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Resilience 


Everyone is capable of working through challenges and coping with stress. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from life's challenges and thrive. 


Life can be challenging and may include many stressful situations that can make you feel overwhelmed by different things at different times like:

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Challenges

Family problems

Traumatic event(s)

Bullying

Academic stress

Social difficulties

Bereavement/loss

Identity issues

Relationship difficulties

Isolation

Resilience makes a big difference for young people.  For those who respond to difficulties with resilience are:

      More successful in school and with achieving personal goals. 
      Healthier and happier

      More likely to feel motivated and enthusiastic 

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Building resilience includes: 
      Developing your own coping strategies 
      Managing to overcome a difficulty which support you on your own
      Be able to feel more positive about the future

      Establishing relationships with positive role models
      Engaging with a positive social group e.g. youth spaces, football, drama,           football clubs
      Engaging opportunities to learning skills
      
 


Both inner strengths and outside supports are important to build our resilience. 


 

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