In today’s society, stress seems to be a normal occurrence; we tend to use that word almost daily to describe all sorts of situations, and it’s clear that our stress isn’t going anywhere. In fact, one in four Canadians cite…
We know that mental resilience is our mind’s ability to adapt and recover when dealing with adversity, but it’s also important to explore how physical resilience impacts us, and why it’s important. Physical resilience is our body’s ability to adapt…
As we delve further into our discussion on resilience, it makes sense to explore mental resilience on its own. Also called mental toughness or grit, mental resilience is our ability to respond and cope with difficulties so that we can…
When I think back to our expedition on Mount Everest, if I had to choose one word that separated the successful teams from the unsuccessful teams, the word would be resilience. Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from difficulties…
Being flexible in life is a hot topic these days. In fact, I shared in an earlier blog the importance of being flexible in our actions, behaviours and thoughts, but in keeping with our theme this month of fitness and…
