Life is Hard. Here’s How to Cope.

We are more resilient than we think, science shows, and through hardship and some intention, we can face the harsh realities

Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well
Published in
12 min readMay 1, 2023

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Positive thoughts are helpful. But research suggests other resilience tools you can add to your “psychological toolbox.” Image: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (public domain)

Kieran Setiya has suffered severe pain off and on since age 27. His condition, chronic pelvic pain, was diagnosed by his fifth urologist only after years of zero help from four others. When it flares…

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Robert Roy Britt
Wise & Well

Editor of Aha! and Wise & Well on Medium + the Writer's Guide at writersguide.substack.com. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower: amazon.com/dp/B0BJBYFQCB