Patient Abiding: Fostering Individual and Collective Resilience
In these uncertain times of global upheaval it is more important than ever to cultivate resilience; both in ourselves, our clients, and our communities.
In this conversation with psychotherapist Linda Graham we explore transfering lessons from individual to collective resilience, the power of hope, cultivating resilient emotions, calming the nervous system, fostering positivity and working with the unsure part.
In this podcast we talk about:
04:00 Collective resilience
09:10 The power of hope
14:30 The privilege of hyper-individuality
18:20 The basis of resilience
23:00 Cultivating resilient emotions
30:00 Validating coping mechanisms
34:50 Calming the nervous system
39:30 Perspective and challenge
44:00 What is resilience
49:40 Negativity bias
53:10 Fostering possibility
58:20 Working with the unsure part
Resources Mentioned:
Bouncing back, by Linda Graham
Terry Patten
Reasons to be cheerful
Bouncing forward, by Michaela Haas
Anchored, by Deb Dana
Resilience, by Linda Graham
Rick Hansen
Tara Brach