Health Lunchtime Event

Resilience – The Key to Personal Resilience

11 November 2024

Perceived stress has been rising in Western countries, with up to 50% of Swiss workers frequently experiencing stress. Burnout is a major cause of work incapacity. Gregor Hasler argues that concepts like “burden” and “work-life balance” can be misleading. He offers strategies to manage stress, focusing on the psyche, social interactions, nutrition, and awareness.

Biography:

Gregor Hasler, born in Lucerne, studied medicine in Zurich and specialized in psychiatry and psychotherapy. He conducted research in the USA on stress and health. He held senior positions at the University Hospital Zurich and the University Hospital of Psychiatry in Bern. Since 2019, he has been a professor at the University of Freiburg and chief physician at the Freiburg Network for Mental Health. His research explores the social, psychological, and biological aspects of mental health. He has received several awards, including the Robert Bing Prize.

Literature

• Resilienz: Der Wir-Faktor. Gemeinsam Stress und Ängste überwinden, Schattauer-Verlag, 2018
• Die Darm-Hirn-Connection: Revolutionäres Wissen für unsere psychische und körperliche Gesundheit, Klett-Cotta-Verlag, 2020
• Higher Self. Psychedelika in der Psychotherapie, Klett-Cotta-Verlag, 2022