Depletion To Renewal Grid Worksheet: Resilience Advantage Worksheets

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Depletion to Renewal™ Grid Worksheet

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Depleting and Renewing Emotions

We experience a wide range of emotions every day. Some emotions deplete


us and others renew us. Whereas some emotions are easy to identify, others
run in the background, playing on our inner sound track. Regardless if we are
aware of our emotions, they affect our physiology. Depleting emotions and
attitudes reduce our resilience capacity and our ability to think and commu-
nicate clearly. Renewing emotions and attitudes, on the other hand, recharge
our inner batteries and rejuvenate us, which carries over into each domain.

Building and sustaining resilience is based on our ability to more intelligently


manage our energy expenditures and to recharge more quickly. In order
to do this, we have to become more aware of our unnecessary energy
expenditures.

Over 1,400 biochemical changes are set in motion by our changing emotions.
Among these biochemical changes is the release of hormones. Two of the
hormones produced are cortisol, the “stress hormone,” and DHEA, the
“vitality hormone.” Once produced, some hormones stay in the body for
hours and have a long-lasting effect. Depleting emotions increase cortisol
production and renewing emotions increase DHEA.

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Depletion to Renewal™ Grid

The Depletion to Renewal Grid is a research-based tool that visually


illustrates the relationship between typical emotional responses, their
intensity and how those responses affect systems in the body that
regulate internal function.

Anger Excitement
Frustration Courage
Anxiety Passion

Burnout Contentment

Withdrawal Fulfillment

Resentment Ease

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