Resources - The Resilience Check-In by John Fawcett

Don’t make ‘balance’ your goal - rather choose life

I’ve been involved with the whole Stress and Trauma management field for nearly 30 years now, from the safe streets of New Zealand to the disturbing fields of Cambodia and…

Posted in Meaning and Purpose; Tagged Thriving, Resilience, Stress, trauma, humanitarian; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 3 Minute(s) to read

What can ecosystem studies teach us about resilience?

The term ‘resilience’ is applied so widely across a multitudes of disciplines that it faces its own extinction.

Posted in Research; Tagged Community, Resilience, Ecosystem, Thriving, Biology; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 3 Minute(s) to read

Front Line Pressure

Lance Burdett has 22 years of policing experience and 13 years as a crisis negotiator.

Posted in Community; Tagged Resilience, Police, Hostage Negotiation, Wellness, Stress; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 2 Minute(s) to read

The common understanding of states of chaos is that contexts of fear, terror, corruption and political instability will lead to multiple failures across social groups, relationships and communities and result…

Posted in Community; Tagged Community; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 3 Minute(s) to read

Post Earthquake Thriving

Does a major earthquake totally disrupt lives? At the Resilience Checkin we believe that “most people cope with most things most of the time”.

Posted in Humanitarian Emergency; Tagged Resilience, earthquake; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 2 Minute(s) to read

Resilience in the front line of Humanitarian work

International humanitarian work is challenging, dangerous and incredibly rewarding.

Posted in Humanitarian Emergency; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 3 Minute(s) to read

What is the connection between music and resilience?

It is commonly believed that music significantly influences mood and psychological emotionality. Most of us would say that this is just common sense.

Posted in Research; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 2 Minute(s) to read

Ten Ways to Weather and Bounce Back From Stress and Trauma

I have just finished reading “Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges”, (Southwick. S. , Charney. D.

Posted in Meaning and Purpose; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 3 Minute(s) to read

‘We-ness’ and the Power of Resilient Couples to Thrive

I stumbled across a new word the other day, and I really like it. ‘We-ness’ The moment I read it I thought, ‘Yes! This makes sense! ”.

Posted in Relationships; Tagged Relationships; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 1 Minute(s) to read

Does thriving = resilience + happiness?

It seems to me that to be of any use to me thriving has to include happiness. Growth without joy is more a prison sentence than life.

Posted in Relationships; Posted 8 years ago by John Fawcett 1 Minute(s) to read

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