S1, E8 The Career Coven: Resilience

We all need resilience - in work, and in life. Recovering from setbacks is part of everyones journey. In this episode, Bec and Annie cover times when we’ve not felt resilient, our own ‘watch out’ signs that our resilience may be low, and what we both do to maintain our resilience now. They talk about the importance of having a longer term mindset, and spending time on self care can be critical to increasing your resilience and recovering from burnout.

Listen to find out answers to:

• Do you have be optimistic to be resilient?
• Can you find resilience on your own? Or do you need other people?
• What are 5 things everyone could do to increase their resilience?

Content recs and little extras from this episode:

• Sara Pascoe at the Hay Festival on how experience makes things easier to process
• The Body Keeps the Score - Dr Bessel van der Kolk
• Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker
• The stress bucket exercise
• NHS mental health services - if you need a bit of help from a professional
• If anyone you know is struggling with mental health - the Samaritans are always available when you need.

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