Whether it’s a critical comment from the boss or a full-blown catastrophe, life continually dishes out challenges. Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from the small annoyances of daily life to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable — when we know how. In
Resilience, Linda Graham offers clear guidance to help you develop somatic, emotional, relational, and reflective intelligence — the skills you need to confidently and effectively cope with life’s inevitable challenges and crises.
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE
Chapter One
The Basics of Strengthening Resilience
How We Learn to Bounce Back
PART TWO
Chapter Two
Practices for Somatic Intelligence:
Breath, Touch, Movement, Social Engagement, Visualization
Chapter Three
Practices for Emotional Intelligence
Self-Compassion, Mindful Empathy, Positivity, Theory of Mind
Chapter Four
Practices for Relational Intelligence within Your Self
Self-Awareness, Self-Acceptance, Inner Secure Base
Chapter Five
Practices fpr Relational Intelligence with Others
Trust, Common Humanity, Interdependence, Refuges, Resources
Chapter Six
Practices for Reflective Intelligence
Mindfulness, Seeing Clearly, Choosing Wisely, Equanimity
Chapter Seven
Full-On Resilience
Coping with Anything, Anything at All
PART THREE
Chapter Eight
The Ongoing Care and Nourishing of Your Amazing Brain
Practices of Exercise-Movement, Sleep-Rest, Nutrition,
Laughter-Play, Hanging Out with Healthy Brains, Digital Vacations
Acknowledgements
References
Bibliography
Permissions
Index
About the Author
About the author
Linda Graham, MFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and mindful self-compassion teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. She integrates neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology in her international trainings, conferences, workshops, and webinars.