The upheaval of 2020 continues into 2021 in new ways, but it doesn’t need to unmoor us from our journey towards resilience. This past year has been our greatest teacher, an immersive masterclass in resilience, and we can use these same skills to find our emotional bearings during this new year. Creating a healthy distance through intentional habits & honoring our emotional life are two vital steps on our journey towards resilience.

The air feels heavy these past few weeks like we’ve been living through the perfect storm. During moments of upheaval, resilience is less about thriving and more about surviving. Can we learn to shoulder the storm while keeping our well-being intact? Yes, we can. We can’t dial down the heat of these pandemic election times, but we can successfully learn to harness a few key strategies to blow off some therapeutic steam.

This universal resilience prescription is one we can all apply in the here and now, especially during the pandemic. When we learn to live a lifetime in a day, we redefine our relationship with time, our greatest and most cherished currency of all.

We’re in the midst of an all-out marathon when we originally signed up for a sprint. In doctor speak, we’ve moved from an acute situation to a chronic one. We need to make a cognitive leap and reset our expectations. These two strategies can help us cope.

This week, we learn the powerful resilience benefits of the simple yet powerful act of owning our personal pandemic story. How has this experience shaped you? What have you gained or lost? What hard-won lessons about your incredible resilience have you learned? Your pandemic story can have a profound impact on your resilience.

Race & its complexities have impacted us all in very different ways. Our current environment may feel fractured & divisive, but we have our shared humanity intact. How can we make sense of our collective pain to move forward towards greater unity & shared resilience?

Popcorn brain is a new biological phenomenon that can affect any of us during this pandemic and can have a profound impact on our resilience-building efforts.

The Resilience Rule of 2 is a science-backed strategy to create positive lasting change, one day at a time.

Letting ourselves off the hook to just be during this difficult time might be precisely what we need to get through this period wiser, stronger and more capable than before.

Powering up our resilience while powering down our stress isn’t a mystical thing. It’s a science-based formula based on biology. There are concrete ways to work with our biology, starting with the mind.

The big question on everyone’s mind is whether we can increase our immunity to Covid. There is so much we can do to optimize our immune system right now.

Humans are meaning-seeking, purpose-driven creatures. To build a resilient spirit, we need to find ways to create meaning and purpose during this pandemic.