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Healthy at Hopkins
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September 2019

Breathe More. Stress Less.
Keep the Pressure Down.

REVIVE YOUR RESILIENCY

Resiliency, or the ability to withstand, LEARN FROM MISTAKES.
recover and grow in the face of life’s
stressors and changing demands may not When something bad happens, use it as
come easily to everyone. Stress reduction learning experience-what can I take away
techniques like practicing resiliency may from this? Practice this during calm times
be helpful in lowering or maintaining a by thinking of events in the past that were
healthy blood pressure. hard and pull out the parts that turned out
to be positive.
FOLLOW THESE PRACTICES TO NUTURE
YOUR RESILIENCY. MEDITATE.
Mindfulness can help us focus on the
KEEP CONNECTED.
present instead of dwelling on the past.
Healthy relationships with friends,
family, and within your community are check in on the current moment-how
essential for building resiliency. Far away do you feel physically, mentally and
from family? Connect with neighbors, emotionally.
coworkers, and even pets to feel happy
and energized.

SELF-CARE IS NOT SELFISH. For more information access

Taking care of yourself in a day-to-day way the Healthy at Hopkins portal
through my.jhmi.edu or
stressful settings. Focus ongetting plenty
of sleep, fresh air and exercise. https://login.johnshopkins.
edu/healthyathopkins
FACE YOUR FEARS.

handle the unkown. Tackle fears, such
as heights or public speaking, by slowly
exposing yourself to something that takes
you out of your comfort zone.