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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Meaning and Purpose

Is it possible for a species to lose hope?

A recent letter to the Guardian Weekly (03.08.18) stated, "Nothing will halt the sixth extinction except a massive cull of the vast herds of Homo sapiens infesting the planet”.

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Meaning and Purpose

Organisational Toxicity - A loss of Moral Character?

The discussion on Organisational Toxicity was, apparently, interesting to a number of people. Which is, perhaps, an indication as to how concerned we are about the issue.

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Meaning and Purpose

Do 'Stories' Enhance Resilience?

Stories are fascinating and the story of stories is even more so. Stories have been a core component of human culture since human culture became recognisable.

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Research

Organisational Toxicity - an issue of Justice

The capacity to thrive is directly connected to environment. In fact thriving is dependent on context.

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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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Research

What can ecosystem studies teach us about resilience?

The term ‘resilience’ is applied so widely across a multitudes of disciplines that it faces its own extinction.

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Research

What is the connection between music and resilience?

It is commonly believed that music significantly influences mood and psychological emotionality. Most of us would say that this is just common sense.

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