Resilience & Coping
Resilience is often described as the ability of the individual to bounce back after having experienced hardship. Resilience is mostly based on personal strengths, resources, and psychological capital.
19 Resilience Activities & Training to Overcome Adversity
Resilience is more than bouncing back from adversity; it’s about growing by learning from life’s challenges. Resilience activities help develop the capacity to adapt, recover, [...]
Resilience Theory: Core Concepts & Research Insights
As a trauma therapist, I’ve witnessed the profound ways abuse, heartbreak, tragedy, and grief can shatter a person’s sense of self. Many clients arrive in [...]
8 Coping Skills Worksheets for Adults and Youth (+ PDFs)
No matter how much we study, plan, and prepare, life will inevitably throw us curveballs. When it does, it’s our ability to adapt, problem-solve, and [...]
Psychological Capital: Unleashing The Inner HERO’s Potential
When most people hear the word “capital,” they think of individual, organizational, or governmental wealth. Yet, for many of the students I work with, their [...]
How to Be Mentally Strong & Build Mental Toughness
As a vital element of my doctorate research into human performance, I spoke to many mentally strong endurance athletes. What set them apart was their [...]
Overcoming Trauma Bonding: 8 Strategies & Exercises
A young woman tries to save her father from a monster in a castle by sacrificing herself as a captive instead. She becomes his prisoner. [...]
Breaking Generational Trauma With Positive Psychology
Generational trauma, the enduring legacy of past adversities that reverberates through familial lines, presents profound challenges to mental and emotional wellbeing. Within the realm of [...]
Vicarious Trauma: The Silent Impact on Therapists
Vicarious trauma refers to the impact of repetitive encounters with indirect trauma while working as a helping professional. Most clients who attend psychotherapy will share [...]
CPTSD: Understanding Complex Trauma & Its Recovery
As we face the worrying increase of environmental events, pandemics, and wars across the globe, the topic of trauma is extremely relevant across various contexts. [...]
9 Childhood Trauma Tests & Questionnaires
Childhood trauma is a difficult topic to navigate. We don’t like to think, or talk, about children being hurt. But if we’re working with clients [...]
