A toolkit for accessing our natural resources
The Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl said:
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
When times are hard it doesn't always feel as if there is any space. Furthermore, we can't always see our choices and tend to fall back on old habits, which don't always work.
Resilience is the ability to recover from, or adjust to the challenges and difficulties that we face in life. Learning to look at our habits freshly, to trust our own inner strengths and resources and to reach for new solutions will give us the courage to make more informed choices.
This toolkit is for anyone interested in uncovering their natural strengths to find their own growth and freedom.
Participants will learn:
The Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl said:
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
When times are hard it doesn't always feel as if there is any space. Furthermore, we can't always see our choices and tend to fall back on old habits, which don't always work.
Resilience is the ability to recover from, or adjust to the challenges and difficulties that we face in life. Learning to look at our habits freshly, to trust our own inner strengths and resources and to reach for new solutions will give us the courage to make more informed choices.
This toolkit is for anyone interested in uncovering their natural strengths to find their own growth and freedom.
Participants will learn:
- how habits work and how we can change them;
- some simple strategies to use when facing difficulties;
- how stress works and how to cope with it;
- some techniques of self-compassion;
- some meditation exercises to practise any time;
- how engaging with kindness and compassion can help us to develop courage.
The toolkit contains:
- a carefully chosen selection of videos;
- explanations of the main principles and techniques involved;
- exercises to try for yourself;
- worksheets to help with unpacking what you're learning;
- extra resources to help build resilience in the current crisis;
- special resources for teenagers and children;
- downloads so you can carry them with you as reminders.
The Toolkit is designed so that you can go straight through all the materials to see what's there.
If you read everything and watch all the videos that could take could take the best part of a day.
Then, at your leisure, you can go back to the parts of the Toolkit that speak most directly to your situation right now and work with them, trying out the reflections and exercises. The materials are designed so you can return to them again and again.
That's when the real learning can happen and you can access your inner resources to build resilience.
A Head Talks in-house wellbeing counsellor will be available to read your comments, and answer your questions.
We're looking forward to exploring these materials with you!
If you have found this toolkit useful, we would be delighted to offer you access to a further Masterclass or online workshop - for free. We will be in touch once you have completed the toolkit to offer you a discount code.
Head Talks is a non profit community company. The money we raise goes back into producing the resources and content to serve our community both on and off line.
This toolkit was designed for Head Talks by Maureen Cooper of Awareness in Action