The Resilience Workbook: Essential Skills to Recover from Stress, Trauma, and Adversity

by Glenn R. Schiraldi

What is resilience, and how can you build it? In The Resilience Workbook , Glenn Schiraldi—author of The Self-Esteem Workbook —offers invaluable insight and outlines essential skills to help you bounce back from setbacks and cultivate a growth mindset.

Why do some people sail through life’s storms, while others are knocked down? Resilience is the key. Resilience is the ability to recover from difficult experiences, such as death of loved one, job loss, serious illness, terrorist attacks, or even just daily stressors and challenges. Resilience is the strength of body, mind, and character that enables people to respond well to adversity. In short, resilience is the cornerstone of mental health.

Combining evidence-based approaches including positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and skills for regulating stress, The Resilience Workbook will show you how to bounce back and thrive in any difficult situation. You’ll learn how to harness the power of your brain’s natural neuroplasticity; manage strong, distressing emotions; and improve mood and overall well-being. You’ll also discover powerful skills to help you prevent and recover from stress-related conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, anger, and substance abuse disorders.

When the going gets tough, you need real, proven-effective skills to manage your stress and heal from setbacks. The comprehensive and practical exercises in this workbook will help you cultivate resilience, stay calm under pressure, and face all of life’s challenges.

This book has been selected as an Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Book Recommendation —an honor bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Mental Health, Nonfiction, Ebooks

288 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2017

Reviews

[Khalil · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très bon livre sur la resilience. C'est avec cette lecture que je réalise mieux pourquoi la resilience soit peu explorer dans la literature thérapeutique en tant que thématique à part entière ! C'est que le sujet est vaste, profond est assez complexe pour pouvoir tenir dans un seul ouvrage ; quand celui-ci touche pratiquement tout les domaines de la vie psychique et embrasse toute sa diversité.

Avec ce livre l'auteur tente d'explorer les variétés de forces présentes en chacun de nous, pour nous faire initialement prendre conscience de leurs présence puis pour nous aider à les exploiter au mieux afin de surmonter l'adversité . et ce depuis la plus petite des contraintes, celle de tout les jour, à la plus importante qu'est le stress post traumatique . Et en cette matière je trouve que l'auteur a fait un très bon travail en montrant la richesse des possibilités de travail : 25 domaines différents pour renforcer ses capacités de résiliences . Et pour chacun de ces aspects (qui pourrait être le sujet d'un livre à part entière ) il offre un résumé assez pertinant suivi d'exercices ciblés, prêts à être appliqués ; et ce en rappelant, comme pour tout entrainement et apprentissage, qu'il est recommander de les investir dans la durée pour un résultat optimal.

livre que je recommande.

[Roger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magnificent, valuable information and practical exercises.

I was very surprised of the author's deep knowledge on the subject, I did not know that the topic was so extensive, that it was related to so many capacities that allowed us to develop resilience. The topic is approached from different angles and thanks to this comprehensive vision the author gives us a very complete and multifaceted toolbox. Each chapter is provided with several activities and practical exercises, so that upon completion of the content we will have a large number of elements, to start practicing what is easier for us or to challenge us more.

It is a material that I highly recommend to all people, business leaders, executives, parents, educators and therapists, we can even adapt the exercises to accompany our employees, children and adolescents. In summary, resilience is an emotional, cognitive and sociocultural ability to recognize, face and constructively transform situations that cause us harm or suffering. Early childhood is a crucial stage to foster resilience for favorable development. Resilience brings us great advantages in our lives, it can also be developed at any age and under any circumstance. It is one of the crucial ingredients for personal development that empowers us to feel more comfortable with ourselves, enjoy a healthy and happy life. The complex world in which we live is changing rapidly and the uncertainty is great, in this context the resilience of organizations, communities and groups facilitates the shift towards sustainability.

My appreciation to the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review the book

[Aleksander Zawalich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wspaniała książka, bardzo przypadła mi do gustu, nie będę mógł się jej nachwalić! Najlepszy poradnik jaki do tej pory czytałem, niezależnie od tematyki - modelowy przykład jak powinny wyglądać wszystkie książki tego rodzaju. Jest on:
- krótki (czyta się go strasznie szybko),
- praktyczny (ma sporo ćwiczeń),
- skondensowany (różna treść, podana przystępnie, z szerokiej tematyki),
- spójny (składa się na zgrabny framework),
- ciepły w odbiorze (bardzo przypomina mi Życie, piękna katastrofa Jon Kabat Zinna),
- konkretny (oparty na badaniach naukowych, nie trikach i anegdotach),
- dobrze wydany (format pasuje do książki ćwiczeniowej, rozdziały są zbalansowane).

Rozdział o PTSD wydał mi się trochę niepotrzebny i wciśnięty na siłę, ale to nic wielkiego. Bawiłem się świetnie, zaznaczyłem ołówkiem praktycznie całą książkę. Polecam z całego serca, będę czesto do niej wracać.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my work as a mental health nurse, resilience is something that I think about a lot, both in myself and with the clients that I see. Therefore this book is immediately something I would want to recommend to others, basely on the content topic alone. The book combines CBT, ACT, mindfulness and relaxation amongst other evidence-based techniques, to help improve and boost resilience. Importantly, these are all evidence-techniques; I would only ever recommend evidence-based techniques so I was very pleased to see the use of these approaches within this book.

The book helpfully starts with an overview of the topic of resilience, with a checklist rating scale in order to see where your resilience levels sit at the start of reading the book.

This book covers so much content, including scientific grounding to a lot of the theory of resilience, pointers and tips to boost your resilience, and much much more. I am so impressed with it, and will be using the techniques myself as well as recommending some to others. It is a very long book with a whole wealth of information, but fortunately it's one that you can read as a book in itself, or dip in and out of the chapters as you see necessary. What a brilliant read.

(Thanks to NetGalley for this copy).

[Darcysmom · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and New Harbinger Publications for free in exchange for an honest review.
The Resilience Workbook is written in direct, clear, and easy to understand language. Glenn R. Schiraldi handily explains the science and relevant studies connected to resilience and builds on these concepts with exercises designed to help anyone build their own resilience. I found value in the explanations and exercises and think that a general audience would find value in them too. I appreciated the extensive list of resources and bibliography at the end of the book - I always like knowing where to find reliable, credible information to deepen my understanding of the subject.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was probably the best book I have ever read. I wish I would've learned all of these tools as a young child to have been able to access through my life. It has taught me so much about myself especially as I went through the exercises in the book. As in-depth as it is, it is so easy to understand and so relatable. I have struggled my entire life from childhood traumas and I feel so many of these techniques have help me to feel stronger and more confident. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who struggles with ANY every day struggles that life can throw at us. I will use this workbook as a constant resource. This small workbook is one powerful punch of information. I want to share this with everyone I know and love.

[Kasia Czytanka · Rating 3 out of 5]

zy zastanawiasz się czasami, dlaczego niektórzy z nas bez problemu przechodzą przez życiowe burze, a inni upadają i nie potrafią się podnieść? Dlaczego pewni ludzie radzą sobie z przeciwnościami losu, a inni nie są w stanie stawić im czoła? Kluczem jest rezyliencja, czyli umiejętność radzenia sobie z trudnymi sytuacjami i bolesnymi doświadczeniami. To siła ciała, umysłu i charakteru, która pozwala właściwie reagować na przeciwności losu i napotykane wyzwania. Nie da się uniknąć prób, na jakie wystawia nas los. To, jak na nie reagujemy, wynika ze świadomie rozwijanej rezyliencji, która stanowi podstawę zdrowia psychicznego i dobrego samopoczucia. Jak więc wykształcić tę umiejętność? W książce przedstawiono najważniejsze metody, które pomogą Ci podnieść się po porażce. Przekonasz się, jak pielęgnować wewnętrzną siłę pozwalającą poradzić sobie z wyzwaniami stawianymi przez życie. [www.azymut.pl].

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

What is resilience? How can you build it? Why do some people sail through life’s storms? While others are knocked down? Combining evidence-based approaches including positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and skills for regulating stress, Dr. Glenn Schiraldi demonstrates how to bounce back and thrive in any difficult situation. When the going gets tough, real, proven-effective skills to can manage stress and heal from setbacks.

[202 unknown · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, simple and packed with excercises. Must fead for everyone dealing with trauma.

[Tiffany · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn’t bring myself to finish this. Stopped on page 123 / chapter 13. Just not interested.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive overview of the subject of resilience along with practical applications.
Three distinctive sections cover ways to evaluate your present situation and capabilities, ways to strengthen the brain and reinforce neural pathways, proven tactics to increase happiness and offering online resources and actual exercises and actions to improve your own resilience.
Written in an easy to follow style with an abundance of verified scientific data which supports the research, this book benefits not only people looking to increase their own resilience but also anyone raising a family or working with those suffering PTSD or low self-esteem or depression.
An excellent resource to keep nearby.
I accepted this book via Netgalley. The opinions are my own. I appreciate the resources.

[Cecilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent source material!! I’m already recommending and using with clients!

[Wayne Falgout]

If you are looking to improve your sense of well-being or your ability to function at home, work, or in relationships, the Resilience Workbook is for you. It is loaded from cover to cover with new skills you can apply to your circumstances to start living a stress free life. If you have experienced stress in your life you need this book.