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Positive psychology and resilience in surrogacy

Striving for happiness, resilience, hope, optimism and a sense of meaning contributes to physical health, success, self-realization and enhances the ability to cope with challenges and difficulties in the best possible way. Positive psychology can help intended parents during the challenging surrogacy process, while reducing anxiety and feelings of lack of control.

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Positive psychology and resilience in surrogacy

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  1. Positive psychology and resilience in surrogacy Striving for happiness, resilience, hope, optimism and a sense of meaning contributes to physical health, success, self-realization and enhances the ability to cope with challenges and difficulties in the best possible way.

  2. Positive Psychology • MeitalGilboa is an organizational consultant, workshop facilitator and lecturer in the field of positive psychology, working in Israel and around the world for nearly two decades. In this article, Meital talks abouts positive psychology and resilience and how these components can help during the surrogacy process. • Positive psychology answers the question: how can everyday life be dealt with more effectively and in a way which helps us become stronger and happier?  It strengthens our resilience to cope with life’s challenges, in a way that enables us to stand tall every time, meaning that resilience is our ability to develop flexibility to cope with life’s challenges. 2

  3. During surrogacy, it’s difficult to predict how long the process will take and what will happen along the way. So the question is how do we maintain resilience and positivity in conditions of uncertainty, so we arrive at the birth with optimism and energy to raise the child we dreamed of so much. • How do you best manage mental resources? The key aspect in managing one’s feelings is self-awareness. And it’s natural that during such a significant journey, we strive to be as in control as possible. • When embarking on the surrogacy journey, there will be many variables that are beyond our control, such as waiting time for the donor or the surrogate, the number of attempts, the number of embryos that will be created during fertilization, the donor’s lifestyle and more. • When we deal as much as possible with issues within our control, we will see progress Resilience in surrogacy 2

  4. Conclusion Positive psychology and resilience are strongly interrelated. Applying positive psychology approaches can strengthen resilience, and enables people to cope with difficulties more effectively and develop positive traits more easily. Visit Us - www.tammuz.com Phone-0737838058 2

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