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[amazonjs asin=”1101982934″ locale=”US” title=”The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It”]

Terrific resource that will change your mind about whether or not stress has to be bad for you (hint – it doesn’t). Solidly referenced, well presented. Transformative!

[amazonjs asin=”1594736146″ locale=”US” title=”Sacred Stress: A Radically Different Approach to Using Life’s Challenges for Positive Change”]

I love this book! This is the best guide I have found to the intersection of the new science of stress and the teachings of spiritual traditions. This is as close as I have found to the book I’m working on – and it has set the bar higher for my own work.

[amazonjs asin=”0143127748″ locale=”US” title=”The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma”] Fantastic overview of how trauma changes us psychologically and physiologically.

[amazonjs asin=”0470923350″ locale=”US” title=”When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection”]Similar in theme to the title above, more insight into the connection between psychology and physiology.

[amazonjs asin=”0307591549″ locale=”US” title=”The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work”] Success doesn’t make you happy; happiness makes you successful.

[amazonjs asin=”0425193373″ locale=”US” title=”Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time”]Although this book isn’t explicitly about stress and resilience, its advice about how to have deeply honest conversations is solidly on topic.

[amazonjs asin=”157675944X” locale=”US” title=”Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others”]

[amazonjs asin=”1572241012″ locale=”US” title=”Trust After Trauma: A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love Them”] Self-help for those impacted by trauma.

[amazonjs asin=”006251721X” locale=”US” title=”Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness”]Is somebody renting a lot of space in your head? Are you in pain over something that should not have happened, but did? Or something that should have happened but didn’t? Read this book.
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[amazonjs asin=”0979356490″ locale=”US” title=”The Secrets of Resilient Leadership: When Failure Is Not an Option…Six Essential Characteristics for Leading in Adversity”]

[amazonjs asin=”0814436048″ locale=”US” title=”Stronger: Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed”]

[amazonjs asin=”1626251703″ locale=”US” title=”Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents”]