Joyous Resilience

A Path to Individual Healing and Collective Thriving in an Inequitable World

De: Anjuli Sherin

Narrado por: Deepti Gupta

An intersectional guide to building resilience and reclaiming joy

With so much information available on how to build resilience - from meditation, exercise, and time in nature, to the latest neuroscience-backed studies - have you ever wondered what's holding you back? If you commit to self-care but find yourself exhausted, unhappy, or anxious, do you wonder what's missing?

The fact is, we are all navigating an exhausting, disconnecting, do-more-buy-more culture that disproportionately harms those with marginalized identities and leads us to believe that our thriving depends solely on individual effort. Mainstream wellness culture doesn't account for the ways that social oppression and economic injustice intersect to make resilience difficult for many of us to access in the first place. So, where do we begin?

In this warm and accessible guide, Pakistani American therapist Anjuli Sherin provides a healing path to make thriving possible for everyone. Through compelling client stories and reflective exercises, she offers a culturally informed, body-centered model that shows us how cultivating self-nurturance, healthy boundaries, pleasure, and a soulful connection to the natural world can give us the generative energy needed to heal individual and collective trauma and shape our world from an inner magic called joyous resilience.

©2021 Anjuli Sherin (P)2021 North Atlantic Books

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Joyous Resilience is perfectly right-sized for this historical moment. In a rigorous yet heartfelt voice, Sherin identifies the wounds we carry, how they can be healed, and the doorways they are for living a life of joy and affirmation. This is not an academic overture, but a book written with the deep experience and wisdom of a somatic healer across an inclusive intersectionality.” (Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD, author of The Leadership Dojo)

“Joyous Resilience is a poignant and profound anthem to survivors - a reminder that we all carry the light of resilience inside of our bodies and hearts. Through an intersectional lens that considers the impact of race, power, and privilege on the color and texture of our wounds, the practices offered . . . serve as a map, guiding us to access our innate power to heal, so that we can reclaim the joy that is our birthright.” (Amy Paulson, global trauma healing advocate and founder and CEO of Gratitude Alliance)

“This book offers a powerful vision for individual and collective healing rooted in resilience. Through helpful practices and illuminating case studies, Anjuli Sherin combines insights from her years of clinical experience and theoretical study to help each of us joyfully thrive. It’s a powerful offering for the world at this time.“ (David Treleaven, PhD, author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness)