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Gentle Roads to Survival: Making Self-Healing Choices in Difficult Circumstances Andre Auw Drawing from his forty years of counseling as a priest and psychotherapist, Auw points out the characteristics that distinguish people who were born survivors from those who give up -- teaches us how to learn these vital skills. Using case histories and simple colorful language, Auw gently guides us past our limitations to the place of safety and courage within. 1991, Aslan Publishing |
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Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantages of a Painful Childhood Wayne Muller In this remarkable book, Dr. Muller suggests that our woundedness contains powerful resources for healing and spiritual growth. Written with compassion and insight, the book offers exercises and meditations to aid the healing process. 1992, Simon and Schuster |
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The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program To Safeguard Children From Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience Martin Seligman According to noted psychologist Seligman, thirty percent of American children suffer from depression. His studies demonstrate that pessimistic children are at much higher risk for becoming depressed than optimistic children. His purpose in this book is to teach parents how to instill in children a sense of optimism and personal mastery. He proposes that self-esteem comes from mastering challenges, overcoming frustration, and experiencing individual achievement. The book offers a concrete plan of action based on techniques of self-evaluation and social interaction. 1996, Perennial This book was a Pick of the Month! Read David's full Book Review. |
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Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein The authors conclude that a child’s resilience grows its deepest roots in the home, nurtured by parents who incorporate healthy doses of empathy, practical optimism, respect, unconditional love, keen listening skills, and the patience to administer these values every day. The book includes detailed steps for rewriting negative parenting scripts, teaching and modeling empathy, and creating opportunities for kids to act responsibly and compassionately. 2002, McGraw Hill |
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The Resilience Factor: 7 Essential Skills for Overcoming Life’s Inevitable Obstacles Andrew Statte and Karen Reivich Shatte and Reivich see resilience as a habit of mind and promise you can boost your resilience by changing the way you think about adversity. They offer seven practical strategies for bouncing back. “The secret is accurate thinking, not positive thinking,” they explain. 2002, Broadway Books |
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The Resilient Spirit: Transforming Suffering into Insight and Renewal Polly Young-Eisendrath This book teaches readers how to learn from their hardships by using practices based on the theories of Jung and psychoanalysis and the teachings of Buddhism. Young-Eisendrath tells the stories of people who have faced tremendous pain and suffering and who have come through it. 1997, Addison-Wesley |
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The Transcendent Child: Tales of Triumph Over the Past Lillian B. Rubin How is it that some people can transcend even the most harsh and painful past? Dr. Rubin tells the life stories of adults who were scarred by the worst kinds of family and social pathologies as children, yet found the strength to endure and live rich and satisfying adult lives. Through their life stories she provides new insight into human development and shows readers how they too can overcome their own personal trauma. 1997, Perennial |
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Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, Revised 25th Anniversary Edition William Bridges This revered classic has helped hundreds of thousands of readers cope with change by providing an elegantly simple yet profoundly insightful roadmap of the transition process. 2004, Da Capo Press |
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