When you are faced with a stressful event or a traumatic situation, how do you react? More to the point, how do you collect yourself after? Resilience is a key component in your ability to overcome, and emotional regulation is a key component of resilience. 

The root word of resilience is resilio, Latin, and it means to retaliate or bounce back. It’s essentially a lifestyle choice that you make, and it is entwined with self-compassion and self-belief. 

Individuals who lack emotional resilience may struggle with managing their emotions, leading to increased levels of stress and anxiety. As a result, emotional regulation is an essential component of resilience.

Building emotional resilience means relying on intrinsic motivation – the inner force that will carry you all of life’s strife. When you are faced with a negative experience, it is your emotional regulation that will help you navigate it.