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The Activism Cure

By Meredith Maran — 2009

People who give to others give healthier, happier lives to themselves, argues Meredith Maran.

Read on greatergood.berkeley.edu

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By Now, Burnout Is a Given

The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.

Lucy McBride, MD

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How to Hardwire Resilience into Your Brain

We’ll be better prepared for life’s challenges if we cultivate these 12 inner strengths.

Rick Hanson, Forrest Hanson

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How to Cultivate Equanimity Regardless of Your Circumstances

A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.

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Trying to Stay Afloat

Kamilah Majied shares her advice for staying afloat when you feel like you’re drowning.

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What Does it Mean to Be Creative at the End of the World?

A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.

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Resilience: Build Skills to Endure Hardship

Resilience means being able to adapt to life’s misfortunes and setbacks. Test your resilience level and get tips to build your own resilience.

Mayo Clinic Staff

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Just One Thing: Grow a Key Inner Strength

To deal life’s challenges, we need resources. Rick Hanson explains how to find the ones that lie inside yourself.

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Should You Be Grateful for the Hardest Thing in Your Life?

One trait of highly successful people is having a positive outlook on life, always moving forward, always learning – especially when it’s hard. We’re not typically grateful for the “worst” things in our lives. If we want to have a growth mindset, we should be.

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Coping Mechanisms: Dealing with Life’s Disappointments in a Healthy Way

No matter how great your life may be, you will eventually deal with disappointments, setbacks, failures, and even loss and trauma.

Courtney E. Ackerman

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3 Ways to Get Better at Dealing with Change

When things are at their worst, we have the chance to be at our best. When an epic freakout emerges and we’re starting to beat ourselves up, what we need is a quick mental shift. That’s the essence of resilience

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