Resilience & Change

Evidence-based resilience & change practices.

17 concepts in this area — each broken into concrete practices with the real mechanism, an honest read on the evidence, and how to practice it with IX Coach.

• Benefit-Finding in Adversity, Made Practical — Does finding benefits in adversity actually improve well-being or is it just forced positivity?
• Building Resilience, Made Practical — How do you actually build resilience?
• Conservation of Resources Theory, Made Practical — Why does stress deplete you and how do you protect the resources that matter most?
• Defensive Pessimism, Made Practical — Can expecting the worst actually help you perform better?
• Embracing Discomfort: Turning Resistance Into Growth — How do you embrace discomfort to accelerate personal growth?
• Fear-Setting, Made Practical — What is fear-setting and how do you use it to make a hard decision?
• Meaning-Making Coping, Made Practical — How does finding meaning in difficult experiences help people cope and recover?
• Post-Traumatic Growth, Made Practical — What is post-traumatic growth and can you cultivate it?
• Psychological Hardiness, Made Practical — What is psychological hardiness and how does it help people thrive under stress?
• Radical Acceptance, Made Practical — What is radical acceptance and how do you actually practice it?
• Spoon Theory, Made Practical — How does Spoon Theory help people manage limited energy with chronic illness or high load?
• The 5 Second Rule, Made Practical — What is Mel Robbins’ 5 Second Rule and does it actually work?
• The Comfort Zone Model: How to Grow Without Burning Out — What is the comfort zone model and how do you use it to grow without overwhelming yourself?
• The Let Them Theory, Made Practical — What is the Let Them Theory and how do you actually use it?
• The Resilience Bank Account, Made Practical — How do you build resilience before you need it?
• The Stockdale Paradox, Made Practical — What is the Stockdale Paradox and how does it help you survive and thrive through extreme adversity?
• Tiny Experiments: Testing Change Without Committing to It — How do tiny experiments help you make lasting changes without the pressure of full commitment?