You Be Resilient Too is for students in demanding seasons: a first year away from home, a heavy stretch of tests and deadlines, a setback in a subject, or simply a long term that asks a great deal of you.
It draws on decades of research showing that resilience is not a rare gift but an ordinary human capacity that anyone can develop. Here you will find wisdom on bouncing back, growing through challenge, leaning on others, finding meaning and keeping hope alive. It is a source of perspective and inspiration, not therapy, and it sits alongside professional support when that is needed.
Inside are two PDFs, both with your name on every page: a printable deck of A4 cards and a matching ebook. The cards follow dimensions of resilience, among them Adversity Navigation, Stress Management, Emotional Regulation, Growth from Challenge, Social Support, Meaning-Making, Flexible Thinking and Hope & Optimism. Each card has a theme, a short description and an image on the front, and on the back a set of quotes from many voices and wisdom traditions, with room for your own notes. The ebook holds the same wisdom as a flowing book, to read on a tablet or phone or to print and bind.
You need not print everything at once. I suggest you begin with the dimension that fits your season, or simply with the first one, Adversity Navigation. Read the quotes slowly, choose one and write beside it what it asks of you this week.
Dr Alten du PlessisFounder, LearnSmart4Life