What do we need to do first when a crisis hits? Which attitudes and behaviors give us the best chance to successfully navigate the difficult times ahead? The best first step to take, Peter and Jenny explain, is to recognize and accept our humanity and limitations. What has worked for [...]
Hope is essential for resilience. Maintaining nurturing relationships with others who have been through difficult times helps us hold on to hope when we're living with uncertainty. Empathetic people we trust can help us gain perspective on our attitudes, behaviors, and situations. They can help us understand what we can [...]
Hope is essential for resilience. What does it mean to have real-world hope? When hard times come, do you believe you can get through them and that better times will come? Hope is a defense against despair and discouragement. It can give us energy to overcome adversity, a forward-looking attitude, [...]
Hope is essential for resilience. What does it mean to have real-world hope? How can we create and sustain a hopeful attitude during hard times? Dr. Peter Bernstein shares from his personal experience of holding on to hope through a lifetime of challenges. When situations are out of our control, [...]
Singer, songwriter, pastor and missionary Randy Mayfield shares from his lifelong career of service to hurting people in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, Kenya and around the world. What does it take to sustain a calling to bring practical help, empathy and hope to people and families in desperate situations? How can [...]
Caregivers devote one-hundred percent of their energy and compassion to those they care for, who often cannot reciprocate. Caregiving can then become a draining and discouraging experience. There are ways to provide empathic care and still hold on to hope. By learning, making mistakes, getting creative, and staying aware of [...]
Difficult situations call for action - measured, not impulsive - which helps move us toward a solution. Seeing such experiences as challenges, not threats also make it possible to succeed. Managing our negative emotions like fear and anger ("emotional hygiene") are also essential. Our thinking needs to stay focused on [...]
A deeper discussion of four strategies for facing difficult challenges: examining our attitudes; understanding our emotional reactions; taking responsibility; and examining our relationship to control. We present US Airways pilot Capt. Chesley Sullenberger - "Sully" - as an exemplar of someone who responded to an overwhelming challenge with courage and [...]
When hard times hit, we have two choices: spiral downward into defeat; or seek support, gain perspective, learn new skills, and take steps. Moving forward with hope is not easy, but always possible. Listen to the podcast here
Peter M. Bernstein, PhD is a coach, mentor, educator and trainer with over 47 years of experience providing strategies for enhanced performance and relief from trauma. An Army infantry veteran who served stateside during the Vietnam War era, he feels a deep commitment to meeting the needs of veterans and their loved ones and caregivers. Peter’s approach utilizes a combination of coaching, mentoring and bodywork to offer hope and healing through transformative resilience.