Why is resilience important?
If you have not read our other article on resilience and why it is so important for our health, follow this link: resilience appears to have benefits for both physical and mental health.
What can we do to maintain and develop our resilience? Here are some suggestions:
- Surround yourself with caring relationships and make connections
- Develop a positive attitude to help build resilience
- ‘Rethink’ stress: train yourself to deal with it instead of falling apart
- Stay healthy – a healthy body can support resilience
- Build resilience at work
- Build resilience in children
Surround yourself with caring relationships and make connections
The American Psychological Association (APA) suggests that strong, caring relationships are the primary foundation of resilience: ‘Relationships that create love and trust, provide role models and offer encouragement and reassurance help bolster a person's resilience’.
To help build resilience, we can work to create good connections and social support with family, friends, and other groups in the community. |
Develop a positive attitude to help build resilience