Download or read book Phoenix Zones written by Hope Ferdowsian and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few things get our compassion flowing like the sight of suffering. But our response is often shaped by our ability to empathize with others. Some people respond to the suffering of only humans or to one person’s plight more than another’s. Others react more strongly to the suffering of an animal. These divergent realities can be troubling—but they are also a reminder that trauma and suffering are endured by all beings, and we can learn lessons about their aftermath, even across species. With Phoenix Zones, Dr. Hope Ferdowsian shows us how. Ferdowsian has spent years traveling the world to work with people and animals who have endured trauma—war, abuse, displacement. Here, she combines compelling stories of survivors with the latest science on resilience to help us understand the link between violence against people and animals and the biological foundations of recovery, peace, and hope. Taking us to the sanctuaries that give the book its title, she reveals how the injured can heal and thrive if we attend to key principles: respect for liberty and sovereignty, a commitment to love and tolerance, the promotion of justice, and a fundamental belief that each individual possesses dignity. Courageous tales show us how: stories of combat veterans and wolves recovering together at a California refuge, Congolese women thriving in one of the most dangerous places on earth, abused chimpanzees finding peace in a Washington sanctuary, and refugees seeking care at Ferdowsian’s own medical clinic. These are not easy stories. Suffering is real, and recovery is hard. But resilience is real, too, and Phoenix Zones shows how we can foster it. It reveals how both people and animals deserve a chance to live up to their full potential—and how such a view could inspire solutions to some of the greatest challenges of our time.
Download or read book Healthy Aging Naturally written by Felix Veloso and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Born Resilient written by Allan Kehler and published by . This book was released on 2017-09 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why is it some individuals give up in the face of a challenge while others are able to rise above? While it is easier to give up, it is through your challenges that you are able to grow. These courageous, real-life stories are true examples of loss, pain, an devastation. You will be taken through stories of addication, abuse, domestic violence, and grief. As you feel the pain of each struggle, you will also gain valuable insight as to how each person was able to persevers. In learning from these triumphs, it will become evident that we are not created to give up in the face of adversity.." -- Publisher.
Download or read book Resilience written by Dan Desmarques and published by 22 Lions. This book was released on with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Resilience: The Art of Confronting Reality Against the Odds" is a groundbreaking guide that reveals the key to success in the face of adversity. This thought-provoking book showcases the indispensable trait of resilience and its power to overcome challenges and achieve greatness. In today's competitive world, studies have shown that resilience is the ultimate determinant of success, surpassing even education, training, and experience. This book is tailored for individuals who are seeking the tools and mindset to navigate life's obstacles and come out on top. Resilience is not an inborn characteristic, but rather a skill that can be cultivated through embracing struggles and confronting reality head-on. With practical insights, author [Author Name] shares the secrets to developing a resilient mindset that will empower readers to thrive despite the odds. Central to the philosophy of resilience is the ability to accept what life throws our way and adapt accordingly. By cultivating clarity and purpose that transcends monetary gains, readers will discover how to take immediate and consistent action towards their goals, without waiting for circumstances to change. Instead of dwelling on limitations, resilient individuals creatively find ways to overcome barriers and turn setbacks into stepping stones. Whether it's navigating a career transition or recovering from a failed relationship or business venture, resilient individuals reframe their thinking and redirect their energy towards a future filled with endless possibilities. At the heart of resilience lies the capacity to manage emotions effectively. This book provides invaluable guidance on how to cultivate emotional stability, whether through incorporating humor into daily life or engaging in physical activities to keep emotions in check. Packed with practical strategies and inspiring anecdotes, "Resilience: The Art of Confronting Reality Against the Odds" equips readers with the tools to not only thrive in the face of adversity, but also develop a strategic analysis of their environment that sets them apart from their peers. Don't let life's challenges hold you back. Discover the transformative power of resilience and unlock your true potential. Join countless others who have mastered the art of confronting reality against all odds. Take action now and click the buy button to begin your journey towards resilience and triumph over adversity!
Download or read book We the Resilient written by Sarah Bunin Benor and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of collected wisdom from 75 women between the ages of 96-103 and born before suffrage who voted for Hillary Clinton. The book is the published product of a website that collected 134 stories of these women and it contains archival photos and inspiration quotes.
Download or read book In An Instant written by Kim Mooney and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-05-03 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book recounts the stories of nine ordinary people. In an instant their lives changed forever. These are their stories of how resilience and courage helped them find a way forward. Through their stories, the concept of resilience and courage are explored. Each story is unique and how their resilience and courage emerged is equally unique. Experts in the field of reliance and grit talk about key factors that support a resilient nature. Having a good circle of friends, having a purpose in life, and understanding yourself are just a few. I learned that a sense of humour was also critical. Each person described at least one moment when laughter eased the sadness. And for a couple of my storytellers, belief in a higher power was essential. How and when these elements surfaced was different for each person. Being resilient reminded them that despite that tragic instant, their lives were worth living and they would find a path forward where the sun would shine again. Loss touches all of us. Resilience and courage are what get us through. As you read the stories in this book, you will be reminded of how strong you are—how in the face of loss, you found a way forward.
Download or read book Secrets of Resilient People written by John Lees and published by Teach Yourself. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do resilient people know that the rest of us don't? Do they have a secret recipe for maintaining their equilibrium during tough times? Is there a special alchemy at work? 'The Secrets of Resilient People' reveals the 50 things you need to know to survive and thrive in tough times, maintaining a positive and productive outlook whatever the circumstances. Some will surprise you, and all will inspire you. Put these 50 simple strategies together and you will have a recipe for success, a proven formula that will unlock the secrets and uncover your potential.
Download or read book Resilient Organizations written by Guia Beatrice Pirotti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent financial crises have shown that firms need to create more robust business models. However, it seems that the task of developing resilience - a firm's ability to adapt, endure, bounce back and then thrive, despite the shock - appears on most managers' strategic issue list only after such a shock has occurred. Managers, through responsible leadership, can make explicit choices that will enhance their firm's resilience, increasing their chances of anticipating and avoiding these shocks. This book is the result of a three-year research project across seven industries, and is aimed at improving the understanding of why some firms are better than others in dealing with market turbulence. Pirotti and Venzin develop a measure for organizational resilience, identifying resilience drivers and demonstrating how firms can appropriate value from high resilience levels. It is a valuable read for graduates taking a course in strategy and global management and for reflective practitioners.
Download or read book The Resilient Culture written by Liane Stephan and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideal business is productive, collaborative and innovative. But how can you bring these qualities into your organization? The solution is to build a resilient culture. This is a groundbreaking guide to lasting success through practical and original frameworks for building resilience at work. It draws upon the authors' experiences of working with leading organizations such as HSBC, Ikea and a leading F1 team to demonstrate the impact of resilient cultures. Featuring insights on resilient habits, team dynamics and workplace wellbeing, The Resilient Culture draws upon decades of corporate and academic expertise to offer the insights you need to reach new heights of business performance.
Download or read book Superpowered written by Renee Jain and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller is the perfect tool for children facing new social and emotional challenges in an increasingly disconnected world! This how-to book from two psychology experts--packed with fun graphics and quizzes--will help kids transform stress, worry, and anxiety. Give it to fans of The Confidence Code for Girls and Raina Telgemeier's Guts. Now more than ever, kids need to feel empowered as they work through anxiety, overwhelm, and uncertainty brought on by the world around them. With its helpful, hands-on suggestions and tips, SUPERPOWERED will be embraced by every kid with insecurities, worries, and anxious thoughts. Renee Jain (founder of GoZen!) and Dr. Shefali Tsabary (New York Times bestelling author and Oprah contributor) make readers the superheroes of their own stories. They introduce a toolkit of easy-to-understand methods for recognizing anxious behaviors, identifying the root causes of worried thinking, and realizing that strength can be found in reclaiming one's inner superpowers. With the help of humorous artwork and interactive elements, readers find their P.O.W.E.R. (an acronym that inspires mindfulness and resilience practices) and gain lasting mental strength.
Download or read book SEARCHING FOR INSPIRATION written by JOSEPH D. PUTTI and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At one time or another, life hits everyone like a ton of bricks. Energy is drained, moods are dark, and motivation low. The will to live takes a blow. Joie de vivre vanishes into thin air. However, we human beings are incredibly resilient creatures. We do not throw in the towel easily. We have the potential to rise above the gloom and doom and fill our lives with fresh purpose and new resolve. We have the power of inspiration. We all need inspiration. Without it we will shrivel emotionally. Inspiration opens up a world of possibility. We need it as much to navigate the exceptional moments as to deal with the details of ordinary existence. This book is a tour de force and takes the readers on an exciting journey of self-discovery traversing such central pathways of human existence as life, self, community, leadership, family, nature, work, adversity, spirituality, hope, etc., and, with the help of up-to-date research in the fields, shows how they can all become instruments of profound inspiration. Take hold of this book and you will find much fodder for the soul.
Download or read book The Resiliency Workbook written by Nan Henderson and published by Resiliency In Action. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a one-of-a-kind self-help book for teens and adults based on decades of social science research about how people bounce back from all types of trauma, crises, problems and adversity. It shows how building resiliency builds mental health. The information in this book will help anyone facing any life challenge. Use this book to learn how to: * Unlock your innate capacity to overcome adversity right now. * Identify and strengthen your unique resiliency builders. * Use your resiliency builders that are already operating for you. * Develop solid, transformative self-esteem. * Identify your Achilles Heel and how to overcome it. * Keep going when the going gets tough. Written by a leading expert, this book makes the important findings from resiliency research accessible to everyone. 10 Chapters (plus Index): 1. You Were Born Resilient 2. A Research-Based Plan for Overcoming Life's Challenges 3. Unlock the Power of Your Personal Protective Factors 4. The Resiliency Wheel: Boosting Your Resiliency Every Day 5. Who and What is in Your Mirror? (and Other Life-Support Strategies) 6. The Resiliency Route to Authentic Self-Esteem 7. Listen Within: How to Find and Follow Your Accurate Gut Guidance 8. Identify Your Achilles Heel (and Stop It from Tripping You Up) 9. How to Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough 10.The Resiliency Quiz & Other Resiliency-Building Resources
Download or read book The 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People written by Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER #1 international resilience expert Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal provides practical tools to effectively address challenges, complexity, and change. Resilience is categorically misunderstood. It’s not merely about bouncing back, and it’s so much more than returning to where you began. True resilient “doing” allows us to capitalize on the inescapable challenges of life and become better than we were before. Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal began working with brain injury patients and found that most popular beliefs about human resilience are incorrect. Since then, for the last 20 years, she has conducted qualitative research on the power of resilience, studying the science behind why some people succeed while others fail. Here, Dr. Taryn Marie outlines the five critical behaviors that define successful resilience: Vulnerability, Productive Perseverance, Connection, Gratiosity (Gratitude and Generosity), and Possibility. Resilient People bounce forward, take an active approach to facing challenges, and most importantly, they are made, not born. Dr. Taryn Marie’s empirically proven framework shows us how to develop resilience practices in our own lives—as adults, as parents, and across organizations—in a manner that allows us to be enhanced by our experiences, not diminished.
Download or read book The Tailored Brain written by Emily Willingham and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A candid and practical guide to the new frontier of brain customization Dozens of books promise to improve your brain function with a gimmick. Lifestyle changes, microdosing, electromagnetic stimulation: just one weird trick can lightly alter or dramatically deconstruct your brain. In truth, there is no one-size-fits-all shortcut to the ideal mind. Instead, the way to understand cognitive enhancement is to think like a tailor: measure how you need your brain to change and then find a plan that suits it. In The Tailored Brain, Emily Willingham explores the promises and limitations of well-known and emerging methods of brain customization, including prescription drugs, diets, and new research on the power of your “social brain.” Packed with real-life examples and checklists that allow readers to better understand their cognitive needs, this is the definitive guide to a better brain.
Download or read book The Resiliency Advantage written by Al Siebert and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2005-06-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resiliency--the ability to adapt to life's changes and crises--is key to a healthy, productive life. Based on his deep knowledge of the new science of resiliency, Dr. Al Siebert explains how and why some people are more resilient than others and how resiliency can be learned at any age. Through anecdotes, exercises, and examples, Dr. Siebert details a unique five-level program for becoming more resilient.
Download or read book Resilient Leadership written by Karsten Drath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intense pressures pose considerable challenges to executives striving to succeed in an environment of increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Today’s leaders are constantly fighting to make sense of their changing worlds and to make the right decisions for themselves, their teams and their business. Yet resilience is not a given. It is a dynamic competency that can be cultivated and improved and there is not just one single way to improve the resilience of a manager but actually many different ways on different levels. The author differentiates between personal resilience, the ’resilience field’ and aspects of resilient leadership so that leaders can grasp how each relates to the other and how each can be used to enhance personal and collective resilience. He lays out concrete, practical approaches for overcoming obstacles to the development of resilience at all levels-extending the capacity of the individual leader, teams, group, and organizations to sustain themselves in the face of adversity. Leaders can follow the practical steps and strategies, outlined in this guide, to enhance their capacity to withstand hardships and adversity and create an environment in which people within an organization can thrive and grow. The guidance and strategy draws from a model of resilience focused on (a) fundamental human needs as confirmed by neuroscience and (b) the consequences of not meeting these needs. These two pillars of resilience define a leader's capacity to handle change, conflict, and ‘dysfunctional beliefs’- the barriers and sticking points that undermine a leader's optimal business performance.
Download or read book Ordinary Magic written by Ann S. Masten and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a pioneering researcher, this book synthesizes the best current knowledge on resilience in children and adolescents. Ann S. Masten explores what allows certain individuals to thrive and adapt despite adverse circumstances, such as poverty, chronic family problems, or exposure to trauma. Coverage encompasses the neurobiology of resilience as well as the role of major contexts of development: families, schools, and culture. Identifying key protective factors in early childhood and beyond, Masten provides a cogent framework for designing programs to promote resilience. Complex concepts are carefully defined and illustrated with real-world examples.
