Strength and Resilience

When you are resilient, you'll laugh more, play more, and enjoy a higher quality of significance. Host Siri Phaneendra brilliantly shares how she bounced backed from adversity to develop strength through love and support of family. She orchestrates a fascinating interview with author of Everything is Not Fine, Sarah Carlson who advises to give oneself time to grieve, space to mourn when times are shattering. A short preview of her novel: High school senior Rose is a pro at using art to ignore her mom's heroin addiction . . . until Mom almost dies of an overdose, leaving her family in ruin. In the aftermath, Rose no longer has the strength to pick up a paintbrush. But then she discovers the power of admitting everything's not fine. Siri believes that loving oneself and sharing your love with others helps build inner strength that cannot be disturbed by any external circumstances. To be resilient means to bounce back . It is not what happens to us that matters, it is how we respond.