Another self-help book recommended to me by my counselor.
Hanson here takes 12 different aspects of resilience (compassion, mindfulness,
learning, grit, gratitude, confidence, calm, motivation, intimacy, courage,
aspiration, and generosity) and goes through each one giving explanations of
how they relate to resilience as well as exercises to strengthen them. This
produces a well-rounded view of resilience itself, and clear ways to try and
cultivate it within ourselves.
I did quite like a lot of his advice, but I will say that
each chapter could probably be spun off into a book of its own. It felt as
though we were just scratching the surface of what could be discussed and
explored. My other comment is that a lot of his exercises boil down to his
practice called HEAL: Have a good experience, Enrich it, Absorb it, and Link
the positive and negative material. In this way we can both cherish happy
moments as well as repair old wounds. It is a great practice, and while
variations of it can be performed for all 12 of these aspects, it did seem as
though we were rehashing the same material at points.
Still, there is a lot of valuable advice in this book about
building up your own strength. I found it useful to peruse, so if you are
considering starting a self-help journey or whatnot, do consider this!
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