Stronger Than You Think - Building Lifelong Resilience

No one is born resilient. But you have the power to become stronger than you think.

At one point or another, life will break us open—through loss, trauma, betrayal, or heartbreak. But as psychologist Dr. Sherry Hamby reveals, we are never beyond repair. We all have an incredible capacity for greater resilience.

In
Drawing on over 30 years of original research, clinical work, and a growing body of evidence, this groundbreaking book gives you the tools to build your own resilience portfolio—a set of evidence-based strategies and resources that can help you flourish despite life’s hardest moments. Along the way, you’ll learn:

You don’t have to be tough or gritty to thrive. You just have to know how to build your strength.

Info autore

Dr. Sherry Hamby is an award-winning Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at the University of the South. She is also the Director of the Life Paths Research Center and founder and co-chair of ResilienceCon, a conference on strengths-based approaches to overcoming trauma. She has spent over 30 years studying violence, trauma, and pathways to healing, drawing on her experiences as a therapist, community advocate, and survivor. Dr. Hamby has authored or co-authored over 200 scholarly articles and five books, and her work has appeared in the Washington Post, USA Today, Huffington Post, and CBS News. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, two children, and two rescue dogs, Flopsy and Slim.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sherry Hamby
• Editore: Penguin Books USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.05.2026
• EAN: 9780593512777
• ISBN: 978-0-593-51277-7
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione; Mindfulness, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, Self-help & personal development, Popular psychology, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology