Resilience

The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges

By: Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney

Narrated by: Paul Brion

Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to "bounce back" after encountering difficulty.

This book provides a guide to building emotional, mental, and physical resilience by presenting ten factors to help anyone become more resilient to life's challenges. Specific resilience factors such as facing fear, optimism, and social support are described through the experiences and personal reflections of highly resilient survivors.

These survivors also describe real-life methods for practicing and benefiting from the resilience factors. As resilience is the complex product of genetic, psychological, biological, social, and spiritual factors, the authors investigate resilience from multiple scientific perspectives. They synthesize the latest literature on the topic, describe their own research on resilience, and quote from their interviews with highly resilient people.

©2018 Steven M. Southwick and Dennis S. Charney (P)2020 Tantor

Good but not what I thought it was good to be

I thought it was going to be more of a blueprint for learning and development. it was stories about resilience, which was inspiring, but unfortunately not what I was after. Well read.

Great survey of an important subject

A helpful and important book. I recommend this to all therapists, counselors, social workers, psychologists, etc