What builds resilience?
From the book – Chapter 12: Child, Teen and Adult Mental Health
What builds resilience
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Supportive relationships: at least one trusted person who believes in you.
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Realistic optimism: hoping for the best while planning for challenges.
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Problem-solving skills: breaking big problems into steps.
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Emotional skills: naming and managing feelings.
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A sense of purpose: a reason to get up in the morning, whether family, work, faith, or service.
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Self-care: sleep, movement, food, and rest.
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Willingness to ask for help.
VIDYA-DANA NOTE
In the Indian tradition the first teacher of a child is the mother, then the father, then the guru. What a child learns at home about feeling, fear and kindness is its first vidya-dana, and it is given free.
Read the full chapter – Chapter 12: Child, Teen and Adult Mental Health
Stories from real life
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- Neha Stops Saying Yes – Neha, thirty-eight, is a project manager in Bengaluru and mother of two. Her day starts at five and ends at midnight: office calls, school lunches, in-laws'…
- Mr Iyer Forgets the Way Home – Mr Iyer, seventy-eight, a retired teacher in Chennai, took the same walk to the temple every morning for forty years. Last month he lost his way…
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