current virus pandemic. It is be easy to become alarmed by what we see and hear. One of the many great things about positive psychology is that it some of its tools and techniques are more effective in difficult times
Struggling students deserve more than automatic grades
August 6, 2019 3:40 pm Leave your thoughtsFor me one of the most important aspects of teaching grit, determination and perseverance (which I believe are pivotal aspects of growth mindset) is understanding that failure does not define you.
It’s mental health awareness week – or is it?
May 16, 2019 9:37 am Leave your thoughtsFrom workplaces to schools, from social media to TV shows it seems to me we are missing something important – how we can flourish and thrive both mentally and physically.
Wellbeing not well-doing
December 18, 2018 1:58 pm Leave your thoughtsThis series of articles exploring the truth behind the buzz about resilience concludes with a look at wellbeing.
Time to bounce back
December 12, 2018 1:52 pm Leave your thoughtsFor the third article of the series looking at the truth behind the buzz about resilience, I’m going to examine bounce back.
All about control
November 13, 2018 9:45 am Leave your thoughtsFeelings of control are incredibly important. During the 10 years I ran the national research project into work related stress – the 24-7 survey – we discovered something very telling about the impact of control.
The truth behind the buzz
October 2, 2018 1:01 pm Leave your thoughtsWhether in large multi-nationals, the health service, local authorities, or the charity sector it seems everyone is looking at developing a resilient organisation.