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Here's a place where you can review books, educational dvds and documentaries that relate to ACE concepts or trauma-informed practices. "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." ~ Nelson Mandela

The Resiliency Workbook: Bounce Back Stronger, Smarter & With Real Self-Esteem [by Nan Henderson]

 

From the book's page on Amazon: This is a self-help book for teens and adults based on decades of social science research about how people bounce back from all types of trauma, crises, problems and adversity. It shows how building resiliency builds mental health. 
Use this book to learn how to:
* Unlock your innate capacity to overcome adversity right now.
* Identify and strengthen your unique resiliency builders.
* Use your resiliency builders that are already operating for you.
* Develop solid, transformative self-esteem.
* Identify your Achilles Heel and how to overcome it.
* Keep going when the going gets tough.
Written by a leading expert, this book makes the important findings from resiliency research accessible to everyone.
10 Chapters (plus Index):
1. You Were Born Resilient
2. A Research-Based Plan for Overcoming Life's Challenges
3. Unlock the Power of Your Personal Protective Factors
4. The Resiliency Wheel: Boosting Your Resiliency Every Day
5. Who and What is in Your Mirror? (and Other Life-Support Strategies)
6. The Resiliency Route to Authentic Self-Esteem
7. Listen Within: How to Find and Follow Your Accurate Gut Guidance
8. Identify Your Achilles Heel (and Stop It from Tripping You Up)
9. How to Keep Going When the Going Gets Tough
10.The Resiliency Quiz &Other Resiliency-Building Resources

 

About the Author

Nan Henderson, M.S.W., is a leading authority on resiliency and President of Resiliency In Action, a publishing and training company in Southern California. She has traveled the world for 20 years training thousands of people about the innate human capacity to bounce back from adversity--and how to do it. She authored/edited four other resiliency-related books, including Resiliency In Schools: Making It Happen for Students and Educators and Resiliency In Action: Pratical Ideas for Overcoming Risks and Building Strengths in Youth, Families, and Communities. Her articles on resiliency have appeared in numerous publications and her on-line newsletter is read by thousands worldwide.              

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