GROWING THROUGH WHAT YOU GO THROUGH: FROM ‘RESILIENT’ TO ‘ANTIFRAGILE’

We’re told repeatedly that ‘resilience’ is the foundation for good mental health. We should be able to withstand life’s challenges and difficulties with stoicism, bouncing back quickly and with relative ease. The problem is, not everyone is built that way. Some of us need to feel it all, and even break a little bit, before we can do the bouncing back.

There is a new theory emerging, however. The concept of Antifragility focuses not on our ability to dust ourselves off and bounce back from life’s ups and downs, but our capacity to truly experience them, mine them for wisdom and weave this new learning into our growth and development so we can flourish as a result of the challenges we experience throughout our lives, not despite them.

In this talk, leading self-development coach Johnny Lawrence and Exhale founder Aisling Mustan will introduce us to the principles of antifragility, paving the way for a wiser, gentler way to navigate the challenges we face.