Resilience

Got Resilience?

Gina Stepp, MA / August 15, 2010

Resilience isn’t something you build through sheer willpower—it’s rooted in your earliest relationships. Neuroscience shows secure early attachment shapes the brain’s capacity to bounce back from stress, but adult relationships can help reshape that capacity too.

Health and Positive Psychology, Resilience, Trauma and Grief

Resilient Families, Resilient Communities

Gina Stepp, MA / June 10, 2008

Some families bounce back from tragedy stronger than before—so what’s their secret? Decades of research suggest strategies like meaning-making, flexible optimism, and cultivating purpose beyond the self can help families recover from trauma.