Springtime Resilience

This pathway toward expanded resilience is shady but dappled with sunny spots, and the one walking the path is anchored by a very specific skill: reflection. Transformation is fueled by equipping yourself with new skills, but all skills are useless until a person bravely examines the moments where they lacked a skillful response– when reactivity won out, dysregulation made matters worse, or they found themselves powerless. Growth happens when a person sees and creates the space to do something differently the next time. In this way, reflection is where the alchemy is– where the formula is studied, and the ingredients are adjusted.