Make Resilience Your Superpower

Presented by Wendy Rawlings

Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant �sources of stress

Resilience is your Rubber Bumper

RESILIENCE IS THE ANTIDOTE TO RESISTANCE�Resistance: from Latin resistere , it means to hold back. Resilience: from Latin resilens , it means to rebound, recoil, elasticity. “The only constant is change”�

Resistance

• Restrains, against movement
• Holds on
• Stays in one place
• Discourages growth

Resilience

• Enables, towards movement
• Lets us let go
• Moves where needed
• Creates growth

Feelings and Reactions are part of life—Christ �experienced them and knows how to help us through our own challenges

Exhaustion

Sorrow

Indignance

Disappointment

Disappointment

Sorrow

Indignation

Joy

Compassion

Exhaustion

Develop Healthy Thinking Patterns

• Our thoughts influence our emotions
• Thoughts are important, how you think/talk about yourself & circumstances impacts how you feel and how resilient you can be.
• We can recognize unhealthy thought patterns and develop the ability to adapt to emotional challenges with courage and faith centered in Jesus Christ.

Five Principles of Resiliency

• Know your purpose
• Create and follow a predictable, consistent schedule. Be flexible when you need to and embrace change as it comes into your life
• Strengthen your Mind/Body/Spirit connection. “I will tell you in your mind and in your heart [by the spirit]. . .Meditate, ponder, breathe
• Take good enough care of yourself that you can help others without burning out, resenting, or feeling overwhelmed
• Keep a positive mindset. Emotionally regulate. Step back and get curious before engaging emotionally and avoid judging, even yourself and find things to be grateful for

Boost Your Coping Skills

• Calm your mind
• Calm your body
• Calm your spirit
• Calm your emotions

Difference between Christlike �and Worldly Service

Christlike Worldly____

Have something Empty or tired

to give

Unconditional Expectations

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Required those Enable or do

he healed to do more than we

something should

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Difference between Christlike �and Worldly Service

Christlike

Have something to give

Unconditional

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Asked something of those he healed

Worldly

Empty or tired

Expectations

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Enable or do more than we

Know when to ask �for help

• When there are problems with relationships, work and family, and it’s not getting better
• If you are feeling suicidal, get help immediately
• If you are experiencing physical symptoms like fatigue, headache, stomach ache etc. and physical causes have been ruled out
• If you have difficulty focusing or remembering
• If you feel helpless or hopeless for more than a few weeks
• If your anxiety stops you from doing the things you need or want to do
• If you are often tearful for no apparent reason

How’s Your

Rubber Bumper?

• Check it out
• Do a Body Scan, notice any physical or emotional sensations:
• On a scale of 1-10 what number would you give them? The higher your number, the thinner your bumper. (Know your stress threshold number)
• If you’re approaching your stress threshold, use your coping tools to lower your number

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