Emotional Agility
Bouncing back from challenges, and the self-awareness that makes it repeatable.
How to Increase Resilience ยท 5-week course
Resilience is a muscle, not a trait.
A five-week course with Stephen Lew, psychotherapist and founder of The School of Positive Psychology, Asia's first institution dedicated to well-being. Twenty-five lessons on emotional fitness, awareness, connection and the habits that hold.
5-week course ยท all levels
How to Increase Resilience
$199.99
5 weeks ยท 25 lessons ยท 6 hours ยท certificate ยท lifetime access
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25 lessons
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See how the five weeks unfold.
What you'll experience
Five weeks training the same muscle from five angles: knowledge, emotional fitness, awareness, connection and habits.
Body-Mind Connection
Emotional awareness through the body, plus a richer emotional vocabulary to name it with.
Cognitive Reframing
Reflection, reframing, diffusion and mindfulness, used to stop unhelpful thought patterns.
Social Resilience
Interpersonal, intrapersonal and human-nature connection, and how to map your own resources.
Habit Formation
The strategies that turn any of this into a routine you still have in six months.
Decisions Under Pressure
Navigating difficulty with more confidence, which is where resilience is actually spent.
The assumption worth dropping
Some people are just more resilient?
Much like physical strength, emotional and mental resilience are muscles. They can be strengthened, and they can be put to use when you need them most.
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Setbacks knock you further than they should
Recovery takes longer each time, and you have started to treat that as simply how you are.
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The same thought pattern keeps running
You can hear it happening and cannot interrupt it, because nobody taught you the interrupt.
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Decisions get worse under pressure
Exactly when judgment matters most, it is the thing that goes first.
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You cope alone
Support exists but reaching for it feels like weakness, which is precisely backwards.
Not survival. Strength.
Resilience is not only about getting through. It is about tapping into your strengths and learning to support yourself well when things are hard, then building the daily habits that keep that capacity available.
What changes
Emotional fitness you can actually train.
The course develops your emotional capabilities and strengthens your mindset, then puts healthier daily habits underneath both, so you can focus on what you control and build a more meaningful present.
Healthy coping strategies
Manage stress and adversity more effectively, with methods rather than endurance.
Reframe self-defeating thoughts
Recognise them as they form, and replace them with a more optimistic and accurate reading.
Stronger relationships
Build social resilience and the healthy habits that sustain the connections you rely on.
Better emotional intelligence
More self-awareness, and a clearer understanding of the people around you.
Clinical experience, not just theory.
Stephen is a certified psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist who has worked with more than 800 clients on resilience, trauma recovery and post-traumatic growth. The course is built from what actually helped them.
Join now for $199.99You absorb it and hope.
- Difficulty arrives and you get through it by enduring rather than by method
- The unhelpful thought runs its course because you cannot interrupt it
- Support is available and asking still feels like an admission
- Good intentions about habits last about a fortnight
You have something to reach for.
- Coping is a set of strategies you choose between, not a reflex
- You can name a thought pattern and use a technique to stop it
- You have mapped your social resources and know how to draw on them
- Habit formation is a skill you have practised, so the routine survives
Your guide
Learn resilience with Stephen Lew.
Stephen is the founder and CEO of The School of Positive Psychology, Asia's first higher education institution dedicated to the science and practice of well-being. Since 2007 he has trained more than 15,000 students and 500 organisations across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and the Philippines, advocating for well-being education as a fundamental right.
With over eighteen years in psychological science and leadership development, he is a certified psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist and a fellow of the National Council of Psychotherapists in the UK. He has worked with more than 800 clients on resilience, trauma recovery and post-traumatic growth, holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology from Anglia Ruskin University, and hosts the podcast Getting NAKED with Happiness. His colleague Jana Dawson also teaches on Infijoy.
- MSc Applied Positive Psychology, Anglia Ruskin
- Fellow, National Council of Psychotherapists (UK)
- Founder & CEO, The School of Positive Psychology
- 15,000+ students trained since 2007
- 800+ clients in resilience and trauma recovery
In organisations
Stephen has delivered leadership development and resilience programmes for Hilton Worldwide, Meta, Bloomberg, GIC, SingHealth and the Singapore Police Force.
Beyond the school
He is co-founder of Thrive Psychology Clinic, Novosensus and Healio, and hosts Getting NAKED with Happiness, a podcast on resilience and authentic living.
Who it's for
For anyone who has been getting through on endurance alone.
You're going through something hard
Most people arrive here in the middle of it rather than afterwards. The techniques are built to be used while you are still in it.
High-pressure roles
Where decisions under pressure are the job, and the cost of poor recovery compounds.
Leaders and managers
Stephen specialises in trauma-informed leadership, so the material applies to a team as much as to you.
You want method, not motivation
Twenty-five lessons of technique rather than encouragement to be stronger.
Helpers and carers
If you hold things for other people, week four on mapping your own support is the one to arrive for.
Complete beginners
No background in psychology needed. Everything is built from the ground up.
Inside the course
Five weeks, twenty-five lessons, six hours.
Built to be practised rather than watched: 25 short lessons with expert videos, daily tasks to apply each idea, six hours of on-demand learning and lifetime access to the videos and notes. A certificate of completion comes with it.
25Short lessons
5Weekly modules
โLifetime access
25 short lessons with expert videosTaught by Stephen Lew across five progressive weekly modules.
Daily tasks to apply new knowledgeResilience is trained rather than understood, so every lesson ends with something to do.
Start anytime, finish at your paceSelf-paced from the moment you join, with notes alongside every lesson.
Lifetime access and a certificateReturn to any week the next time life supplies a reason, on any device.
The curriculum
Five weeks, five layers of the same capacity.
Knowledge first, then the emotional skill, then the awareness to catch a pattern, then the people around you, and finally the habits that keep all four available.
Week 1Resilience Knowledge
The art of bouncing back from challenges, developing emotional agility and fostering self-awareness. Week one equips you with tools to reframe thoughts, manage stress and build lasting connections, and sets up the more resilient version of yourself that the following four weeks develop.
Week 2Emotional Fitness
Developing emotional intelligence and managing stress and difficult emotions are what build a robust emotional identity. These lessons cover techniques for improving emotional agility, working through body-mind connections, emotional awareness and a richer emotional vocabulary. Naming a feeling accurately turns out to be most of the work.
Week 3Awareness
Building the resilience muscle by expanding conscious and unconscious awareness. The week covers reflection, cognitive reframing, diffusion and mindfulness, all aimed at one outcome: identifying an unhelpful thought pattern and being able to halt it rather than watch it run.
Week 4Connections
Interpersonal, intrapersonal and human-nature connection, and how our brains are wired to seek and form bonds. Social relationships supply safety, comfort, empathy and moral support, and they are a pivotal part of mental well-being. This week maps the structure of your own social resources and what each one is actually for.
Week 5Habits
Habit formation strategies for building and keeping well-being routines that protect your mental health. Through practising these techniques and applying what the previous four weeks covered, you finish with the tools to raise your resilience and to support yourself better during difficult periods.
What you get
Everything included today.
- 25 short lessons with Stephen Lew Included
- A daily task with every lesson Included
- Notes and certificate of completion Included
- 48-hour money-back guarantee Included
One payment, lifetime access$199.99
A 48-hour money-back guarantee
If within the first two days you feel this is not the right fit, email support@infijoy.com and we will refund your enrolment fee in full, no questions and no forms.
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How to Increase Resilience
$199.99one-time payment
- Lifetime access to all five weekly modules
- 25 short lessons with expert videos
- Daily tasks to apply each idea
- Notes to accompany every lesson
- Certificate of completion
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Before you join
Everything you may want to know.
Still unsure? Email support@infijoy.com and we will answer.
Can resilience really be learned?
Yes, and that is the premise of the course. Much like physical strength, emotional and mental resilience are muscles that can be strengthened and used when needed most. The five modules train it as a capacity rather than describing it as a personality trait.
How much time will I need?
Six hours of on-demand learning in total, across 25 short lessons over five weeks. Each lesson comes with a daily task, and in a course about building a capacity those tasks matter more than usual.
I'm going through something difficult right now. Is this for me?
It can help, and it is worth being clear about what it is. This is an educational course in building resilience, not therapy or crisis support. If you are struggling significantly, please speak to a doctor or a qualified mental health professional. A course like this works best alongside that kind of support rather than instead of it.
What will I gain?
Across the five weeks you will:
- Develop healthy coping strategies for managing stress and adversity more effectively
- Recognise and reframe self-defeating thoughts with a more optimistic mindset
- Strengthen relationships through social resilience and healthy habits
- Improve decision-making under pressure and navigate challenges with more confidence
- Enhance emotional intelligence and self-awareness, of yourself and of those around you
Can I start anytime?
Yes. Start whenever you are ready and work at your own pace. Lifetime access means you can return to a specific week when circumstances make it relevant again, which is how most people use this one.
Do I need any prior knowledge?
None. No background in psychology is assumed, and every concept is built from the ground up.
What qualifications does Stephen Lew have?
Stephen is a certified psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist and a fellow of the National Council of Psychotherapists in the UK. He holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology from Anglia Ruskin University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Positive Organisational Psychology and Leadership. He is founder and CEO of The School of Positive Psychology in Singapore, has over eighteen years in psychological science, and has worked with more than 800 clients on resilience, trauma recovery and post-traumatic growth.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime access to all 25 lessons and the accompanying notes, so you can return whenever you need a refresher.
Is this a substitute for therapy?
No. Stephen is a practising psychotherapist, but this is an educational course rather than clinical treatment. It is not therapy, diagnosis or treatment for trauma, anxiety, depression or any other condition, and it is not a substitute for care from a qualified professional.
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Five weeks from now, the next setback could land differently.
Join How to Increase Resilience and spend five weeks training the capacity you have been relying on without ever being taught how it works.
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