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RESILIENCE is about bouncing back from adversity but it’s not just about surviving the worst of our days but thriving every day

Key to Resilience

• Deal with Amygdala

Hijack

• Build inner resources

for future challenges

• Marinate in the good

Key to Resilience

• Deal with Amygdala

Hijack

• Build resources for

future challenges

• Marinade in the good

GUARD D DOG (A (AMYGDALA)

SURVIVAL IN THE BRAIN

GATE K KEEPER (A (AMYGDALA)

Guard dog’s job is singular. Is this new information from my senses safe or unsafe?

WISE O OWL (P (Pre-Frontal C Cortex) Wise Owl is rational and logical, involved in emotional regulation and behaviour regulation in the brain.

When Guard Dog triggers a stress response it takes

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brain and body…

…and the Wise Owl starts to deactivate. The guard dog is now in charge without access to rational brain function

In Inverse Re Relationship

We have 6 seconds to keep the wise owl

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Ru Rule

S: Stop T: Take a Breath O: Observe P: Proceed

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PEOPLE THAT KEEP YOU UPRIGHT WISDOM & INSIGHTS YOU HOLD ONTO A QUOTE, SONG LYRIC, GRANDADS SAYING

SUPPORTS

(that hold you up)

STRATEGIES

(that keep you moving)

THINGS THAT HELP YOU DEAL WITH NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS

SAGACITY

(give you comfort/hope)

SOLUTIONS

(behaviours you’ve shown)

WHAT BEHAVIOUR AND SOLUTIONS HELPED BEFORE: EG. PROBLEM SOLVING, INFORMATION GATHERING, PLANNING AHEAD, NEGOTIATING, VOICING YOUR OPINION, ASKING FOR HELP

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My Past Sources of Resilience

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PERSONALISATION PERMANENCE PERVASIVENESS

The Three P’s

I should have done more Why didn’t I protect them more?

Blaming Ourselves

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PERSONALISATION

I will never meet someone I will never be able to find another job

Things will be like this for ever I’ll be/feel like this forever

PERMANENCE

Its just a matter of time before I loose all my clients. My Life Sucks!

This event will effect everything in my life (there is nothing good)

PERVASIVENESS

Control Control

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Adaptive Coping

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NEGATIVITY BIAS

BAD

GOOD

Our brains are Velcro for the bad and Teflon for good.

• Dr. Rick Hanson

We have a brain designed to

• Scan for bad news

Over focus on it

• Over-react to it
• Fast track it to memory
• Become gradually

desensitize to it over time

SURVIVAL IS THE GAME OF THE BRAIN

TAKE IN THE GOOD

3 GOOD THINGS What went well today (3 unique things) MEANING Why it went well Why it made you feel good

Happiness Strategy 1

3 new things I’m grateful for

Happiness Strategy 2

Fast track a good moment to memory bank in the brain

Happiness Strategy 3

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Key to Resilience

• Deal with the

Amygdala Hijack

• Build inner resources

for future challenges

• Marinate in the good

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Compassion

is Key

Meditation in Pr Progress