Flexibility and Resilience

The speakers discuss the importance of flexibility in building resilience, covering genetic and environmental factors that contribute to flexibility and how caregivers and teachers influence the development of flexibility. They also explore self-talk as a tool for accessing abilities and achieving goals, as well as the concept of self-compassion and its relation to boosting resilience. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the need to identify areas for growth and the resilience blind spot, emphasizing the ability to adapt and cope.