Resilience is the ability to bounce back from a tough blow. Today, we hear three Alaska stories of resilience.
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Image from WikiMedia Commons, photo taken by Simon Matzinger [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]Everyone feels it sometimes: defeated, out of energy and ideas, ready to give up. And yet, humans pop back up to battle another day. They have resilience. And many believe that resilience can be cultivated. So on today’s Hometown Alaska, we’ll talk with three Alaskans who have either studied resilience, or lived it themselves.


Your questions and comments are welcome throughout the program.



HOST: Kathleen McCoy


GUESTS:

Gretchen Fauske, associate director, UA Center for Economic Development
Michael Rosebeary, veteran and university student
Sarah Redmon, project coordinator, Office of Youth Empowerment

LINKS:

Alaska Resilience Initiative, website
Resilient Anchorage, municipal website
Karmen’s story, You Tube video, Alaska Resilience Initiative
10 Traits of emotionally resilient people, 5.21.2013, Psychology Today
The art of resilience, 3.1.2003, Psychology Today
Rohn: 7 traits of resilient people, 4.17.2016 Success blog
Characteristics of resilient people, 6.7.2018, VeryWellMind blog

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LIVE: Monday, March 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
REPEAT: Monday, March 11, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.