The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma in Bloomington, MN

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.