Meri McCoy-Thompson – Understanding Resilience and Protective Patterns

Wow, did I learn so very much during this education-packed conversation with Meri McCoy-Thompson, executive director of Dovetail Learning and author. Please join us as we discuss: her insights on resilience: personal resilience reactive resilience cultural resilience relational resilience group resilience her philosophies on the 6 protective patterns: distrusting hyper-caretaking hyper-vigilance avoiding defending attacking cultural patterns her book The Heart of Resilience: Nurturing Your Inner Strength for a Joyful Life and so much more! Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube. Bio: Meri McCoy-Thompson As Executive Director of Dovetail Learning, Meri shares with clients how the We Are Resilient approach might help with healing and helping them both get back up again and thrive.  In their most recent book, The Heart of Resilience: Nurturing Your Inner Strength for a Joyful Life, Meri and her colleague Chuck describe the universal patterns that get in the way of resilience (Cultural Patterns and Protective Patterns) and teach others how to access Resilient Mindsets and Centering Skills. These practical skills transform us from a victim mentality into whole, authentic human beings with agency, autonomy, and compassion. The book captures more than 100 personal stories of resilience challenges and transformation!  Website: https://dovetaillearning.org/ Social media links: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dovetail-learning/ https://www.facebook.com/DovetailLearning/ https://www.instagram.com/dovetaillearning/ Teri’s #1 best-selling books and #1 new-release book can be found here. Teri’s inspirational audiobook productions can be found here. Teri’s monthly newsletter can be found here. Teri’s book launch team can be found here. AMAZON AFFILIATE Teri Wellbrock and Unicorn Shadows are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. In other words, I make commission off of purchases made using any affiliate links on my site.