1. Wellness Series Reaching RESILIENCE

2. Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri Our Mission To promote mental health and to improve the care and treatment of persons with mental illness through advocacy, education and service.

3. Reaching Resilience Being your best even when things are at their worst

5. Learning to adapt well over time to life- changing situations and stressful conditions What is Resilience?

6. ordinary, not extraordinary – involves behaviors, thoughts, and actions – learned and developed in anyone What is Resilience?

7. Offers protection from various mental health conditions Improves the immune system Offers the opportunity to learn how to overcome adversity Develops a feeling of competency Offers the opportunity to build healthy relationships Benefits of Resilience

8. REBOUND TM

9. – Shock – Opportunity – Transition Types of Change

11. Shock – Give yourself time to adjust – Don’t make any big decisions until the shock is over

13. Types of Change Opportunity – Don’t hold yourself back – Don’t be guilty – Embrace your success

15. Types of Change Transition – Daily habit of getting away – Examine if you really want to go back to the old situation – Pay attention to how it makes you feel

16. Characteristics of Resilience 8 basic characteristics – Achieved through practice

17. Characteristics of Resilience Optimism – Seeing the positive in most situations – believing in one’s own strength

18. Characteristics of Resilience Flexibility – A ready capability to adapt to: new, different, changing requirement

19. Characteristics of Resilience Perspective – Consider broader context – See obstacles as challenges – Learn from mistakes

20. Characteristics of Resilience Acceptance – Accept circumstances that cannot be changed – Focus on circumstances that you can alter

21. Characteristics of Resilience Self-Confidence – Belief that you are in control of your own life

22. Characteristics of Resilience Insightfulness (& intuition) – Understand what you’re feeling and why – Look beyond the present

23. Characteristics of Resilience Perseverance – The willingness to endure in the face of difficulty – Action-oriented; trust in the process and don’t give up

24. Characteristics of Resilience Humor – The ability to laugh in the face of difficulty

25. Characteristics of Resilience Optimism Flexibility Perspective Acceptance Self-confidence Insightfulness Perseverance Humor

27. Putting Resilience Into Action - Good Relationships with family, friends, and co-workers improves resilience. -Accept help and support from others -Low levels of social interaction were found to have an impact on longevity

28. Putting Resilience Into Action - Avoid catastrophic thinking -You can control your interpretation of stressful events in your life -Notice subtle ways you feel better as you deal with the stressor

29. Putting Resilience Into Action -What’s the one thing that I know I can do today that moves me toward my goal? -Do something regularly to solve the problem -Take decisive action rather than remaining passive

30. Putting Resilience Into Action - Pay attention to your own needs and feelings -Do something you enjoy and find relaxing

31. Putting Resilience Into Action Restore Hope Journal Meditation Spiritual practices Practice Mindfulness

33. Resilience “You may not control all of the things that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou

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