1 Jan 2026

Seasons Greetings! Extensive updates have been made to website layout and design for mobile devices and improve searches. Young and ESL readers are recognized with resilience oriented short stories using Hero's Journey theme. The illustrated short stories explore resilience while encouraging the building of social support, self-esteem and self-efficacy. Text is written at a 4th grade reading level. These short stories are available as free EPUB and PDF downloads.

25 Apr 2025

A creative look at social-ecological resilience using web camera sourced imagery. Where humans and the environment deal with disturbances, adjust to changes, and even transform while maintaining function and supporting well-being.

31 Apr 2024

Extensive updates to the site to include newly revised instructional materials. Basic Resilience Exercises is rewritten to grade 8-9 reading level to meet the needs of a more diverse audience. Woody, a fictional illustrated resilience reader is written to a grade 3-4 level. Changes made to Resource, You, Family and Resilience, Educator/Developer, First Responder, Nursing and Healthcare, and Diagnostics and Evaluation pages.

25 Jul 2023

Resources pages updated with Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS) PDF download for personal evaluation.

12 Jun 2023

First Responder page updated with a YouTube video focused on first responders but usable for everyone interested in learning resilience.

25 Apr 2023

First Responder page updated to include a new YouTube-based Vlog with a focus on resilience in first responders. The content is created and moderated by a first responder. Updated Resilience Exercises, available for download using Resources menu tab, are concise applied activites built around the Hero's Journey theme and develop problem solving abilities by applying positive-coping skills to create less stressful outcomes to real life challenges.