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  • Childhood Adversity and the Untold Story of Resilience
  • By: Meg Jay
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  • Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (35 ratings)
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Summary

In this seminal new study of resilience, Meg Jay tells the stories of a diverse group of people who have overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults. These are the 'supernormal', who, having shouldered greater than average hardship as children, defy expectation and achieve better than average success as adults. But how, and at what cost?

Whether it was experiencing parental divorce or growing up with an alcohol or drug-abusing parent, living with a parent or sibling with mental illness, being bullied, living in poverty, being a witness to domestic violence or suffering physical or emotional neglect, the people Meg Jay introduces us to are all survivors.

She explores what they have in common that made it possible for them to transcend the trauma of their early years and to build successful adult lives. And she asks the questions: What was the cost of developing those powers? And having survived, even thrived, how do you go on and build a trusting, fulfilled life?

Drawing on her clinical experience with survivors of childhood trauma, Meg Jay documents ordinary people made extraordinary by the experience of all-too-common trauma. Bringing together personal, scientific and cultural knowledge, Jay gives a voice to the experience of the 'supernormal', furnishes them with the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths and gives a window into their world for those who seek to understand them.

©2017 Meg Jay (P)2017 Canongate Books

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If you're not sure, this is the sign to comit

This book has helped me more than any therapist so far. I love it, I listen to it often, and I am better off because of it.

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Powerful information

This book was the first book I’ve read/listened to after finally acknowledging my own childhood adversities. I related to many aspects of different stories which was hard for me but good as I feel I am in a place to start moving forward with my life. The messages each chapter gives does need time to process. So I would recommend taking this book at a slow pace. The chapter at the end was a good message to bring the book together.

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brilliant prose; very insightful

Based on years of experience practising therapy, Meg Jay lines out common traits in the lifes of patients who deal with a history of childhood adversities. Sad and uplifting at the same time.

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Easy and understandable

A smooth educational listen to those that know any kind of trauma,relatable and actually nice to hear,a helpful listen into knowing what you already know but need to hear from a third party.Enjoyable.

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best book I've read

I am an active reader of these types of books and cannot recommend this enough for it's perfect balance of scienceand research and also compassion and emotion. I really recommend this to anyone with C-PTSD especially!

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