Resilience & Coping
Resilience is often described as the ability of the individual to bounce back after having experienced hardship. Resilience is mostly based on personal strengths, resources, and psychological capital.

How to Be Mentally Strong & Build Mental Toughness
As a vital element of my doctorate research into human performance, I spoke to many mentally strong endurance athletes. What set them apart was their [...]

Overcoming Trauma Bonding: 8 Strategies & Exercises
A young woman tries to save her father from a monster in a castle by sacrificing herself as a captive instead. She becomes his prisoner. [...]

Breaking Generational Trauma With Positive Psychology
Generational trauma, the enduring legacy of past adversities that reverberates through familial lines, presents profound challenges to mental and emotional wellbeing. Within the realm of [...]
Vicarious Trauma: The Silent Impact on Therapists
Vicarious trauma refers to the impact of repetitive encounters with indirect trauma while working as a helping professional. Most clients who attend psychotherapy will share [...]
CPTSD: Understanding Complex Trauma & Its Recovery
As we face the worrying increase of environmental events, pandemics, and wars across the globe, the topic of trauma is extremely relevant across various contexts. [...]
9 Childhood Trauma Tests & Questionnaires
Childhood trauma is a difficult topic to navigate. We don’t like to think, or talk, about children being hurt. But if we’re working with clients [...]
Childhood Trauma & Its Lifelong Impact: 12 Resources
Childhood trauma casts a long shadow, shaping the lives of individuals long after the events themselves have passed. As therapists, understanding the profound impacts of [...]
Expanding the Window of Tolerance: 6 PDFs & Worksheets
In 2019, 970 million people worldwide were struggling with stress, anxiety, and mental health issues (World Health Organization, n.d.). Given these soaring numbers, many individuals [...]
Boosting Mental Toughness in Young Athletes & 20 Strategies
Mental toughness is not about being the loudest and brashest athlete on the sports field, pitch, track, or in the pool. Instead, mental toughness is [...]
10 Most Common Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: A List
Life entails a wide tapestry of different experiences. Some of those are pleasant, some sad, others challenging. Coping mechanisms are the ways we respond to [...]