The Art of Resilience: 100 Paths to Wisdom and Strength in an Uncertain World

Resilience is the art of accepting and transcending pain, rather than escaping it in a frenzy of denial. "The deeper the channels pain carves into your soul, the greater the capacity for joy your soul can contain," promises author and founder of Overachievers Anonymous, Carol Orsborn. Relying on stories, anecdotes, and practical advice, Orsborn teaches the 10 stages of resilience. The first stage is "The Point of Impact," when our tendency is to avoid suffering at all costs. Orsborn then guides us all the way to Stage 10, "Beyond Resilience," at which point readers are summoned to be "profoundly changed" instead of wallowing in suffering.