Uncertainty

Uncertainty – especially during long periods of unpredictability – can lead to anxiety and exhaustion. The ongoing global events, like the pandemic and current geopolitical conflicts, have created a volatile, uncertain, chaotic, and ambiguous world, adding to the sense of uncertainty and unpredictability.

This week, Anya and Mark explore the impact of uncertainty on our mental wellbeing and discusses the importance of resilience and shifting our focus to maintain hope and cope with ongoing uncertainty.

Three prompts

1. What are your anchors?
2. What keeps your boat afloat?
3. Where can you place your focus?

Resources

• The Wisdom of Trauma (2021)
• Just how many days does Bill Murray really spend stuck reliving Groundhog Day?
• Neuroception: How your body detects threat before you
• Managing in a VUCA world
• Belonging – Episode 2
• How to instantly feel better about your work and its impact – Morning Creative
• John Keats’ concept of “negative capability”
• 5 key resilience factors for overcoming challenges
• Anya Pearse, Intuitive advisor and her An Hour of Kindness
• Mark Steadman