R*silience in the modern world

Saving Lives In Slow Motion

What exactly is resilience?

Is it more than being able to recover from adversity or stresses?

It’s a term that has annoyed me in the past so I wanted to get under it’s belly and explore where it came from beyond flexibility and adaptability in thinking or

handling stressful situations.

The work of Emmy Werner fascinates me and I try to draw out her key findings.

Summary article by Dr Werner: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/1054139X92901577

Dr Werner’s longitudinal study: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1111%2Fj.1939-0025.1989.tb01636.x

Resilience in healthcare: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/1/e031765

Mayo Clinic tips on resilence: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/resilience-training/in-depth/resilience/art-20046311

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