[/caption] being named the most resilient community in the country with my town, Pittsburgh being ranked 35th. For a complete list you can go to here. Like anything that we try to measure, the BRR group identified 12 criteria to measure resilience looking at regional economic capacity (for example such as how much it costs to live, what the business environment is) , socio-demographic capacity (such as educational levels and  number of people that have health insurance)  and community connectivity...

How you navigate through the stress in real time. We all know the feeling of dealing with a stressful situation in the moment. We feel overwhelmed, pressured, tightness in our shoulders. Foundational resilience strategies such as breathing are the single best way to gain a bit more control in the midst of the event. Being able to bounce-back is pretty important and is all about healing from stress whether it is a big stressor like life threatening illnesses or getting...