Overcoming Adversity

Conquering Life’s Challenges

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Pub Date 22 Mar 2018 | Archive Date 30 Sep 2018

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Description

No one searches for adversity. Bad experiences are simply part of life. Yet how many of us will know what to do to prevent our lives from spiraling out of control when we encounter traumatic events that threaten our safety, careers, emotions, health, or relationships? In this pragmatic and practical book, experienced life coach and former psychotherapist Eileen Lenson shows us tools to turn suffering into hope and develop resilience by combining scientific research with an understanding of our emotional and spiritual lives. She cuts through existing myths and provides readers with a look into what it takes to not just overcome adversity and survive, but to thrive. Written to help anyone who finds themselves in a painful place, regardless of social background, culture, religion or ieducation, each chapter describes from a scientific, psychological and spiritual perspective, why we do the things we do. Armed with this knowledge we can learn to manage our feelings and respond to devastating events with the skills to seek healthy coping options and change our lives for the better. In this book you’ll learn how to: • Use five core factors of your life — forgiveness, courage, perspective, perseverance, and hope — to reduce emotional suffering. • Identify and replace unproductive coping skills with healthy thoughts, feelings and behaviors. • Master new skills through practice exercises. • Benefit from the stories of others, just like you, who have faced and overcome adversity.

No one searches for adversity. Bad experiences are simply part of life. Yet how many of us will know what to do to prevent our lives from spiraling out of control when we encounter traumatic events...


Advance Praise

‘For anyone who is struggling with a conflict, Eileen's book can help you overcome whatever obstacles are holding you back from living the life you truly want. Highly recommended.’ — Hal Elrod, #1 bestselling author, The Miracle Morning


“Shows how to successfully thrive in the face of complicated life situations.” — Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers.


‘We all go through adversity and this book will inspire you to overcome it with excellence, elegance, and a decision to win bigger than ever.’ — Mark Victor Hansen, Co-Creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

 

‘Lenson creates a practical guide to hold us up and to let us move forward. Hers is a lifetime read.’ — Frank Keating, Former Governor of Oklahoma who oversaw the tragedies of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the 72 devastating tornadoes of 1999.


‘Surviving was only part of my journey. The toughest part was continuing on. This insightful book will give you the tools to thrive in life to the fullest no matter what adversities you encounter.’  — George Lamson, sole survivor of Galaxy Airlines Flight #203 in Reno, Nevada Featured in CNN 2014 documentary ‘Sole Survivor.’


‘This is a warm, wonderful, inspiring book that will give you the practical tools you need to live a ­wonderful life.’ — Brian Tracy, Author, Maximum Achievement, Earn What You’re Really Worth, Eat That Frog! and The Psychology of Achievement.


 ‘A long awaited guide book that promises to go beyond the individual and well into international relations.’ — Akira Chiba , Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles 


 ‘I know Eileen Lenson to be a committed and compassionate individual who has put much research and applied practice into this study. This book will assist its readers by offering practical means to apply in order to overcome hurt and adversity in their lives.’ — Jeffrey D. Armstrong, President, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo CA

‘For anyone who is struggling with a conflict, Eileen's book can help you overcome whatever obstacles are holding you back from living the life you truly want. Highly recommended.’ — Hal Elrod, #1...


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ISBN 9781925644067
PRICE $24.95 (USD)
PAGES 258

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Well written book that offers great advice. Was easy to read and understand the author's viewpoint. Highly recommend.

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4 emotional stars

A good guide for getting through struggles no matter how big or small.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

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Adversity is a gift, so I am always a skeptic at some of the self-help books about Adversity. They seem more motivational and/or inspirational versus being a guide to helping people identify and overcome adversity. In Elieen book she shows us how to do this with tools to help with all levels of adversity, how to process them and does this with real stories. I think this can be a great source book for those that need tools to identify and overcome adversity.

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Overcoming Adversity by Eileen Lenson

There is a hundred percent chance that you will face a life altering experience in your life. Psychotherapist Eileen Lenson outlines and explains the five coping mechanisms you can implement in your life when dealing with a life changing trauma. They are Forgiveness, Courage, Perspective, Perseverance and Hope. She has sectioned this book into these five practices and interweaves stories of people who have used one of these coping mechanisms to break through the barriers.

She uses three different spheres of putting these five positive actions into practice regarding self, spirituality and community. I found the book insightful but a bit long. We can all benefit by using these positive behaviors in practice. I did find the book informative but too dense and too long.

Thank you to Net Galley, Eileen Lensen and Australian Academic Press for providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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Well written and organized. A valuable tool for anyone facing adversity. The author gives us the perfect tools to fight back adversity.

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When I created my Shield and Motto for the Game of Thrones house generator that was so popular, my words were "Strength in Adversity." I give this as background as to how much I wanted a book about dealing with adversity.
Enter Eileen S. Lenson and her new book. Overcoming Adversity sets out a lot of material that you can use to help you with life. Not only does the author includes psychology, research studies and spiritual ideas, she also provides true tales of people over coming adversity. These were inspiring to see people overcome and giving me hope (a key item in this book).
I have a B.A. in psychology so a lot of the information wasn't new to me, but I really like how well she made the informational accessible. It was well written without being scientific and put into a way everyday people can understand. I also like the activities included in each chapter to allow the reader to own their process and actually do something.
The biggest thing that stayed with me when I finished though is than Lenson cares. She wrote this to help us not just to pass on new theories or promote her own ideals. While these are present, I could tell reading it and as well in her afterwards, that this was a book for change and someone did care about me.
I would recommend this book to all. You'll learn a lot and overcome adversity in the process!

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