Calm first, then everything else! You can bravely and calmly walk through tumultuous times with better mental and physical health.

Sounds simple. But those who have struggled to calm chronic stress, chronic panic attacks, and chronic depression know exactly how hard it can be to put together a personal plan that works.

DIY Resilience is dedicated to pointing you in the right direction with a comprehensive plan you can personalize and a community of people you can resort to for support and answers.

The five most important concepts to learn to reduce chronic stress are: Compassionate Calm, Self-Awareness, Action vs Reaction, Self-Care and Connection, and Redirecting to a Positive Mindset. DIY Resilience starts from a place of calm, builds understanding and acceptance, then reinforces the great value of brain rest, rejuvenation and the ability to see and manifest more of what’s good in life.

You can learn a set of effective techniques for each of these key concepts as an adult if you didn’t learn them growing up; as many of us have not. You can learn to identify assumptions, beliefs and patterns born in your youth that no longer work for you; things that tend to hold you in fear, make you want to run, or to freeze and become overwhelmed. It matters that you identify and replace these with thoughts and behaviors that serve your happiness today. That may take some help, but you can do it.

You can also learn when and how best to practice skills a develop a personalized process and routine for a happier life. Make DIY Resilience your lifestyle and begin to live a life with more time for enjoyment, empathy and understanding, and less time given over to fear and dissatisfaction.

It matters that you learn, improve and continuously practice skills in each of these areas as a whole  conscious process, in order, to produce the results you want. When you do that, you are practicing Do-It-Yourself Resilience; a process that helps you stop and redirect negative thoughts about yourself and your abilities, your life, and your potential. That gives you greater freedom and confidence.

This can sound daunting. But don’t worry. The steps themselves are simple and help is available. DIY Resilience has a resilient community (Resilient Connection), small study groups, and one-on-one coaching available to help you in your road to better days.

Let’s get started. Click the link to start learning more about the five pillars of DIY Resilience, or spend a little time understanding why it’s critical that you learn to reduce stress right now for mental and physical health.