Mindset Neuroscience Podcast Resilience isn’t built by staying calm: how your brain-body actually heals
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Oct 23, 2025 Resilience goes beyond just bouncing back; it's about flexibility and adapting in the moment. Exploring how energy mobilization impacts recovery reveals the importance of returning to a baseline state. The discussion on managing stress and the ramifications of energy misallocation highlights common pitfalls in social media interactions. Rupture and repair strategies emerge as vital for building resilience, while diverse arousal experiences foster adaptability. Trusting the body's inherent problem-solving abilities and aligning personal purpose with broader missions enhance overall resilience.
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Resilience Is About Energy Allocation
- Resilience isn't just bouncing back to baseline; it's about appropriate energy allocation to meet real threats and opportunities.
- Chronic over- or under-expenditure of energy impairs recovery and reduces long-term functioning.
Train Range With Rupture And Repair
- Build flexibility by exposing yourself to varied arousal states so your repertoire of strategies widens.
- Practice rupture-and-repair sequences to train adaptive responses rather than avoiding conflict altogether.
Couples Show Repair Beats Calm
- Gottman's couples research shows it's not absence of conflict but effective repair that predicts marital satisfaction.
- Repairs include humor, affection, self-disclosure, and taking responsibility early in conflict.