University of Guelph-Humber

Learning to cultivate resilience in our students and in our own lives. At the heart of this resilience model is the understanding that while 50% of our happiness is genetic, and 10% is at the hands of life circumstances, 40% is up to us. In other words, by shifting what we do and think, we can uplift our happiness set point. A crucial component of our capacity to flourish is our ability to bounce back in the face of life’s hurdles and setbacks. Through this program faculty and staff can learn--for themselves and for their students--how mindfulness, gratitude, optimism, self-compassion, and grit combine to build resilience.