Retrain your brain

Take small steps to build your resilience.

Stress is a part of life. You can’t avoid it, but you can change how you deal with it.

When we’re stressed we tend to focus on the negative, and that negative energy can actually affect our health. That’s why resilience – our ability to bounce back from stress – is so important.

Like most skills, resilience takes time to develop. Start with small, simple steps. These tips will help you make changes in how you think and act:

Accept that change happens. Look at it as a challenge instead of something scary.

Find the good. Every cloud has a silver lining. Look for the positives in stressful situations and try to learn from them.

Spend time with people who make you feel good. Put work into your relationships and create a strong support network.

Take care of yourself. Do something you love, find ways to relax and be thankful for the good in your life.

Start building resilience with help from myStrength. To get started, visit healthpartners.com/wellbeing and choose the myStrength activity after you log in. Or access myStrength through your myHP mobile app by selecting the Living Well icon.

Don’t have a HealthPartners account? Visit healthpartners.com/signupnow to get started.