Build resilience with headversity

Welcome to headversity, your personal resilience coach. Train where and when you like — your experience is completely anonymous and personalized just for you.

SAIT students can download the app for free from the App Store or Google Play using passcode: SAITR8.

Watch the guided tutorial video below to find out how it works.

What is resilience?

Like an elastic band, resilience is the ability to bounce back from challenging situations. Building resilience helps curb the negative effects of stress and proactively manage adversity. Use headversity to build and practice six skills related to resilience.

Six skills of resilience

🔎 Self-expertise | Knowing yourself, your purpose and why you do what you do.

🧘 Mindfulness | Being present in the moment.

💪 Mental fitness | Possessing poise, confidence and focus.

🧠 Mental health | Your emotional and psychological well-being.

☔ Hardiness | Your ability to endure difficult conditions.

🔋 Energy management | Eating and sleeping well, and getting regular exercise.

Three hoots for headversity

"The good thing about this app is that you can practice resilience on the go — it’s easy and quick to practice your lessons and improve your resilience daily." -Marcela, former student Outreach and Wellness Leader (OWL) 🦉

"I found headversity very helpful. It keeps track of your mental wellness status by giving you a mental well-being score based on personalized survey questions. Then the app suggests lessons, short video clips or tools you can use to manage the skills or sections you need to work on to improve your own wellness." -Nida, former student Outreach and Wellness Leader (OWL) 🦉

"One of the suggested microlessons was Mental Health 101, which took me about 10 minutes to complete. It includes a mix of short videos and activities. The content was informative with facts, figures and basic definitions. I also used a practice tool called Thinking, which helped me focus my thoughts." -Helen, former student Outreach and Wellness Leader (OWL) 🦉

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Focus on well-being

Maintaining positive mental health and well-being is a key factor in your success as a student, in your career and in life. There’s no magic formula, but there are ways every student can thrive at SAIT — plus resources and services to support you whether you’re studying on or off-campus.