
The Resilience Myth
New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma
Author: Soraya Chemaly
Narrator: Soraya Chemaly
Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: 05/21/2024
Synopsis
We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for strength, mental fortitude, and positivity. “With her signature clarity and penetrating mind” (Jean Guerrero, author of Hatemonger), Soraya Chemaly challenges us to reject this model—based on a culture of toxic individualism—and, instead, leverage our interdependence.
Drawing on comprehensive research and eye-opening examples from real-life, The Resilience Myth offers an “ambitious” (Publishers Weekly) feminist paradigm of resilience based on an ethic of care, cognitive flexibility, and the provision of material needs. Interdependence, collective care, and nurturing relationships to each other and the earth, she compellingly argues, are the keys to positively adapting to adversity and polycrises.


