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Building Bounce: How to Grow Emotional Resilience
But some people seem to bounce back from their upset emotions faster than most. Are they just born happy? Or is there a secret to building emotional resilience that anyone can learn? Building Bounce explains the theory behind growing emotional resilience and provides practical tools you can use in a variety of settings, such as growing your own emotional capacity, parenting children in ways that build joy, and helping others who live low-joy lives learn the skills that grow joy. The good news is that wherever you are starting this journey, growth is possible. People used to believe we were victims of the wiring in our brains. We now know that our brains can be rewired. In Building Bounce you will learn how to train your brain by building habits that increase your ability to bounce back from the hard things in life.
170 pages, Paperback
Published May 19, 2020
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About the author
Marcus Warner
22 books23 followersMARCUS WARNER (M.Div., Th.M. and D.Min. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the president of Deeper Walk International. He is a former pastor and college professor who has written several books on topics ranging from how to study the Bible to spiritual warfare, emotional healing, and leadership. Marcus has done training events for organizations such as Navigators, Willow Creek Prison Ministry, and Moody Church. He has traveled the world with Deeper Walk equipping people on the front lines of ministry with practical tools for dealing with root issues that keep people and ministries stuck and unable to go deeper into what God has for them
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June 2, 2023
3.5⭐️nothing was really wrong with this book, but I just have a hard time getting into most non fiction. But there were definitely some good points
November 14, 2023
I'm reading this group with Deeper Walk's accelerated course through the book. This book is a gold mine, including for someone parenting traumatized children, although there is also Building Bounce with Kids.
Here are some of the intriguing or helpful points and thoughts I made note of.
From Chapter 1, The Secret to Emotional Resilience: the authors noted that "left brain emotions" are built on beliefs, while "right-brain emotions" are built on attachments. The authors also mentioned the idea that we can have a fear bond or a joy bond with God.
From Chapter 2, "How Much Weight Can You Handle?" the author started with an illustration that trees grown in an artificial environment didn't last and grow heartily because they didn't grow strong enough to support their own weight.
Some further quotes and thoughts I liked:
"The most mature person in a room is the one who can handle the most weight." (That was from another person the authors were quoting.)
-High-joy people can handle more weight
-Trauma is "anything that stops our emotional capacity from growing, and there is A- and B-type trauma.
-B-type trauma is dealt with through emotional health
A-type trauma is dealt with through developing skills we missed.
(I was watching my little one climb on a lawnmower when writing that so I apologize if I misquoted.)
From Chapter 3, "A Basic Brain Model"
- The attachment styles are discussed here
- Changing who your people are [who you attach to] are is an important part of addiction recovery
Attunement center starts downloading mommy's brain from birth. If mom is preoccupied, anxious and easily angered, it derails our brain function so our action center doesn't get the info it should. Then we can't act like ourselves because the part of our brain that remembers who we are is offline. We also live to learn out of fear.
In order for something not to become a trauma, it has to be processed at all five levels of brain function:
1. Attachment: This is where the deepest pain a human can feel is located. Stuck here, you can feel you have no capacity to deal with life. Here, people need someone to be with them and share the experience.
(I hope to add to this).
Here are some of the intriguing or helpful points and thoughts I made note of.
From Chapter 1, The Secret to Emotional Resilience: the authors noted that "left brain emotions" are built on beliefs, while "right-brain emotions" are built on attachments. The authors also mentioned the idea that we can have a fear bond or a joy bond with God.
From Chapter 2, "How Much Weight Can You Handle?" the author started with an illustration that trees grown in an artificial environment didn't last and grow heartily because they didn't grow strong enough to support their own weight.
Some further quotes and thoughts I liked:
"The most mature person in a room is the one who can handle the most weight." (That was from another person the authors were quoting.)
-High-joy people can handle more weight
-Trauma is "anything that stops our emotional capacity from growing, and there is A- and B-type trauma.
-B-type trauma is dealt with through emotional health
A-type trauma is dealt with through developing skills we missed.
(I was watching my little one climb on a lawnmower when writing that so I apologize if I misquoted.)
From Chapter 3, "A Basic Brain Model"
- The attachment styles are discussed here
- Changing who your people are [who you attach to] are is an important part of addiction recovery
Attunement center starts downloading mommy's brain from birth. If mom is preoccupied, anxious and easily angered, it derails our brain function so our action center doesn't get the info it should. Then we can't act like ourselves because the part of our brain that remembers who we are is offline. We also live to learn out of fear.
In order for something not to become a trauma, it has to be processed at all five levels of brain function:
1. Attachment: This is where the deepest pain a human can feel is located. Stuck here, you can feel you have no capacity to deal with life. Here, people need someone to be with them and share the experience.
(I hope to add to this).
March 4, 2021
If you are looking for a book that will give you some practical tools to bring more joy in your life, this is a great book. The premise of the book is building emotional resilience so when hard times in the comes, you can bounce back quicker, stronger and with joy.
The book shows how your brain can change and you are not stuck with the same brain you had just a few months or years a go. Your brain can change and adapt! Love how they give us some many emotional tools for our toolbox. One thing I wish they would have addressed some of these tools more in-depth. They do give you resources to go further within a topic, so they do a great job in that regard.
I would highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to grow more emotionally grounded this book is for you!
The book shows how your brain can change and you are not stuck with the same brain you had just a few months or years a go. Your brain can change and adapt! Love how they give us some many emotional tools for our toolbox. One thing I wish they would have addressed some of these tools more in-depth. They do give you resources to go further within a topic, so they do a great job in that regard.
I would highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to grow more emotionally grounded this book is for you!
March 17, 2023
"We now understand there is a secret to emotional resilience. It can be summed up in one word - joy." (13)
Building Bounce is a guidebook for increasing our capacity for joy. After explaining the brain science behind joy (or lack of it), Marcus Warner provides helpful exercises for building our capacity for joy: Quieting, Appreciation, Beliefs (how we make sense of life), Connecting with People, and Connecting with God.
This is a good introductory book to building emotional resiliency. The "A,B,Cs" of emotional resiliency are Appreciation, Beliefs, and Connections. It touches on a number of areas, though none of them in significant depth. I would have appreciated more explanation of how the brain science works, specifically in regard to "Joy Pathways" through the four quadrants of the brain. I'm also curious what discipleship to Jesus might look like in each of the four quadrants. The various chapters on building joy capacity could each be a book in themselves.
Overall a good book that breaks complex subjects down into bite-size pieces.
Building Bounce is a guidebook for increasing our capacity for joy. After explaining the brain science behind joy (or lack of it), Marcus Warner provides helpful exercises for building our capacity for joy: Quieting, Appreciation, Beliefs (how we make sense of life), Connecting with People, and Connecting with God.
This is a good introductory book to building emotional resiliency. The "A,B,Cs" of emotional resiliency are Appreciation, Beliefs, and Connections. It touches on a number of areas, though none of them in significant depth. I would have appreciated more explanation of how the brain science works, specifically in regard to "Joy Pathways" through the four quadrants of the brain. I'm also curious what discipleship to Jesus might look like in each of the four quadrants. The various chapters on building joy capacity could each be a book in themselves.
Overall a good book that breaks complex subjects down into bite-size pieces.
July 16, 2022
great book to put into practice
Great book, bringing emotional intelligence research into practical application. I loved the section on listening to God. I also really appreciated the practical steps toward building joy and the description of our brains that we can diagnose where we’re getting stopped up. I would just prefer more terms science and biology terms instead of joy center. I don’t mean wiping out the terms for application I just mean more references to both to solidify the connection between the real term and the term that helps us remember the function.
Great book, bringing emotional intelligence research into practical application. I loved the section on listening to God. I also really appreciated the practical steps toward building joy and the description of our brains that we can diagnose where we’re getting stopped up. I would just prefer more terms science and biology terms instead of joy center. I don’t mean wiping out the terms for application I just mean more references to both to solidify the connection between the real term and the term that helps us remember the function.
March 16, 2022
In summary…
Our ability to experience joy has the capacity to grow. High-joy people can navigate hard things better than low-joy people. This book aims to give you the ABCs of growing your joy and passing that skill to others. A - appreciation, B - beliefs, C - connections
Good content. Not always well articulated.
Our ability to experience joy has the capacity to grow. High-joy people can navigate hard things better than low-joy people. This book aims to give you the ABCs of growing your joy and passing that skill to others. A - appreciation, B - beliefs, C - connections
Good content. Not always well articulated.
June 28, 2022
Warner consistently does a great job of being simplistic and to-the-point in his writings. The practical tools/exercises given at the end of each chapter are helpful for growing and maintaining joy, the fuel of the Christian life. In a culture of mental struggles, fears, anxieties,etc., a book like this is helpful for most Christians.
January 22, 2021
Really good and helpful information, but the writing was often confusing, and it had way too many acrostics to try to understand or remember. I found the exercises at the end of each chapter very helpful.
June 2, 2022
While some of it could be helpful a lot of it was pretty basic. It also had way too many acronyms to keep track of. I also didn't like that it heavily implied that you need to be an optimist to be a good Christian which I heartily disagree with.
September 22, 2022
If you are looking for practice help to build your ability for joy, this is for you! It provides the science and the Biblical reasoning behind our brains running on joy and how to create more! This is a short book but filled with fantastic info!
August 14, 2024
A highly readable blend of brain science, theology and practical exercises designed to build resilience by increasing joy. Written by authors who’ve had impressive success helping trauma victims.
It’s a lot to absorb in just one read. I’ll now be slowly working through it again, taking time to engage more fully in the exercises.
It’s a lot to absorb in just one read. I’ll now be slowly working through it again, taking time to engage more fully in the exercises.
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January 25, 2021Another good resource in the vein of emotional health/Christianity.
Points toward gratitude and joy and weaves in brain science. I’m always amazed and grateful for the way Gods commands work our biologically for our flourishing.
This book reinforces that.
Points toward gratitude and joy and weaves in brain science. I’m always amazed and grateful for the way Gods commands work our biologically for our flourishing.
This book reinforces that.
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