Part 1: For teenagers. When we are forced to live in uncertainty, it is best to connect with our certainty. Each of us carries within us a positive nucleus and in times of uncertainty is when it is most favorable to recognize, reconnect and revive this nucleus. How is it done? Head on and embracing our vulnerabilities. The wonderful thing about uncertainty is that it is one more emotion, therefore it has an expiration date. It comes and goes. Sometimes it stays a little longer, as in the times we are in. The smart thing is to hug it, surf with it and respect it. In every wave you surf, you allow yourself to open up to one more life skill: resilience. In reality we have always lived with uncertainty, but by default we love to know the outcome before it occurs. We are obsessed with control, and therefore when we are put in a vulnerable place, we choose to suffer or be afraid. Would you like to change your look and replace this heavy trip with a light adventure? The difference is to stop putting your focus on what you cannot control and start to value what gives you guaranteed security. Welcome to (un) certainty.

Part 2: For parents and teachers. Do you know how to get across to your children or students the fact that uncertainty is good for them, that, on the other hand, security accommodates us in inertia without challenges that provoke curiosity, creativity, mental and emotional agility.

 Most of the emotions we experience are not pleasant, especially in times of uncertainty, and yet they have helped us survive for centuries. Therefore, they exercise a function when are recognized, handled and interpreted so as not to get hooked on them.

Would you like to find creative and different solutions at home or in the classroom to learn how to interpret your own emotions and those around you?

The solution comes hand in hand with the emotions, as we explore in this episode, bringing useful tools and sharing expert research, among others from Susan David, Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard Medical School.