Join us for our second session in 2025! All are invited. As always, free to attend.

What: “The Power of Resilience – Sam Goldstein Ph.D.”
TED Talk Watch Party
Bring: Snack / party finger food to share (totally optional)
Invite: A friend to join you!
When: Monday March 24, 2025 7pm
(show up early 6:30-7pm) Bring a snack to share (optional)
Where: Kevin Gourley’s Photography Studio at 11740 Jollyville Rd. Suite 400, Austin TX
RSVP: Let us know you’re coming, so we know how to set up tables & chairs. Send an email to 

Parents seek happiness, success in school, satisfaction in life and solid friendships as keys to helping their children transition happily and successfully into adult life. If we examined these parental goals it would not be an oversimplification to conclude that realizing these goals requires that our children possess the inner strength to deal competently and successfully day after day with the challenges and demands they encounter. This capacity to cope and feel competent is called resilience.

Resilience embraces the ability of a child to deal effectively with stress and pressure, to cope with every day challenges, to bounce back from disappointments, adversity and trauma, to develop clear and realistic goals, to solve problems, to relate comfortably with others and to treat one’s self and others with respect. Scientific studies of children facing great adversity in their lives support the importance of a resilient mindset as a powerful force. Resilience explains why some children overcome overwhelming obstacles, sometimes clawing and scraping their way to successful adulthood, while others become victims of their early experiences in environments.

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