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About the Course

Learn how to incorporate resilience interventions into your personal and professional life with Dr. Karen Reivich. In this course, you are exposed to the foundational research in resilience, including protective factors such as mental agility and optimism. Several types of resilience interventions are explored including cognitive strategies; strategies to manage anxiety and increase positive emotions such as gratitude; and a critical relationship enhancement skill. Throughout the course, you will hear examples of individuals using resilience skills in their personal and professional lives. Suggested prerequisites: Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science, Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions and Positive Psychology: Character, Grit & Research Methods....

Top reviews

ZM

Sep 24, 2018

Excellent! There was some common sense here, but plenty of new data and tools anyone can use in both their personal and professional life. A must for every human who wants to get the most out of life.

RK

Jun 1, 2020

The course was really good. I had some idea of mindfulness but the course brought up some refreshing new concepts on resilience and it turned out to be really useful for me. Thank you so much Karen!

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By Nina H

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Apr 12, 2024

I had hoped that the course focuses a bit more on mindfulness, but it was just a few minutes in which mindfulness was talked about which is a shame because resilience is very close connected to mindfulness. It was rather spoken 20 times about all of the bad stories which had happened to some people and how they learnt from it, that doesnt really give me skills, watching twenty different people over and over again talking about their bad life story.

By Cindy v d H

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May 11, 2025

Too much repetion, too much examples for me. This specialization of 5 courses could have been 3 courses in my opinion.

By chantal b

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Nov 21, 2025

interesting, can help improve how you react to problems at work, with friends and family

By Cindy B

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Apr 13, 2021

I would not recommend it. I chose to not get a certificate and the administration locked me out of the tests and some very valid information. What I did learn was very interesting skills that everyone could benefit. If you do not purchase the certificate then it is not worth learning half of the information. It was not a good experience for me. I've taken several classes on coursera and this is one that was not enjoyable.

By Jo A R

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Oct 12, 2024

It feels at times that this is a course for 3rd graders. Too much dwelling and beating the dead horse in catastrophic thinking lectures. Depressing. Mindfulness lecture awful. The lecturer is practically whispering as if he's telling a bedtime story, no enthusiasm, no engagement, boring. Some of the interviews about resiliency boring, redundant.

By JECINTHA S D 2

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Feb 18, 2026

answers are not getting accepted. hence i cannot move forward or download the ceritficate

By BALRAJ B

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Nov 4, 2025

Not able to complete assignment. instructions to complete assignment are not clear. not able to complete the course. seems money is wasted.

By Paulina N

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Sep 24, 2020

The course it seems good but cant rake it now un-enroll me please

By Menna A

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Mar 31, 2021

very very bad ,not useful at all