During this lockdown, we can feel completely powerless – that can be overwhelming and scary, particularly when this pandemic seems too big for us to deal with. What do you have control of? How can you impact that and make positive changes? Today Bob talks to us about that loss of power and feeling overwhelmed, he share some thought provoking ideas and actions that we can do to take control back…. Together we get through this.
Have you heard the saying‘ bad things come in 3’s?’ -well there might be something in that…in this video, Bob talks about the impact of being under the influence of stress when things go wrong. How do you cope in stressful situations and is there anything you can be doing to change that during this lockdown?
Day to day it may not feel like it but you have been through harder challenges than this pandemic before and you came out the other end…. You dug deep into your resilience toolbox to overcome that; what you did was unique to you. Take time to recognise that and to be grateful for those tools and lessons learnt. We all have ways of coping but we need more than that – we want to Thrive and to do so,…
What does resilience mean to you? At this time of great uncertainty during a global pandemic, we are hearing this work used with greater frequency across different platforms. What resilience is not… is thinking you need to figure things out yourself or puffing out your chest and pretending everything is fine when really it isn’t. We have some tough situations, critical decisions, and big emotions to deal with here. The strongest people don’t pretend that they always have it together.…
How we view ourselves, others and the world around us powerfully shapes how we react to potentially traumatic events. The global pandemic certainly shines a light on our “go to” responses and our resilience process! What are you learning about the way you react to challenging situations? Do you let them define you, do you focus on finding your way back to baseline, or do you embrace growth? Worldmaker crisis response expert, Bob VandePol, talks about the range of emotions…
Dr. Mollie Marti talks with Andy Oelson, a Battalion Chief with the Cedar Rapids Iowa Fire Department. Chief Oelsen is an 18-year veteran of the department and oversees training for the department. Andy talks about how firefighters gain the skill of resilience from being exposed to traumatic events and he addresses the importance of vulnerability in learning, processing trauma, and leadership. Want to learn how firefighters build and maintain confidence in high demand situations? Tune in!
Dr. Mollie Marti talks with Jacqueline Koeninger, a National Transplant Coordinator for Swiss Transplant, an organization that educates and seeks to increase organ donation rates in Switzerland. Jacqueline also is a longstanding volunteer with the Care Team of the Canton Bern in Switzerland. Interested in helping others after crisis? Join us for essentials of trauma responses, tips for self-care, and clarity about next best steps.
Subscribe to our mailing list to be notified about new resources and opportunities.
We take data privacy seriously. Worldmaker International uses Charity Engine as our marketing automation platform. The information you provide will be transferred to Charity Engine for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms of use. You may review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use here.