portmanteau name for something that is made up of many ‘instruments’, intricately orchestrated together to make harmonious ‘music’. Being able to cope well with difficulty and uncertainty depends on self-discipline and perseverance. It depends on being on the look-out for sources of help, both material and social. It depends on the ability to atten

What makes some people pursue the unknown with zeal despite setbacks while others give up when the going gets tough? Resilience, a trait that we are not born with, involves the interplay between our natural dispositions and external experiences. Even as children, we can learn the skills that make us more resilient, more willing to tough it out as w

There’s been a shift from seeing resilience as personal adaptation to viewing it as a process that includes systems such family, community, organisations and ecosystems. It’s helpful to see resilience as natural human adaptation,