Survivor’s guilt is a quiet, complicated feeling that many people experience after a disaster, yet very few talk about it. When Typhoon Tino (International Name: Kalmaegi) reached Cebu a little past four in the morning on November 4, 2025, I learned firsthand what it feels like to be safe while people you care about are read more…
How do you become resilient through tough times? What do COVID-19, family loss, and a devastating super typhoon have in common? You might be waiting for a punchline but unfortunately, there isn’t one; these 3 catastrophes affected my family and me within a span of 19 months. The super typhoon Rai devastated the Philippines last read more…
Thanks to Noah Jacobson for this guest post about emotional resilience! Noah interned previously with Happy Brain Science and became fascinated with the application of positive psychology. He graduated from Grinnell College with a degree in Psychology and Neuroscience. Building Emotional Resilience Life can be hard. Losing a job, struggling with a tough relationship at read more…