The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma -- Soraya Chemaly, Hardcover

The author of the "must read" (NPR) Rage Becomes Her presents a powerful manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology.

We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for strength, mental fortitude, and positivity. But with her distinctive "skill, wit, and sharp insight" (Laura Bates, author of Girl Up), Soraya Chemaly challenges us to adapt our thinking about how we survive in a world of sustained, overlapping crises.

It is interdependence and nurturing relationships that truly sustain us, she argues. Based on comprehensive research and eye-opening examples from real-life, The Resilience Myth offers alternative visions of relational hardiness by emphasizing care for others and our environments above all.

Author: Soraya Chemaly
Publisher: Atria/One Signal Publishers
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.91w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9781982170769

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/18/2024
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2024

About the Author
Soraya Chemaly is an award-winning writer and activist whose work focuses on the role of gender in culture, politics, religion, and media. She is the Director of the Women's Media Center Speech Project and an advocate for women's freedom of expression and expanded civic and political engagement. A prolific writer and speaker, her articles appear in Time, The Verge, The Guardian, The Nation, HuffPost, and The Atlantic. Follow her on Twitter at @SChemaly and learn more at SorayaChemaly.com.