Top tips for resilience: The relationship between thoughts and behaviour

Introduction In these top tips, Cornelia Lucey, psychologist and leadership consultant presents some possible approaches to building resilience for teachers and educationalists and shares ways they can be applied to build resilience. It is important to note that these are only some tips to help you cope with everyday challenges at work and beyond. It is advisable to seek out professional help if you need support with your mental health. Education Support, a charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of education staff, also provide many helpful resources. What's the idea?  Simply put, the words that we hear, read and use can create an emotional response. Noticing all the wonderful things in our lives – the delicious food that we’re eating, the sunshine breaking through the clouds, the family member or friend who’s always there for us or the beauty of nature around us – is likely to activate plenty of recovery system responses.