An ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without the certainly of an outcome. Ambiguous losses do not provide a defining end point, like death. First identified by Dr. Pauline Boss, these kinds of losses occur because people cannot get some kind of meaningful understanding from their experience. Some examples of ambiguous losses include infertility, […]
Our Resilient Mindfulness session last Friday focused on Managing Negative Emotions. During the meditation, I shared a 3 part formula for addressing that pesky negativity which includes (1) recognizing and naming the feeling, (2) allowing the feeling to be there without judgement or criticism and observe what happens during that time of acceptance and (3)
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Sheltering in place means that we get to spend more time at home. For us that means working in the yard and getting those vegetables and flowers blooming at full force Might as well make the best of a challenging situation, right! Our circumstances provided the opportunity to clean up flower beds, plant some new
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Sheila and I went over to someone’s house last weekend to share pizza and beers with some friends. We sat out on their deck, social distanced, had hand sanitizer available for whoever chose to use it and gave plenty of virtual hugs. While we sat there, we enjoyed watching a household of kids next door
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In talking with people about the 2020 disruptions, it strikes me that we are entering a new phase where we are having to accept that our new lifestyle may be lasting longer than we anticipated. We are discovering that working from home has some distinct advantages, but its dark side reveals a danger that we
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We were driving around last Sunday when we saw a police car with sirens blaring and lights flashing but they were driving really slow down the road. Pretty soon it became apparent about what they were doing. They were leading a parade! Our local HS was celebrating the graduating class of 2020 and their police
The Corona Class: Definitely The Cool Kids Read More »
What distinguishes businesses who are high performing in a crisis vs those who are average performers during a crisis? Since we are involved in 2 major crises (Covid-19 and examining fundamental issues about racial injustice and equity) we can begin to look at how organizations are using resilience strategies to stabilize and strengthen their business
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It was painfully difficult to watch, and re-watch the video of George Floyd being murdered last week in Minnesota. My impulse was to find a way to jump through the TV screen and push that police officer off his neck. Throughout the country, the impact of that event has created pain and heartache and has
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It’s been 4 years since The Resilience Advantage was released, (my Facebook consultants out in Silicon Valley reminded me of it this past weekend.) When I released that book, I had a goal of changing the way people looked and thought about challenges and adversities and wanted people to see resilience as an antidote to
I was down on the floor playing with Cody yesterday when I started seeing the world through his eyes. Dogs (like little children) live their lives close to the ground and see and discover things the rest of us never notice from 6 feet up. Not only does it explain his constant sniffing, but it
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