Protective Factors: Building Our Resilience One Brick at a Time 

Let’s be honest—life can throw some serious curveballs. Whether it’s an unexpected loss, a stressful job, or the 57th time you’ve had to reset a forgotten password (why isn’t “password123” good enough?!), we all face challenges that can shake us up. But here’s the good news: while we can’t always control what happens to us, we can strengthen the things within us and around us that help us stay steady through it all. 

These things are called protective factors