Being resilient is an important skill to master, here are 5 strategies to do this: 

 

1. Change the narrative. 

Using expressive writing for 20 minutes continuously to write about an issue or challenge helps foster deep understanding and insight. 

Strategy: Writing task. 

- How I feel about maths... 

- What I do when I fail a test... 

 

2. Face your Fears

Repeated, slow, small dose exposure to the thing that scares or worries you have been shown to reduce fear.

Strategy: do what scares you! 

- Identify an area you'd like more resilience, something that scares you (speaking in front of the class, for example). 

- Aim to say YES when the opportunity arises to face your fear. 

 

3. Practise Self-compassion

Remembring that everyone suffers and struggles and that we all need warmth and kindness without judgement. 

Strategy: self-praise. 

- Identify a struggle and write down a praise card for managing. 

 

4. Practice Mindfulness. 

Living in the moment rather than focussing on past failures improves confidence. 

Strategy: body scan. 

- Scan your body for any points of tension, actively release them and continue with the challenging task you are attempting. 

 

5. Cultivate Forgiveness

Recognise what has happened, acknowledge your feelings. Commit to letting go of anger.

Strategy: Forgiveness steps: 

- What happened was... 

- I felt... 

- I will let go by...