Psychology America With Dr. Alexandra

Resilience, Overcoming and Fortitude with Heidi Keller, Ph.D.

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Text me a question I might answer through the showParents like myself would like to know that their children will “be okay” and bounce back should bad things happen to them, and tough times will inevitably happen in life.  How can we build skills in ourselves and in our children to be able to “bounce back” and grow stronger from adversity?Expert guest Heidi Keller, PhD discusses resilience, how we can have more of it and how we can teach our children to have more of it.   Dr. Keller, a clinical psychologist, has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and at the end of the episode she talks about how what she has learned about resilience has helped her.  Other topics discussed include:  Three practical questions that help build resilience in adults and childrenThree ways the people who have experienced abuse or trauma are different than othersHow the self-esteem movement in the United States was unhelpfulThe wrong way to compliment a child and the best way to give a child encouragementWhat the U.S. milita