Resilience: How You Can Prepare Yourself for the Unexpected

Coach Donna Marie is the host of the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation podcast where we discuss how black women leaders can understand themselves better and make better choices so that they will live more happily and have more joy in all of their relationships.

This is the 3rd episode of the 4th season of the Plant Your Seeds of Transformation Podcast. You will be challenged to define what resilience is for yourself and to think about how to prepare yourself for the unexpected so you can bounce back more effectively. Coach Donna Marie continues the conversation about what can help you survive and thrive after recovering from traumas and crises. And again, she reminds you that perfectionism is counter-productive and even destructive to this process of trauma recovery.

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Key Take Away Points May Include:

• What is resilience and what can that look like for you?
  • Definition 1 of Resilience: an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change;
  • Definition 2 of Resilience: the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress
  • Which definition resonates with you most?
• JOURNAL PROMPT: When thinking about what resilience is, how do you see yourself and what you’ve been through compared to these definitions? Create your own definition of what resilience looks like for you.
• How can journaling help you cultivate better resilience?
  • Developing more self-awareness means that you listen to your own heart better instead of just relying on what others tell you about yourself.
    • It’s possible that as you build more self-awareness, you’ll discover that you need therapeutic support with dealing with things from the past that may be blocking your forward progress. There’s no shame in needing or wanting therapy. (See this previous episode that talks about therapy more.)
  • Journaling can help you develop your self-awareness more by helping you to visually see your thoughts, not for the purpose of judging yourself, but for understanding yourself more. I suggested reading in episode 2 that can help you with being more compassionate towards yourself.
• Practical steps to creating a journaling practice that promotes resilience
  • 1. Set your intentions to use journaling as a regular practice, and not to just look at your pretty journal sitting on the table/shelf every once in a while.
  • 2. Journal at the same time every day (or week) – engaging in co-working is one great way to develop a consistent schedule.
  • 3. Use a dedicated journal just for this specific goal of recovering from trauma/crisis (make it fit the aesthetic that pleases your eyes and/or your senses)
    • It could be audio – video journal.
    • It could be a pretty frilly journal book that includes a textured cover, like glitter or fuzz (if it doesn’t have it, get out your arts and crafts and make it look like you want)
    • It could be in your notes app in your phone… but if so, make sure you organize any digital notes or journaling apps into folders or use tags so you can locate your entries when you want/need to review them

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How Can I Support You Beyond This Podcast?

If you have a question, want to participate in co-working sessions, or want to grab a spot in group coaching, you can learn more and reach out in the following ways:

• Contact Form (click here to send email)
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Conclusion

How has your perspective about resilience changed by watching or listening to this episode? If you’d like to share with me, use the contact form to reach out. For your own sake, please take the time to answer the journal prompt and use it as a way to support yourself with your journey towards fulfilling your goals while you are recovering from traumas and/or crises.