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Resilience
by Steven M. Southwick • 2012
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
3.87
435
Resilience Summary
Resilience 89%
What survivors of extreme trauma reveal about the resilience skills anyone can build.
by Steven M. Southwick 2012
3.87
435 ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 89%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
T is for Transformation
by Shaun T. • 2017
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
4.22
2k+
T is for Transformation Summary
T is for Transformation 89%
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
by Shaun T. 2017
4.22
2k+ ratings
The Mindset Of A Refugee
by Joseph Minani • 2020
A mindset forged in displacement could be the world's most powerful engine for change.
The Mindset Of A Refugee Summary
The Mindset Of A Refugee 89%
A mindset forged in displacement could be the world's most powerful engine for change.
by Joseph Minani 2020
Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2009
The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.
3.90
160
Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Soul 89%
The recession took their jobs, homes, and savings. 101 people share how they rebuilt anyway.
by Jack Canfield 2009
3.90
160 ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 89%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
The Other Side of Happiness
by Brock Bastian • 2018
We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.
3.87
313
The Other Side of Happiness Summary
The Other Side of Happiness 89%
We stripped pain from modern life and got anxiety in return. The antidote: deliberate discomfort.
by Brock Bastian 2018
3.87
313 ratings
The Flipside
by Adam J. Jackson • 2009
Job loss, illness, or setback: every crisis hides an opening, and finding it is a trainable skill.
4.03
187
The Flipside Summary
The Flipside 88%
Job loss, illness, or setback: every crisis hides an opening, and finding it is a trainable skill.
by Adam J. Jackson 2009
4.03
187 ratings
Didn't See That Coming
by Rachel Hollis • 2020
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
3.64
18k+
Didn't See That Coming Summary
Didn't See That Coming 88%
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
by Rachel Hollis 2020
3.64
18k+ ratings
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail
by Rom Brafman • 2011
Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.
3.99
554
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail Summary
Succeeding When You're Supposed to Fail 88%
Six traits that explain why some people rise when everything says they will fall.
by Rom Brafman 2011
3.99
554 ratings
Calm Within the Storm
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe • 2021
Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.
4.25
285
Calm Within the Storm Summary
Calm Within the Storm 88%
Turn stress into a strength. A roadmap for navigating adversity and reclaiming your story.
by Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 2021
4.25
285 ratings
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
714
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival 88%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 ratings
My Next Breath
by Jeremy Renner • 2025
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
4.15
42k+
My Next Breath Summary
My Next Breath 88%
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
by Jeremy Renner 2025
4.15
42k+ ratings
Option B
by Sheryl Sandberg • 2017
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
3.84
57k+
Option B Summary
Option B 88%
The three traps that keep you stuck after loss, and how growth can follow grief.
by Sheryl Sandberg 2017
3.84
57k+ ratings
Hope Is where the Heart Is
by Jim Pourteau • 2022
His marriage shattered. The practice that restored it began alone, not in the counselor's office.
4.30
10
Hope Is where the Heart Is Summary
Hope Is where the Heart Is 88%
His marriage shattered. The practice that restored it began alone, not in the counselor's office.
by Jim Pourteau 2022
4.30
10 ratings
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 1994
101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.
3.98
2k+
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul 88%
101 stories of ordinary people whose kindness, grit, and change of heart rewrote someone's world.
by Jack Canfield 1994
3.98
2k+ ratings
Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2010
Someone's worst year, told in four pages. A gratitude reflex, built in 101 sittings.
4.06
1k+
Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary
Chicken Soup for the Soul 88%
Someone's worst year, told in four pages. A gratitude reflex, built in 101 sittings.
by Jack Canfield 2010
4.06
1k+ ratings
Resilient Grieving
by Lucy Hone • 2024
Resilience after loss is not a character trait. It's a skill set, and it's teachable.
4.29
861
Resilient Grieving Summary
Resilient Grieving 88%
Resilience after loss is not a character trait. It's a skill set, and it's teachable.
by Lucy Hone 2024
4.29
861 ratings
I Don't Love You Anymore
by Rithvik Singh • 2024
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
3.86
3k+
I Don't Love You Anymore Summary
I Don't Love You Anymore 88%
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
by Rithvik Singh 2024
3.86
3k+ ratings
The Book of Charlie
by David von Drehle • 2023
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
3.98
12k+
The Book of Charlie Summary
The Book of Charlie 88%
A 109-year-old doctor's century of resilience: what he learned about loss, joy, and letting go.
by David von Drehle 2023
3.98
12k+ ratings
The Beauty of Dusk
by Frank Bruni • 2022
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
4.06
4k+
The Beauty of Dusk Summary
The Beauty of Dusk 88%
A stroke took half his eyesight. Blind climbers showed him what fills the space loss creates.
by Frank Bruni 2022
4.06
4k+ ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 88%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
Life Without Limits
by Nick Vujicic • 2007
No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.
4.11
9k+
Life Without Limits Summary
Life Without Limits 88%
No arms. No legs. His rules for a life that laughs, loves, and fights back.
by Nick Vujicic 2007
4.11
9k+ ratings
The Strong Mind
by Ryuho Okawa • 2018
Crises hit roughly every ten years. The character training that turns them into strength.
3.38
45
The Strong Mind Summary
The Strong Mind 88%
Crises hit roughly every ten years. The character training that turns them into strength.
by Ryuho Okawa 2018
3.38
45 ratings
Now I Am Known
by Peter Mutabazi • 2022
A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.
4.75
1k+
Now I Am Known Summary
Now I Am Known 88%
A stranger asked a street kid his name. He grew up to become a foster father.
by Peter Mutabazi 2022
4.75
1k+ ratings
The Light We Carry
by Michelle Obama • 2022
When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.
4.27
100k+
The Light We Carry Summary
The Light We Carry 88%
When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.
by Michelle Obama 2022
4.27
100k+ ratings
Beautiful Scars
by Kilee Brookbank • 2017
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
4.29
41
Beautiful Scars Summary
Beautiful Scars 88%
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
by Kilee Brookbank 2017
4.29
41 ratings
Embracing Uncertainty
by Susan Jeffers • 2002
Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.
3.81
637
Embracing Uncertainty Summary
Embracing Uncertainty 88%
Certainty never arrives. The mindset shifts for acting with confidence, curiosity, and trust anyway.
by Susan Jeffers 2002
3.81
637 ratings
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!
by Robert H. Schuller • 1984
Outlast any crisis: the classic playbook for retraining your mind and solving problems creatively.
4.19
3k+
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do! Summary
Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do! 88%
Outlast any crisis: the classic playbook for retraining your mind and solving problems creatively.
by Robert H. Schuller 1984
4.19
3k+ ratings
Resilience
by Eric Greitens • 2015
Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.
4.22
4k+
Resilience Summary
Resilience 88%
Former Navy SEAL writes to a struggling friend: how to let hardship shape you without breaking.
by Eric Greitens 2015
4.22
4k+ ratings
Life Is Hard
by Kieran Setiya • 2022
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
3.54
2k+
Life Is Hard Summary
Life Is Hard 88%
Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.
by Kieran Setiya 2022
3.54
2k+ ratings
It's Okay Not to Be Okay
by Sheila Walsh • 2018
Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.
4.38
2k+
It's Okay Not to Be Okay Summary
It's Okay Not to Be Okay 88%
Grace is not for when you get your act together. It is for when you can't.
by Sheila Walsh 2018
4.38
2k+ ratings
The Positive Thinking Secret
by Aaron Kennard • 2013
A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.
3.57
1k+
The Positive Thinking Secret Summary
The Positive Thinking Secret 88%
A perforated colon, a month of throat pain, and a gratitude practice that made suffering disappear.
by Aaron Kennard 2013
3.57
1k+ ratings
The Gift of Forgiveness
by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt • 2020
The worst harms can be forgiven. The reason has nothing to do with who hurt you.
3.70
4k+
The Gift of Forgiveness Summary
The Gift of Forgiveness 88%
The worst harms can be forgiven. The reason has nothing to do with who hurt you.
by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt 2020
3.70
4k+ ratings
A Search for Purple Cows
by Susan Call • 2012
She left an abusive marriage with two children. Faith taught her hope hides in the ruins.
4.30
153
A Search for Purple Cows Summary
A Search for Purple Cows 88%
She left an abusive marriage with two children. Faith taught her hope hides in the ruins.
by Susan Call 2012
4.30
153 ratings
Bounce
by Robert J. Wicks • 2009
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
3.77
110
Bounce Summary
Bounce 88%
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
by Robert J. Wicks 2009
3.77
110 ratings
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch • 2008
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
4.26
365k+
The Last Lecture Summary
The Last Lecture 88%
A man with months to live gave one last lecture. The subject: how to live.
by Randy Pausch 2008
4.26
365k+ ratings
The Comfort Book
by Matt Haig • 2021
Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.
4.05
75k+
The Comfort Book Summary
The Comfort Book 88%
Permission to stop fixing yourself: short, gentle reminders that you were never broken.
by Matt Haig 2021
4.05
75k+ ratings
David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2013
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
3.97
192k+
David and Goliath Summary
David and Goliath 88%
Giants don't always win: the hidden weapons of underdogs, and why too much power backfires.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2013
3.97
192k+ ratings
Tattoos on the Heart
by Gregory Boyle • 2009
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
4.49
31k+
Tattoos on the Heart Summary
Tattoos on the Heart 88%
Gang programs fail because they're conditional. One LA priest bet on love that refuses to quit.
by Gregory Boyle 2009
4.49
31k+ ratings
You Are Worth It
by Kyle Carpenter • 2019
He fell on a grenade and survived. The recovery required something rarer than courage.
4.64
3k+
You Are Worth It Summary
You Are Worth It 88%
He fell on a grenade and survived. The recovery required something rarer than courage.
by Kyle Carpenter 2019
4.64
3k+ ratings
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl • 2017
A psychiatrist in the camps: finding meaning is not self-help. It is survival.
4.39
3k+
Man's Search for Meaning Summary
Man's Search for Meaning 88%
A psychiatrist in the camps: finding meaning is not self-help. It is survival.
by Viktor E. Frankl 2017
4.39
3k+ ratings
The Gift
by Edith Eger • 2020
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
4.43
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 88%
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
by Edith Eger 2020
4.43
21k+ ratings
Your Happily Ever After
by Dieter F. Uchtdorf • 2011
Every trial serves a purpose. Your happy ending is real, and the map is already drawn.
4.65
2k+
Your Happily Ever After Summary
Your Happily Ever After 87%
Every trial serves a purpose. Your happy ending is real, and the map is already drawn.
by Dieter F. Uchtdorf 2011
4.65
2k+ ratings
Perspective
by Robert J. Wicks • 2014
Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.
3.86
49
Perspective Summary
Perspective 87%
Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.
by Robert J. Wicks 2014
3.86
49 ratings
Be Fearless
by Jean Case • 2019
Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.
3.54
981
Be Fearless Summary
Be Fearless 87%
Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.
by Jean Case 2019
3.54
981 ratings
The Reality Slap
by Russ Harris • 2011
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
4.08
2k+
The Reality Slap Summary
The Reality Slap 87%
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
by Russ Harris 2011
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Happiest Man on Earth
by Eddie Jaku • 2020
Auschwitz, Buchenwald, then Australia: how a man who lost everything rebuilt a life he calls happy.
4.62
134k+
The Happiest Man on Earth Summary
The Happiest Man on Earth 87%
Auschwitz, Buchenwald, then Australia: how a man who lost everything rebuilt a life he calls happy.
by Eddie Jaku 2020
4.62
134k+ ratings
Supernormal
by Meg Jay • 2017
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
4.31
1k+
Supernormal Summary
Supernormal 87%
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
by Meg Jay 2017
4.31
1k+ ratings
21 Days to Resilience
by Zelana Montminy • 2016
A 21-day program to build the resilience that outlasts happiness: daily practices, not motivation.
3.55
289
21 Days to Resilience Summary
21 Days to Resilience 87%
A 21-day program to build the resilience that outlasts happiness: daily practices, not motivation.
by Zelana Montminy 2016
3.55
289 ratings
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