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PART 4 In our world of healthcare, are we, personally and collectively, strong, fearless, and resilient? If so, what makes us this way? And, if not, why not? Andrea Ovans’ 2015 article, “What Resilience Means and Why It Matters,” points to an unfortunate reality. Not only do many of us not feel resilient in work [...]

PART 3 Whether in everyday situations or life-altering circumstances, resilience allows us not just to endure but to prosper and thrive. Here is an image that demonstrates what resilience brings: Bamboo is a tough, durable plant, some would even say invasive. Once seeded over a period of several years, bamboo grows relentlessly and quickly, withstanding [...]

PART 2 Let's look at Fight-Flight-Freeze and Resilience more closely. The fight-flight-freeze response, first elucidated by work on the General Adaptation Syndrome theory (Selye, 1946), is one dictated by autonomic, reflexive thinking. We may literally or figuratively fight or yell, preventing us from paying attention to new thoughts, or we may run, hide, or curl [...]

At the Healthcare Experience Foundation, we are working hard to help grow people, places, and processes so that every person can deliver and receive the best healthcare. As such, we are excited to bring you a 4-part series (published each week for the next four weeks) on resilience, one of our favorite topics and one [...]