Wellbeing Weekly: Bouncing Back Stronger with Resilience
Each week Gleneagles provide our Wellbeing News - your space for practical tips and conversations around health and wellbeing. Each edition explores a variety of topics designed to inspire wellbeing across our community.
Life isn't always smooth sailing. Everyone faces challenges, setbacks and tough days. Resilience is the ability to bounce back after a difficult event.
Being resilient doesn't mean never feeling sad, stressed or disappointed. It means having strategies to cope with these feelings and knowing when to ask for support.
What Does Resilience Look Like?
A resilient person might:
- Stay hopeful when things are difficult
- Use positive self-talk to encourage themselves
- Keep trying after making mistakes and learn from them
- Adapt when plans change unexpectedly
- Understand and express their feelings and thoughts
- Ask for help when they need it
- Feel a sense of connection to family, school and their community
Why Is Resilience Important?
Resilience has been associated with better academic performance and behaviour and, longer-term, is associated with greater life opportunities.
Resilience helps us:
- Manage stress more effectively
- Build confidence and independence
- Develop healthy friendships and relationships
- Cope with life's ups and downs
- Improve our wellbeing and mental health
- Feel more optimistic about the future
Ways to Build Your Resilience
- Focus on what you can control
- Talk to trusted friends, family members or teachers
- Learn from mistakes instead of fearing them
- Try new things and challenge yourself
- Set achievable goals
- Look after your physical health through sleep, exercise and healthy habits
- Remember that setbacks are a normal part of life
Remember
Everyone faces challenges differently. What feels difficult for one person may not feel difficult for another. Building resilience is a lifelong skill, and every challenge you overcome helps you grow stronger and more confident.
You don't have to do it alone. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength, not weakness.
Need support?
Email: wellbeing@gleneagles.vic.edu.
Resource: Resilience and mental health - Be You