In this episode Live Happy magazine science editor Paula Felps talks with Steve Leventhal, executive director of CorStone, about one of 10 practices for choosing joy: resilience.
CorStone is an international nongovernmental organization that develops and provides personal resilience programs to improve well-being for youth worldwide, focusing on adolescent girls in developing countries as critical change-agents in their communities. CorStone believes that cultivating personal resilience is a foundational step in helping youth to thrive—one which is often missing in development programs worldwide. Its evidence-based programs impact three interdependent factors in well-being: emotional health, physical health and education.
What you’ll learn in this podcast:
- The importance of a resilience-based curriculum
- How you can apply resilience training to your life
- Basic steps you can take to build your resilience muscles
Links and resources mentioned in this episode:
- Learn more about CorStone
- Order Live Happy: Ten Practices for Choosing Joy
- Thank you to our partner—AARP Life Reimagined!
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