How to create resilience in the face of adversity

Why do some traumatic experiences remain unprocessed? Post-traumatic growth specialist Sinta Ebersohn discusses the two components of trauma, the top 5 stressors, resilience as a set of skills and a growth process that can help us deal with whatever life throws at us.

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In ep. 181 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, post-traumatic growth specialist Sinta Ebersohn touches on:

  • getting up when life has knocked us down

  • a definition of resilience

  • the 2 components of trauma: what happens in the body and what happens in the mind

  • factors that affect the way we process trauma, including our age, developmental stage and circumstances

  • what we need to process a traumatic experience, e.g. the presence of another human, a witness to our suffering and the opportunity to talk about it

  • the top 5 stressors

  • the importance of your nervous system returning to normal after having experienced a threatening situation

  • how movement can assist returning to the rest and digest mode

  • being in tune with our bodies

  • details of Sinta’s Get Up And Grow process.

    Scroll down to About for more info on Sinta, including her contact details.

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Find the “67 Divorce Problems & Solutions” workbook by Sinta Ebersohn here.

A peek at the person behind the professional: Sinta writes on when the wind calls, proper pull-ups and Strongman competitions.

The free podcast series Calm, Clear & Helpful is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Player FM and Iono.fm – I hope you’ll subscribe!

About Sinta

Sinta Ebersohn is a post-traumatic growth specialist and internationally accredited mentor, trauma debriefing specialist, resilience practitioner, complementary therapist, holistic wellness counsellor, strategic life coach, parenting coach and training provider based in Cape Town. She is the founder and owner of  Get Up and Grow.

Sinta has received the African Excellence Award 2024  for Get Up & Grow.  

Mobile: +27 71 475 1167

Email address: info@getupandgrow.co.za

Websites: https://sintaebersohn.co.za/

                 https://getupandgrow.co.za/

https://fairdivorce.co.za/
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Also listen to Dr Rina De Klerk-Weyer’s advice on developing resilience.

Original music by Mart-Marie Snyman

Thumbnail image: Unsplash

Photograph of Sinta Ebersohn: Michael le Grange

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