46 min

06: Lockdown 3.0 Special: Building resilience Babes & Brains

    • Mental Health

We have all lived from lockdown to lockdown for nearly a year now. While the distribution of COVID vaccines gives hope of a brighter future, the present is still shadowed by the pandemic and its influences on an individual and societal level. Building up resilience to adverse events can increase personal wellbeing in these difficult times, during the pandemic and beyond.

So what does being resilient mean? How can you become more resilient? What do orchids, dandelions and bamboos have in common? Find out in this episode of Babes & Brains where we tackle resilience research and techniques.

(1:20) Why do we think resilience can help you during the Covid-19 pandemic?

(8:25) Orchids and dandelions: developmental perspectives on resilience

(18:00) What is psychological flexibility?

(20:00) Acceptance of negative emotions

(25:00) Tips for building your resilience

We have all lived from lockdown to lockdown for nearly a year now. While the distribution of COVID vaccines gives hope of a brighter future, the present is still shadowed by the pandemic and its influences on an individual and societal level. Building up resilience to adverse events can increase personal wellbeing in these difficult times, during the pandemic and beyond.

So what does being resilient mean? How can you become more resilient? What do orchids, dandelions and bamboos have in common? Find out in this episode of Babes & Brains where we tackle resilience research and techniques.

(1:20) Why do we think resilience can help you during the Covid-19 pandemic?

(8:25) Orchids and dandelions: developmental perspectives on resilience

(18:00) What is psychological flexibility?

(20:00) Acceptance of negative emotions

(25:00) Tips for building your resilience

46 min