Resilience: Powerful Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster Paperback – October 2, 2018

Purchased for bookclub. We usually do one chapter a week.This book is so crammed with techniques, can't possibly try each chapter offering in one week.We will each select one (or two) techniques to give a fair trial & share experience with the group. We can individually trial the others at leisure.We tend to choose more non-fiction books.We all (nine) voted for this title compiled by creditable, qualified author.I (& we) think it 'a good book', and interesting...

I love this book! In Resilience, Linda Graham offers a wonderful variety of short practices you can use to maintain your emotional equilibrium during any life stress or crisis. Combining elements of mindfulness, imagery, and movement-- the practices are both enjoyable and easy to implement in the middle of a busy day. Linda also breaks the tools into categories so they are easy to find right when you need them. If you need something to help you calm physical anxiety-- you can find tools in her somatic intelligence chapter. If you're overwhelmed with anger, guilt, or negative thoughts-- she's got sections for that. Need something to help you in a relationship during stress? -- she's got a chapter for that with practices that you and a loved one can even do together.Linda's also assembled the practices into sections based on the intensity of stress or crisis you are in. For example, when it's a mild stressor, it's easier for us to access the rational brain and adjust our thoughts to improve how we're feeling. But, when you're in a devastating, overwhelming situation, it's hard to think clearly and our energy can be low. In situations like this, it's best to use easy practices that help you comfort yourself and don't demand much energy or thinking. With her keen insight into the way the brain functions under stress, Linda understands this and shows you how to adapt the tools according to your needs.Last, Linda helps you understand how each of these practices can actually strengthen your brain and nervous system's capacity for resilience. These practices don't just help you feel better in the moment, they can literally help you create new neuropathways in your brain that can mitigate anxiety and depression. I'm a therapist who has used Linda's tools and can attest to their effectiveness in calming, uplifting, and reassuring people during tough times. This is really a book that everyone should have on their book shelves. A brilliant collection of tools you can use to survive-- and even thrive-- through any life challenge.

I saw an hour lecture from this aurthor and was impressed. I got the book out of the library and knew I had to have it. This book is well-organized. It explains resilience and why it is important in layman's terms. The exercises are easy to understand and practice. I've already seen improvement in the way I handle stress. Resilience needs to be taught in schools. It would help us all function better. I told my friend who is a doctor of occupational therapy & she was so impressed she uses it in her work and she's teaching it to her children.

What a gift to have such a trustworthy guide on this journey of strengthening resilience. Linda Graham has dedicated herself to bringing forth research and resources that actually deliver what is promised. Her book is well-organized and easy to access for quick inspiration or to guide clinicians.Linda's voice is a steady light in the darkness: We can do this!

If you are willing to do the work, this book will help you be more resilient in life.

Well written and very useful.

Great book

Maybe it just isn't what I expected. I did not expect to be barraged with exercise after exercise, each with a page or more of instructions, that take a good deal of time to perform. I'm guessing that out of the 100 or so in the book, I may end up finding one or two that would be worth trying. I'm about 1/3 of the way through. Not enjoying it or getting much out of it so far.

Everyone needs this Toolkit

Easy to read, with practical examples

Nicely structured book. Clear and concise