This Is How You Grow After Trauma: Strategies for Resilience, Confidence, Healing & Hope

by Olivia Remes

During the storm, pick up this book. Whatever the trauma or disappointment, learn how to shift your mindset from concerned to in control; restless to relaxed; stressed to soothed. From leading mental health expert Dr. Olivia Remes, this essential companion for navigating life's challenges offers everyday techniques and exercises to overcome setbacks and even achieve positive change. Whether you're dealing with job uncertainty, ill health, relationship problems, financial or mental health struggles, or the loss of a loved one, this highly practical and compassionate book will help you find meaning amidst the chaos and reset your life. Distilling cutting-edge science and psychology, and backing it up with examples of everyday people who have overcome the odds by harnessing their inner strength, This is How You Grow After Trauma offers a clear 5-step path toward healing from trauma and setbacks. This is your trusted, pocket-sized guide for how to turn hardship into healing and become your truest, calmest self.

208 pages, Hardcover

Published September 26, 2023

Reviews

[Yesenia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very great self-help book. I picked this book up because I was having really bad coping strategies to deal with a recent event in my life. I think this book came into my life at the right time. Though the book is laid out very simply (I feel like a 5th grader can certaintly read this, no problem), the impact of these strategies in real life are humongous. Of course, easier said than done, but now I have certain frameworks I can fall back on when I'm finding myself in a tough spot, mental health wise.

I do wish the book described more psychological research behind the strategies, but I realize this is supposed to be for a more general audience. And it doesn't ~not~ bring up psychological research. They're just an occasional boost to pieces of advice she gives - which, as a person with a psychology degree, is less than I would like. Key points in this book that I personally enjoyed: her bit about venting not being as helpful as you might think, learning to lose/let go, reframing, planning your day the day before, realizing emotions aren't facts and bringing awe purposefully into your life. I also really liked her little personal exercises she had in the book, but my favorite was the Wheel of Life activity. It helps you determine which parts of life are most important to you and figure out where you're feeling unfulfilled on that wheel. Good book, and I'll certaintly be watching her Ted Talk soon.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful book