Have you ever wondered how some people seem to bounce back from hard knocks or cope with so many challenges without letting it get them down? In this mini-workshop episode, Crystal shares some science-based strategies, tips and practices to optimise your grit and inner strength.  Using her 5 Gardens of Resilience methodology, which she has taught to tens of thousands of people, we will go on a journey to discover how we can grow a bumper crop of resilience resources so that when life hands us hard things, we feel prepared to face them with confidence. Highlights  ————— 00:00 Intro 02:07 Resilience definition 05:00 5 Aspects of Resilience model 05:00 Mental resilience 10:30 Emotional Resilience 14:25 Emotional expression + how to deal with emotional flooding 17:42  Physical resilience 23:00 Spiritual resilience 26:00 Wonder and awe 27:50 Social Resilience 33:30 Switching gardens Useful links —————— Negative thinking styles article  https://www.psychologytools.com/articles/unhelpful-thinking-styles-cognitive-distortions-in-cbt/ Self-love and self-compassion  https://open.spotify.com/episode/44QKP5kfI0or1kex6rrZ1W?si=8dd529aacfe546fe  (Book) Awe - Dacher Keltner https://www.amazon.sg/Awe-Science-Everyday-Wonder-Transform/dp/1984879685