← Back to Blog
Jen Thompson · 42 min
Cultivating Mental Resilience with Jen Thompson
Jen Thompson on mental resilience as trainable skill—and how cold exposure serves as one training modality among many.
Key Insights
Resilience is capacity, not trait—built through repeated challenge
Cold exposure as controlled stressor with immediate feedback
Transfer from physical to psychological domain requires intention
Integrated practice: cold + meditation + reflection
"The body adapts to what you consistently demand of it—controlled stress builds resilience when applied deliberately."
— Jen Thompson
cold exposure
recovery
hormesis