How to develop emotional resilience in times of change

Dr Harry Barry has developed a five-question blueprint to help us deal with change. We need to be pragmatic when dealing with difficult emotions, he tells Helen O'Callaghan  

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Writing a book about how to embrace change – while at the same time finding himself in the midst of a global pandemic – was like the ultimate experiment.

“It was an extraordinary experience,” says Dr Harry Barry, a GP with a keen interest in mental health who’s just written a new book  Embracing Change - how to build resilience and make change work for you.