Resilience in times of changeBy Clara RodríguezEdited by Angelique Rosa-Marín Change has been present in my life since I was 14 years old, and had to leave my hometown to study in the capital of Venezuela. At 19 I went on an exchange year to the United States and spent all that time without seeing my parents and siblings. I started working at 21 and at 25 I got married. Then, I left Venezuela to study for a master's degree in the UK where we stayed for 14 years. During that time we moved 7 times and I had 3 daughters, the third of which was born during my Ph.D. studies. I wrote this blog from the UK, where we were brought back during the pandemic and after working 2 and a half years in the US. Now we are looking forward to moving and starting a new life in Mexico. The only constant thing in my life has been Change, and with change comes a variety of challenges: fears, anxiety. Over time I have discovered that with each change, I restart a conscious process of activating and strengthening my resilience. Resilience is defined as the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. In that process of empowering my resilience, I reduce my resistance to change and accept that there is nothing I can do but adapt. I have learned that resilience is nothing more than a conscious decision-making process that allows me to reach a zone of safety or a base level of mental and physical balance. That's when I reach realistic optimism or start to face change with a positive attitude. Here are some tips that can help to strengthen your resilience:
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