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Resilient by Rick Hanson uses a blend of positive psychology, neuroscience, and useful life practices to explain the importance of resilience in everyday scenarios. Hanson believes (which I wholeheartedly agree with) that resilience is needed in our day-to-day life rather than solely for events that require enduring terrible conditions. Resilience is needed to cope with stress, raise a family, heal from old pain or traumas, deal with work, and so much more. 

My thought process regarding resilience previous to this book was also that the action pertains more towards life changing events, like pushing past a tragedy.  However, this book taught me that resilience is a practice, and, like all practices, requires development. Through this constant practice you can achieve a more improve state of mental well-being. Who wouldn't want that?

In the book, the author explains that this road towards a better state of mental well being begins with self compassion. Compassion is a mixture of two things: empathy and a desire to alleviate pain. Often times we are empathetic towards friends and family members and begin to make the best efforts to alleviate their pain in hope that they begin to feel better, yet many of us don't practice compassion with ourselves. Better yet self compassion has a positive correlation with resilience. The more compassionate, the more resilient you become in the long run.

On top of practicing self compassion, two other things you could do to build resilience are practicing mindfulness to be better equipped for difficult moments and having the courage to address and make decisions within your life.

Comments

  1. DonovanOctober 28, 2022 at 10:27 PM

    Hey Marc, I'm glad to see you chose a book that you were able to get so much out of. I've read similar books in the focused on mental health-related topics. Seems like a good read. Well done.

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  2. Lexi BrooksOctober 30, 2022 at 2:59 PM

    Hi Marc, great post! The book you chose sounds super interesting. It seems like something you can take a lot out of and apply to how you think about your own life.

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  3. Noor BOctober 30, 2022 at 9:29 PM

    Hi Marc, great post! I totally agree that resilience is needed to push you through the obstacles in life. This book seems really interesting and I enjoy the author's points.

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  4. Florence HartingOctober 31, 2022 at 4:38 PM

    Hi Marc! I found it very interesting to learn how important self compassion is in regards to resilience through your post. Sounds like a great book!

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  5. Ethan DilkOctober 31, 2022 at 6:08 PM

    Hey Marc, I also chose to read Resilient by Rick Hanson. I think that a lot of the findings you explained in your post are things that I also observed when I read it. Like the fact that you have to practice and implement frameworks in your brain to become resilient and make them second-nature. Also, Hanson’s point on self-compassion was a new way of thinking that I enjoyed learned about. Great post!

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