Understanding Resilience
Scott and Ben delve into the fascinating concept of resilience, exploring why individuals react differently to challenging circumstances. They discuss how personal experiences, support systems, and coping strategies play a crucial role in handling stress, using diabetes as a prime example of how external factors can impact one's ability to cope effectively.In this clip
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Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
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If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional responses to them, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and becomes guarded and distant, how much of our 'character' is malleable? Or can people truly become 'stuck in their ways'?
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