Rise, Sian Williams
Rise, Sian Williams
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Rise
A first-aid kit for getting through tough times

Author: Sian Williams

Narrator: Sian Williams

Unabridged: 11 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2016

Synopsis

What makes some people get back up when the most difficult and challenging life events, knocks them down? Are some more resilient than others and if so, what can we learn from them?

Renowned as a highly-respected journalist and broadcaster with thirty years' experience, Sian Williams is also a trained trauma assessor, and spent two years investigating psychological stress as part of a Master's thesis. In RISE, Sian explores the science of resilience and growth after trauma, hears tips from the experts and learns from those who have emerged from horrific experiences, feeling changed yet stronger, with a new perspective on their life, their relationships and their work. She also documents her own path through a recent and sudden life-changing event, with candid and refreshing honesty. Her own story provides a narrative thread through a book designed to help others navigate through tough times.

Sian Williams speaks to others about how they rebuilt their shattered worlds after very different personal traumas, emerging stronger than before. Their experiences, together with the latest science on resilience, should help guide all those going through tough times. This book indicates that it is possible not just to survive them, but to thrive. To rise.

(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blair on October 12, 2021

Wonderful read There’s no question Siya Kolisi’s story is a powerful one, simply by nature of the two extremes of reality he has experienced. But I admire his commitment to using that story, both the sufferings and the successes together, for making positive change. Rise is well written, an enjoyable......more

Goodreads review by Shaun Johnston on October 14, 2021

Inspiring Great man, rugby player and captain. I have more respect for him reading about how he has achieved what he has from humble and disadvantaged beginnings. It is inspirational reading about how his faith has formed him into the man he has become and the difference he is making in South Africa......more

Goodreads review by Kim on January 21, 2024

4.5* This was actually a very emotional read for me (or should I say, listen). There are matches and games that Siya refers to in this book that I remember so well, especially when it comes to the 2019 World Cup in Japan. He describes some games in detail, but he also describes things that we will al......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 10, 2024

Worth reading for the first 100 pages - seeing where Siya started and how far he’s come is truly inspirational. He’s so much more than a sports captain; he is an emblem of unity and hope for SA, and it felt like the right time to read this with our national pride in the Springboks at an all-time hig......more

Goodreads review by Tumelo on August 28, 2024

I finished this yesterday, but this site was giving me issue. At the time I wanted to quote this thing on the last page of the epilogue but now I don't care anymore. I liked the way the voice of the subject came out sounding sincere and authentically theirs. If it was ghostwritten, as was suggested b......more

Quotes

Brave Sian's honest words will help so many women ... When we are plunged into a real-life crisis, an ongoing nightmare which could end in tragedy, we need handbooks. They are extremely comforting. Books help us to make sense of life, to feel our hand is being held and crucially that we are not alone. Sian is a wise and warm woman and all of us owe her our thanks DAILY EXPRESS

Stories of triumph and survival really do help others. Sometimes cancer sufferers find it easier to unburden themselves to strangers rather than worry their families. They will find much comfort DAILY MAIL

Searingly honest and deeply personal MAIL ON SUNDAY

Sian writes with honesty and feeling about her experience of breast cancer, from its initial diagnosis in 2014 through to the double mastectomy, her slow recovery and reconstructive surgery. Written in diary form, it describes her sense of bewilderment and vulnerability but also her resilience and some of the lessons she learnt ... Now she hopes the book will be a help to other people HELLO

A brilliant and compelling guide WOMAN & HOME

Sian Williams should be applauded for speaking out as the operation can have a lasting effect on people. While a junior doctor, I worked in breast surgery and saw first-hand the psychological impact of mastectomies. Yes, they often saved someone's life, but that person could feel a profound sense of loss DAILY MAIL

When Sian Williams was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she was forced to reassess everything about her health, work and relationships. Pitched into a frightening world, she sought out those who had grown stronger despite suffering unimaginable trauma and loss, to try and find out how they'd done it. She also turned to scientists for the latest research into building resilience. Her book Rise: Surviving and Thriving After Trauma brings together that guidance and practical advice, in a psychological first-aid kit aimed at helping us all through the toughest of times YOU magazine

Uplifting and inspirational. Sian Williams doesn't just write about growth following trauma, she has been on the rollercoaster herself. This is also an honest and hopeful account of her experiences with cancer that will help anyone confronting adversity in their own life

TV presenter Sian Williams has written a book called Rise. It's about how to build resilience against stress and it's a real heartwarming read WOMAN

A helpful mixture of practical stratagems, inspiration and shared experience for anyone facing adversity DAILY MAIL

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