About Healthy Monday: Build Emotional Resilience

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Healthy Monday From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your About Healthy Monday Editor Emotional resilience can lead to greater happiness and less stress, but it can also lead to increased longevity and improved health. (See below for more specifics.) And while some of us are naturally born with a little extra resilience, we can all create habits in our lives that build it. This week, starting with today, we encourage you to take on at least one habit in your life that will build your emotional resilience. This newsletter brings you several choices that can lead you there. Enjoy your week! --Elizabeth Scott Traits Of The Emotionally Resilient What does emotional resilience look like? What do the resilient among us have in common, and how can you develop these traits? Learn more about emotional resilience and start building greater levels of this in your life. Read More Search Related Topics:  inner peace  resilience  coping strategies Healthy Relationships and Longevity Maintaining healthy relationships in your life can actually add years to your life, and make those years happier as well! This is because healthy relationships build resilience, among other benefits. Learn more about these benefits to build motivation to invest in your social life. Read More Reframing Techniques To Build A Better Attitude Search Related Topics:  life expectancy  longevity boosters  being positive Mindfulness Meditation The regular practice of meditation can help build resilience over time. Even one short session can provide stress relief, but regular meditation, even if sessions are relatively short, can help you to be less reactive to stress and more resilient in challenging times. This mindfulness meditation can easily help you to become more resilient. Read More Meditation Menu: More Techniques To Try Search Related Topics:  mind/body  meditation  9 Ways To Build Resilience There are more practices that can build emotional resilience. The above strategies are quite effective, but there are more that can work for you. These nine routes to resilience can transform your life. This week, try adding at least one to your life. Read More Search Related Topics:  resilience  inner peace  positive attitude Related Ads Living Healthy Health Body Healthy Healthy Choices Healthy Heart Healthy Children Featured Articles Snack Healthy! Skip The Drive-Thru Tonight Keep Germs At Bay Walk Off Those Last Few Pounds Kick A Bad Habit Make Today A Meatless Monday   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> About.com is a proud participant of Healthy Monday SM, a national public health campaign aimed at helping Americans initiate and maintain sustainable health behaviors to reduce risk factors associated with the leading causes of preventable disease and mortality. Healthy Monday is a project of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Healthy Monday newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   More Resilience Resources Resilience Is Key for Children of Addicts Resilience: Coping With Crisis A Resilient Life: Living With Arthritis Advertisement