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2017.
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English
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"From Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void, '" she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and...
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"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding...
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It started as a text between two friends. Tarana Burke, founder of the 'me too.' Movement, texted researcher and writer Brené Brown to see if she was free to jump on a call. Brené assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Brené started scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang. But it was immediately clear to Brené that...
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[2017]
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English
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FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT STRESS. If you're like most people, you probably think that stress is an inevitable part of life. The truth is: it's not. In a groundbreaking 30-year study, Dr. Derek Roger has discovered that everything we think we know about stress-and how we should "manage" it-is just plain wrong. STRESS IS A CHOICE. It is not a natural response to the pressures of work. It's a choice that you make, consciously or not, to worry...
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"War in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly frequent climate disasters--events we might have called "unimaginable" or "unthinkable" in the past are now reality. Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies...
7) Resilience
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Harvard Business Review Press
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©2017.
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English
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How do some people bounce back with strength from daily setbacks, professional crises, or intense trauma? This book will help you train your brain to withstand the pace of daily life, reveal the key traits of those who emerge stronger from challenges, and present an approach to an effective career reboot. This volume includes the work of: - Daniel Goleman - Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld - Shawn Achor--
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Avery
Pub. Date
c2016.
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English
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"The counterintuitive approach to achieving your true potential, heralded by the Harvard Business Review as a groundbreaking idea of the year"--
"The path to personal and professional fulfillment is rarely straight. Ask anyone who has achieved his or her biggest goals or whose relationships thrive and you'll hear stories of many unexpected detours along the way. What separates those who master these challenges and those who get derailed? The answer...
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"Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When unspeakable tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino. She spent summers there as a child with her beloved grandparents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her to heal. Yet the day she arrives, she learns a local teenage...
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Sounds True
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"This book offers a method for repairing your life after it has been broken, by helping you heal the emotional trauma, but not hide it"--
When we lose a person we love, a job, or our health, it can feel like a precious piece of ourselves falling to the ground and shattering. But in the Japanese art of kintsugi, that's where the creation of beauty begins-in the delicate re-joining and mending of shards with loving attention. Psychologist Tomás Navarro...
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Free Press
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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In an age wracked with devastating natural disasters, global economic meltdowns, and escalating political turmoil, "Resilience" uncovers the hidden interconnectedness of systemic failures--both natural and man-made--and shares paradigm-shifting lessons in recreating stability.
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Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Everyone experiences a moment in life when they need to lead. Sometimes it's a team, sometimes it's a company, a classroom, a patient ward, a family, or simply your own individual self. Based on the leadership lessons she's gathered from her resourceful and resilient life, Captain Sandy, a superyacht captain and star of Bravo's Below Deck Mediterranean, shares the leadership skills and critical thinking inherent to being a captain that can empower...
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2022.
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English
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From the bestselling author of Women Rowing North and Reviving Ophelia-a memoir in essays reflecting on radiance, resilience, and the constantly changing nature of reality. In her luminous new memoir in essays, Mary Pipher-as she did in her New York Times bestseller Women Rowing North-taps into a cultural moment, to offer wisdom, hope, and insight into loss and change. Drawing from her own experiences and expertise as a psychologist specializing in...
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Redleaf Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"Children must learn to pick themselves up, brush themselves off, and bounce back. How do you allow for the physicality required to build resilience why you are tasked with children's safety? This guide provides the tools and strategies for creating a culture of resilience, including families in the process, and keeping safety front-of-mind. Examine common safety concerns and how to address and prepare for themLearn how to work with families and build...
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Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"During the brutal crucible of Navy SEAL training, instructors often tell students to "embrace the suck." This phrase conveys the one lesson that is vital for any SEAL hopeful to learn: lean into the suffering and get comfortable being very uncomfortable. In this powerful, no-nonsense guide, Navy SEAL combat veteran turned leadership expert Brent Gleeson teaches you how to transform every area of your life--the Navy SEAL way. Can anyone develop this...
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Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Millions of people became part of Michael Oher's story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read his memoir, I Beat the Odds; or cheered him on from the stands. After speaking to so many of them over the years, Oher knows that more than anything, people want to believe great things can happen, even when the situation looks bleak. His story of overcoming the toughest of odds serves as their hope. Oher's life has had a lot of unexpected...
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Sounds True
Pub. Date
©2020.
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English
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"Living Between Worlds speaks to the deeply unsettled feeling many of us have in the face of the chaos of our modern age, to the sense that something has died and its replacement has yet to be reborn. With relevant examples from his personal life, his practice, classical literature, and fairy tales, Hollis makes a compelling case for depth psychology as the weather-proofing we need for the winds of change. He places our current collective distress...
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Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Aimed primarily at teens and young adults, the information, guidance, and resources in this book will also make it valuable for anyone directly or indirectly affected by trauma as well as those wishing to learn new resiliency and coping strategies"-
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