The School of Positive Psychology

Recap on the resilience module

This is the resilience class of 2020 at The School of Positive Psychology. We did 2 full day classes back to back over the last weekend, focusing on resilience modules that the US military utilizes in resilience training as part of their Comprehensive Soldier Fitness regime. We deep dived into our personal perceptions related to strength of social support networks (friends, family), work engagement, trust in leadership and teammates at work, positive and negative coping strategies/behaviors, and more.

My story of resilience emerged through extensive self-work done through many months of depression and recovery. This experience was transformative and enabled a radical acceptance of myself: that I am enough. It took hundreds of hours of active interventions combined in therapy and self-work. In 2019 alone, I logged at least 50 hours of therapy sessions, and close to 200 hours in deep self-reflection, journaling, and psych research. This is because for every hour of therapy, I log on average 4 hours of self-work where I reflect, analyse and meditate on new cognitive and behavioral insights.

This meant more new learnings to apply in real life, leading me one step closer to achieving my therapeutic goals. I’m taking this journey one step at a time, and being very kind and gentle with myself in this season of my life. I’ve shared my life journey with others who are struggling with depression and mental suffering. I’ve even made some people weep when they heard of my suffering. But at the end of our conversations, they walk away with love and hope in their hearts. Why? I share with them that there is hope despite our darkest days. Hope to find love again in our hearts, for ourselves and others.

There is hope because I have discovered that I am able to learn to love others as they are, instead of striving for change or control. To be able to trust others and live whole-heartedly without guilt or shame. To be able to truly love others, with an open heart filled with gratitude and joy.

I wish for all beings to receive such love and to be happy.

(at The School of Positive Psychology)

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