For 17 days the world was captivated by the plight and eventual rescue of the 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach trapped deep in a flooded cave. An adventure celebrating a player’s birthday quickly turned into a nightmare of darkness, isolation, and hunger. The unlikely story of survival and rescue is being hailed as […]

Mrs. Smith (pseudonym) came to school with a box of Kleenex and red eyes. No, our class wasn’t the cause of her pain and sorrow this time. The previous night she had said good-bye to her Air Force husband as he was deployed to Viet Nam.

I really didn’t like the way the conversation was going. Dave, my supervisor, recommended that I begin thinking about resigning from my leadership role with our organization. Are you serious? After many years in my position, I still had clear vision and specific goals, plus all the energy and passion I needed to pursue them. […]

Emilie is a young mom with a personal and family history of worrying. As she told me after a Resilience seminar, “Worry has always been a massive part of my life. My mom is a worrier and my grandma is a worrier, so it’s something I assumed I would always have to deal with. It […]

I had only started my day, and already the stress was mounting to a seemingly unmanageable level. Pressing deadlines, relationship concerns, and a poor night’s sleep were conspiring to take me down for the day. I just couldn’t set aside the ringing in my ears, the difficulty sorting out my thoughts, and the tension I […]