Celebrate Your Small Wins: Finding Strength and Perseverance in Recovery

In this engaging conversation, Dr. Maria Bargeman and Tyler Jorgenson take a closer look at resilience, especially when it comes to trauma recovery. They challenge the traditional notion of resilience as "bouncing back quickly" from adversity and instead emphasize the importance of acknowledging individual experiences and strengths. They highlight the perseverance and determination needed to keep showing up for therapy and working toward healing. Their conversation also underscores the need for a balanced approach to mental health care that recognizes strengths and celebrates small victories. The episode ends with a powerful reminder to believe in your own ability to heal.

Takeaways

• Redefining Resilience: Resilience in trauma recovery isn't just about "bouncing back quickly" but also about showing up daily with perseverance and determination to heal.

• Unique Paths: The traditional definition of resilience doesn’t apply to everyone because not all want to return to a pre-trauma state.

• Balanced Mental Health Care: Mental health care should focus on strengths and celebrate small wins to create a more balanced approach.

• Belief in Healing: Believing in one's ability to heal is a crucial part of building resilience.