FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The ability to adapt to challenges is what defines resilience, according to the American Psychological Association, but this in itself is subjective, if somewhat vague. It requires flexibility and adjustment. It requires that difficult emotions are felt, acknowledged and not repressed. This reflects a cultural shift in what was previously believed about resilience, however, the maritime industry may take years to fully embrace this change, argues Dr. Maria Ali, OneCare Group. McVeigh et al (2017) write resilience is “the capacity to maintain healthy functioning despite increased stressors”. This is particularly relevant for a career as a mariner, where “increased stressors” are a part of norm. RelatedNews SSI: The priority is to move from crew welfare analysis to action Beyond diet and exercise: 5 surprising keys to longevity var jnews_module_21324781_0_6a024bbe0d01c = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21324781","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2175,2195,2341","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagina