Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life Podcast Video: Stoicism & Resilience
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Oct 30, 2025 This conversation features Kyle Shepard, a Navy resilience training expert, and Vakia, the moderator. They explore the profound connection between Stoicism and resilience. Kyle shares insights from military training on early intervention and stress management. Donald Robertson contrasts Stoicism with CBT, emphasizing its lasting impact on identity. They discuss the relevance of Stoic texts today and practical techniques for building emotional resilience, such as emotional labeling and modeling coping strategies for children.
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Apply Skills Through Voluntary Hardship
- Move from skills acquisition to deliberate application by facing real challenges with support.
- Use graduated exposure and social encouragement to convert practice into durable coping ability.
Appraise Coping, Not Just Threats
- Resilience depends as much on high frustration tolerance and self-efficacy as on threat reappraisal.
- Stoics anticipated this by teaching abilities-focused appraisals alongside threat assessment.
Break Problems Into Manageable Steps
- When overwhelmed, break problems into smaller steps and list the resources you can bring.
- Use stepwise thinking to shift from "I can't" to "I can handle this one step at a time."
