In this solo episode, Wendy focuses on resilience. She explains what it is, the different ways it helps your mental and emotional health and how developing resilience makes it much easier to navigate the ups and downs of life.

Wendy shares 10 strategies that anyone can use to build up their resilience. Each one is highly practical, easy to understand, and most are simple enough for you to start using immediately.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Resilience is the ability to build strength so that you can endure challenges, bounce back after setbacks and thrive.
• Reflection helps you to learn from your day and keep things in perspective.
• Having a fixed mindset – believing we can´t change, keeps us stuck, zaps our confidence and stops us from recognising that we all have the ability to grow stronger.
• Grit is mental toughness, the ability to deal with and endure things.
• Become the director of your life rather than a passenger. Don´t lean on helplessness or allow pessimism to take hold.
• Our brains have a negative bias. Factor that in when thinking about things and actively push yourself to notice the positive things.
• Negative beliefs fester.
• Choose not to overreact to difficult situations. Don´t let fear take hold e.g. If you have to have dental work done, remind yourself that any pain is temporary and focus on the reward at the end of it – stronger and better-looking teeth.
• Your attitude makes a huge difference to how much you get out of life.
• Develop determination and resolve.
• Accept that sometimes gratification has to be delayed.
• Cultivate your persistence and tap into your survival instincts that provide you with that inner fierceness that enables you to get through and thrive no matter what.

BEST MOMENTS

“We either decide that we’ve got a fixed mindset or a growth mindset.”

“How much do you believe you can handle situations however difficult or challenging ?”

“Determination is a steadfast fortitude we develop to endure, cope and survive life´s challenges. ”

“The ability to tolerate painful emotions means staying with them and not giving into self-destructive behaviours.”

EPISODE RESOURCES

A Man´s Search For Meaning - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mans-Search-Meaning-classic-Holocaust-ebook/dp/B00EKOC0HI

VALUABLE RESOURCES

www.wendycastelino.com

https://www.instagram.com/wendycastelino/

https://www.youtube.com/@wendycastelino798

https://twitter.com/WendyCastelino

ABOUT THE HOST

Wendy Castelino has been working as a psychotherapist for over thirty-five years. As an accredited CBT and EMDR practitioner, she is committed to upholding the rigorous standards required for these accreditations and helping thousands of people reach their full potential.

Wendy currently runs a private practice where her focus is on CBT. Therapy is constantly evolving into developing new techniques, so she studies hard to integrate them into her therapy, to provide a rich and effective experience.

Wendy is aware that working in one-to-one therapy limits the number of people she can see. She has, therefore, created a range of online resources. These resources are designed to be easy to follow and provide clear, step-by-step instructions. This can help the individual to master skills and gain confidence, therefore optimising the therapy sessions. They are also suitable to be used on their own.

Further details are available at: WendyCastelino.com.

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