In this section I post ideas, articles, books, movies or music that I have found and relate in some aspect to resilience. There is a loose categorisation process, but rather than create an infinite number of categories there will be overlap. If you have suggestions of resources for this section please email me, including enough information for me to locate original sources.

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Community

Culture and Resilience - the place of the Gun

An American friend of mine said to me the other day that he did not want to send his children to high school in America because of the culture of...

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Meaning and Purpose

Check out the new kid on the block - Thrive Worldwide

Someone wise once said that the cycle of life means things have to die to be reborn.

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Meaning and Purpose

Being Self-ish

One of the greatest ironies about the group of professionals to which I belong is this - we often fail to practice what we preach.

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Research

The Hunt for the Resilience Gene

Can we find a gene for resilience? What about a gene for Psychological Trauma? Wouldn’t that be great?

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Meaning and Purpose

Photos of Resilience

I’ve talked of resilience as a process, as a consequence, as an outcome. I believe resilience is not merely coping, but much more than coping, it is thriving.

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Two+ Minutes Resilience

"Two+ Minutes Resilience", with Cynthia Eriksson

This 2+ Minutes episode features Dr Cynthia Eriksson, Associate Professor of Psychology at Fuller Seminary, California.

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Community

Did Trump give me PTSD?

The question I asked myself the other day was, ‘Has Donald Trump given me PTSD?’. As the calendar ticks over towards the 4th of July and the celebration of all...

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Two+ Minutes Resilience

"Two+ Minutes of Resilience", with John Ehrenreich

In this episode of "Two+ Minutes on Resilience" we draw together some of the key insights that Professor John Ehrenreich discusses in the longer video interview.

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Two+ Minutes Resilience

"Two+ Minutes of Resilience", with Joan Johnson

We have started a new series which we hope you will appreciate. In this series we aim to provide about 2 minutes of wisdom drawn from the longer video interview...

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