Neuroplasticity: Why You Should Care About Your BDNF Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF for short, is a protein in the brain that is crucial for learning and adaptability. What’s curious about BDNF is how much direct control we have over its abundance. There are lifestyle factors that directly affect the amount of BDNF in your … Read more

Neuroplasticity is one of those terms frequently bandied about, but what is the meaning of neuroplasticity? How does neuroplasticity work? Also, what lessons are there in the mechanics of neuroplasticity? In this article I’ll get a bit technical, though I’m sure you’ll find that a little bit of brain knowledge may just make a whole … Read more

Last time we developed a more modern definition of resilience as “advancing despite adversity”, but what does this mean on a more detailed level? What groups of behaviours, skills and beliefs contribute to resilience? What can we actually measure resilience against? To answer these questions, we investigated many existing models of resilience and combined them … Read more

Traditionally, personal resilience has often been defined as how we bounce back from difficult situations. However, this definition doesn’t encompass the true breadth of resilience skills and their many benefits. To ensure the definition of resilience includes all aspects, let’s modernise the definition to this: Resilience is about advancing despite adversity. What is resilience? Let’s … Read more