1. TIPS ON HOW TO BECOME
MORE RESILIENT TO LIFE
ADVERSITY
Amanda Comoretto
PhD
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2. Resilience is the ability
to successfully
navigate high levels of
challenge and change,
and to bounce back
after stressful or
traumatic events
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3. KEY ASPECTS OF RESILIENCE
Most people develop resilience to some extent
in their life
People will never become so resilient that they
are stress proof
Resilience is a series of inter-related skills, the
majority of which can be learnt and practiced
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4. SKILLS TO DEVELOP TO BECOME
MORE RESILIENT
 Adaptability/flexibility
 Problem solving ability
 Development of sense of meaning and purpose
 Good relationships/social support
 Optimism and the regular experience of positive
emotions
 Emotional management
 Cultivation of self-awareness
 Balance, and the ability to pace oneself and
disconnect
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5. PRACTICAL ADVICE
 Cultivate mental flexibility
 Act in the face of adversity
 Talk to friends/family members about your
problems/worries
 Learn how to laugh more
 Manage negative emotions
 Have fun
 Acknowledge your limitations
 Eat well and sleep enough
 Practice some kind of sport
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6. THANK YOU
Amanda Comoretto
PhD
comoretto@gmail.com
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