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

Author:   Soraya Chemaly
Publisher:   Atria Books
ISBN:  

9781982170776


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma


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A “vital, life-saving must-read” (Nora McInerny, author of Bad Vibes Only) manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology, from the bestselling author of Rage Becomes Her. We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for strength, mental fortitude, and positivity. “With her signature clarity and penetrating mind” (Jean Guerrero, author of Hatemonger), Soraya Chemaly challenges us to reject this model—based on a culture of toxic individualism—and, instead, leverage our interdependence. Drawing on comprehensive research and eye-opening examples from real-life, The Resilience Myth offers an “ambitious” (Publishers Weekly) feminist paradigm of resilience based on an ethic of care, cognitive flexibility, and the provision of material needs. Interdependence, collective care, and nurturing relationships to each other and the earth, she compellingly argues, are the keys to positively adapting to adversity and polycrises.

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Author:   Soraya Chemaly
Publisher:   Atria Books
Imprint:   Atria Books
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.236kg
ISBN:  

9781982170776


ISBN 10:   1982170778
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   14 August 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Soraya Chemaly is an award-winning author and activist. As the former executive director of The Representation Project and director and cofounder of the Women’s Media Center Speech Project, she has long been committed to expanding women’s civic and political participation. As a cultural critic and leading feminist thinker, she writes and speaks about gender, free speech, sexualized violence, technology and media, and the politics of supremacy. Ms. Chemaly has also spearheaded several successful global campaigns challenging corporations to address online hate and harassment, restrictive content moderation and censorship, and institutional biases. She is the author of Rage Becomes Her, The Resilience Myth, and All We Want Is Everything. A prolific writer and speaker, her articles appear in Time, The Verge, The Guardian, The Nation, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. Follow her on her Substack, Unmanned, and on Instagram at @RageBecomesHer, and learn more at SorayaChemaly.com.

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