{"id":25554,"date":"2022-03-09T15:14:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T15:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talogy.com\/thriving-through-adversity-part-3-recovering-from-setbacks-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T07:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:32:01","slug":"thriving-through-adversity-part-3-recovering-from-setbacks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-ae\/blog\/thriving-through-adversity-part-3-recovering-from-setbacks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thriving through adversity, part 3: recovering from setbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\nThis is the third blog in a series of four in which I discuss the four stages of change and resilience (from the Talogy Thrive Cycle) in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. In the first blog, I discussed our initial survival response to adversity and the pandemic. In the second blog, I discussed how we adapt to change and adversity, and in this blog, I will discuss the Recover stage and how we can bounce back from setbacks in life.\n\nIn\u00a0the\u00a0Recover\u00a0stage\u00a0of\u00a0the process,\u00a0we often experience feelings of frustration, boredom,\u00a0and\u00a0anger. If harnessed, these feelings can be useful as they motivate us to change our circumstances.\u00a0They can also\u00a0reveal\u00a0some of our hidden strengths, such as\u00a0determination, courage,\u00a0and\u00a0resourcefulness.\u00a0All vital attributes\u00a0if we are\u00a0to recover from the situation we are faced with and get back to\u00a0where we\u00a0were before the crisis began.\n\n\n\n
\"talogy<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAll feelings are\u00a0useful and\u00a0have an evolutionary basis. The feeling of anger, for example, stems from a sense of injustice and gives us the energy to rectify a situation and stand up for ourselves. Most social change and progress in society would not have happened without this feeling being present. If we want to move on from the\u00a0Adapt\u00a0phase,\u00a0it is necessary to be galvanised into action, to yearn for change,\u00a0and to desire a different outcome. Without this,\u00a0we would simply accept the status quo and\u00a0be resigned to our fate.\u00a0Human nature,\u00a0however, is not built this way. People are innately predisposed toward\u00a0progress and advancement. We quickly become restless and agitated, which pushes us on to seek solutions to our problems\u00a0and to improve our circumstances.\n\nRecovery from the pandemic will be\u00a0multi-faceted\u00a0\u2013\u00a0physical, emotional, interpersonal and\u00a0financial,\u00a0all of which have an impact on our psychological\u00a0state.\u00a0Some predict that organisations will bounce back from the pandemic, others say it will take years to recover,\u00a0and\u00a0with inevitable relapses. Either way, the demands on employees will be immense. For some,\u00a0it will\u00a0mean\u00a0intense work\u00a0to regain lost ground, others will\u00a0experience redundancy and financial hardship. The way we work in the future may change dramatically after the pandemic. Remote working, social\u00a0distancing, restricted travel,\u00a0and\u00a0different\u00a0forms of communication\u00a0may become the new norm.\u00a0In order to recover from the multiple challenges of the pandemic, we will need to embrace new ways of working with a positive and proactive attitude. Here are a few suggestions to assist in the recovery phase of transition.\n\n\n\n