Some individuals emerge from grim experiences stronger in mind and spirit than others who suffered the same ordeal. In this updated and revised edition, Michael Neenan focuses on the meanings we attach to life's adversities in order to understand how we respond to them.

Michael Neenan is a former Associate Director of the Centre for Stress Management and Centre for Coaching, Blackheath. He works in private practice as a cognitive behaviour therapist and coach. He is the author (with Windy Dryden) of Life Coaching: A Cognitive Behavioural Approach (2^nd edn., 2014).

List of illustrations vi Preface vii 1 What is resilience? 2 Attitude: the heart of resilience 3 Attitudes that undermine resilience building 4 Making yourself more resilient 5 Strengths underpinning resilience 6 Resilience in the workplace 7 Resilience in relationships 8 Resilience in dealing with difficult people 9 Maintaining resilience10 An overview of resilience References Index