Trees shelter us, feed us and inspire us. What would you be like if you were a tree? First … More
Tag: resilience
Build postive neural networks: Savour the Good!
Tracey Riley, from the College of Psychologists in Ontario offers this synopsis of Dr. Hanson’s wisdom: http://www.inspiringconnections.ca/taking-in-the-good-dr-rick-hanson-on-countering-the-negativity-bias/ Taking in the … More
Never Give Up. We are here. – Messages from Students for World Suicide Prevention Day.
At Selkirk College Get Connected Day in Nelson dozens of students and staff wrote messages of hope to someone who … More
Staff and Faculty Survival Strategies
The Selkirk Retention Committee has a mandate to figure out how best to help students be successful and meet their … More
Demons of Addiction and the Power of Reaching Out
Cloe Henri is a Silver King ABE student who is getting her life back on track. She wants to share … More
World Suicide Prevention Day: Join us flying a resilience kite in a park near you . . . . . .
How would you give hope to someone struggling with reasons to keep living?
“ALL THE ADVICE I HAVE FOR HOLDING THOSE FEELINGS OF TREMBLING, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE DOOM AT BAY”
Avery Alder McDaldno wrote these words to a friend who was struggling. Read. Savour. Try them out. Repeat. “Writing this for … More
Just in case you’re having a bad day . . . . thanks for the words Shane Koyczan
listen to this What would you say to someone to help them get through a terrible day?
A quick primer on re-wiring your resilient brain and what the Selkirk Retention folks do to Rejuvenate!
What gives us the flexibility and resilience to cope with the ongoing pressures and stresses of our lives? Sometimes we … More