The Science of Resilience

About this episode

Dr. Jon Depierro discusses the cultivation of resilience with Dr. Sherry Hamby.

You may think that resilience is a quality that people are born with, but that's often untrue—resilience can be cultivated and honed. In this podcast, Dr. Jon Depierro, Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai and Associate Director of Mount Sinai's Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth, talks to Dr. Sherry Hamby, Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at the University of the South, and author of Stronger Than You Think: Building Lifelong Resilience. The pair discuss...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jon Depierro

Guest: Dr. Sherry Hamby

Topics covered

• resilience
• mental health
• psychology
• stress management
• personal growth

Keywords

• resilience
• mental health
• stress
• personal growth
• psychology
• Dr. Sherry Hamby
• Dr. Jon Depierro

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mount Sinai, University of the South

Books & works: Stronger Than You Think: Building Lifelong Resilience

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