Mental fitness
How can we boost ourselves mentally as a way to prevent illness or build back up mental wellbeing? How can we add in these activities into our already stressful, overbooked lives?
American Nurse Association: Grace under fire
What is it?
Surviving and thriving in nursing by cultivating resilience.
Type of resource
Article
CIPD: Developing resilience: a guide for practitioners
What is it?
Resilience is now recognised as an important factor in the workplace. In the increasingly and endlessly turbulent context of today’s working world, the resilience of both individuals and organisations becomes paramount in order to survive and thrive.
Our guide, Developing resilience: An evidence-based guide for practitioners, sets out a resilience grid which outlines organisational and individual interventions designed to build resilience. It is based on a review of the evidence base from both practitioner and academic literature.
Type of resource
PDF document
CIPD: Exploring the nebulous idea of resilience
What is it?
Episode 110: This episode explores the nebulous idea of resilience and why it is fundamental to the success of both individuals and organisations, helping them to adapt to change and bounce back from adversity.
In this podcast we talk to Professor Ivan Robertson, of Robertson Cooper Ltd, Dr Tara Swart, CEO of The Unlimited Mind and Andrew Larkin, Principle Consultant, Learning Leadership Team about the research underpinning the surge in interest in resilience, the benefits of for both the individual and the organisation, and some of the practical ways in which organisations can seek to improve their resilience.
Type of resource
Podcast
Mental Health Foundation: Emotional Resilience Toolkit
What is it?
This Emotional Resilience Toolkit provides practical guidance in promoting the resilience of individuals and teams in companies as part of an integrated health and wellbeing programme. Created by employers for employers, this unique resource draws on the collective experience and expertise of the Emotional Resilience Steering Group.
Type of resource
PDF document
Mind: Developing emotional resilience
What is it?
Taking steps to look after your wellbeing can help you deal with pressure, and reduce the impact that stress has on your life. This is sometimes called developing emotional resilience. Includes information about ways you can help yourself and how to get support.
Type of resource
Webpage
#OurNHSpeople
What is it?
“A comprehensive package of emotional, psychological and practical support that develops in line with what people tell us they feel they need and can be accessed through one point of contact. This includes a free wellbeing support helpline, a 24/7 text alternative, peer to peer, team and personal resilience support and free mindfulness apps.”
Type of resource
Website, apps, helpline, courses
Positive Psychology: Resilience at Work & How To Measure Resilience With These 8 Resilience Scales
What is it?
This article covers:
- Components of Resilience
- 8 Resilience Scales
- Resilience at Work (and Why It Matters)
- 11 Reasons Why Organizations Should Pay Attention to Resilience
- Building Resilience At Work And Beyond
- Want To Learn More About Resilience?
- A Take Home Message
- References
Type of resource
Article
Psychology Today: 9 Ways to Strengthen Your Resilience
What is it?
9 ways to strengthen your resilience & strategies for hard times.
Type of resource
Blog post
Training Journal: Grace under fire
What is it?
Karen Ellis offers some practical advice on becoming more resilient in the modern workplace.
Type of resource
PDF article
TED Talks: The three secrets of resilient people
What is it?
Dr Lucy Hone is a resilience expert who thought she found her calling supporting people to recover following the Christchurch earthquake. She had no idea that her personal journey was about to take her to a far darker place. In this powerful and courageous talk, she shares the three strategies that got her through an unimaginable tragedy—and offers a profound insight on human suffering. Dr Lucy Hone is a director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, a research associate at AUT University, a published academic researcher, best-selling author and contributor to Psychology Today, the Sunday Star Times and Next magazine.
Type of resource
YouTube video
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