Resilient

How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness

By: Rick Hanson PhD, Forrest Hanson

Narrated by: Rick Hanson PhD

These days it’s hard to count on the world outside. So it’s vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion—the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world.

True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions. We need resilience every day to raise a family, work at a job, cope with stress, deal with health problems, navigate issues with others, heal from old pain, and simply keep on going.

With his trademark blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Rick Hanson shows you how to develop twelve vital inner strengths hardwired into your own nervous system. Then no matter what life throws at you, you’ll be able to feel less stressed, pursue opportunities with confidence, and stay calm and centered in the face of adversity.

This practical guide is full of concrete suggestions, experiential practices, personal examples, and insights into the brain. It includes effective ways to interact with others and to repair and deepen important relationships.

Warm, encouraging, and down-to-earth, Dr. Hanson’s step-by-step approach is grounded in the science of positive neuroplasticity. He explains how to overcome the brain’s negativity bias, release painful thoughts and feelings, and replace them with self-compassion, self-worth, joy, and inner peace.

This is Rick Hanson's BEST book yet!

I listened to the whole book in two days.

Somehow the author(s) has managed to synthesize all of his best teaching and put into the pages of this book.

Resilient, is my new favorite book by Rick Hanson.

Rick's voice is ASMR: do not listen to at night

Love hearing the original author's voice. It is very soothing, especially for the exercises.
Great guide book to life: it covers everything, has a lot of illustrations and personal experiences peppered in, summaries, and exercises.

A must!

Enjoyed so much that I am going to listening again! This time I will take notes!

I just finished, and I’m starting again

The author has extensive research and information, but he distills it in a way that is understandable, and meaningful. I learned a lot from this book and I will go through it again to catch what I missed the first time.

Very insightful and helpful

This was exactly what I needed right now. Each chapter built skills that are essential and had practical applications throughout. It even had some Experience Practice times in several places.