Personal Resilience IS Climate Resilience
You can’t rebuild a broken world with a burned-out nervous system.
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from life’s bumps and bruises. Climate resilience means much the same—it refers to our capacity to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Imagine your community experiences heavy flooding after a storm. This will likely have an emotional impact on you—requiring personal resilience—as well as physical and financial consequences for homes and infrastructure—requiring climate resilience. Personal resilience is the foundation for everything that happens after the floodwaters recede. After all, you can’t rebuild a community with people frozen in fear and despair.
When we’re resilient, we don’t just bounce back—we come back stronger. Towns are rebuilt with better flood defences, sustainable drainage systems, and natural soakaways. Similarly, after personal setbacks, we are better equipped to cope more effectively next time.
This is why, with Climate Calm™, a resilient self is the foundation of sustainable change. Resilience allows us to continue showing up through challenging global times, taking calm, inspired, and purposeful steps toward a better future.
Using neuroscience-informed practices to recalibrate your response to global crises is incredibly powerful. Building a more resilient self enables you to:
Feel less emotionally triggered by global news
Gain clarity about what actions to take next
Direct your attention more mindfully
Spot and disengage more quickly from narratives involving greenwashing and misinformation
Be less judgmental toward yourself and others
