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How Black and Latina Women Prioritized Self-Care During the Pandemic

By Julia Yarbough — 2021

The pandemic was rough for Black and Latina families, but many women in these communities met the challenges head on.

Read on www.nextavenue.org

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This Middle-Aged Woman Going Back to School Is the Inspiration We All Need l GMA Digital

Margarita Lopez, 58, is one of the oldest students at University of Southern California.

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2019
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Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges

Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to ‘bounce back’ after encountering difficulty.

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Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney
2025
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

In 2015 Sheryl Sandberg’s husband, Dave Goldberg, died suddenly at the age of forty-eight. Sandberg and her two young children were devastated, and she was certain that their lives would never have real joy or meaning again.

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Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant
2019
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Self-Care for Grief: 100 Practices for Healing During Times of Loss

When faced with loss or trauma, the grief can oftentimes feel overwhelming. It can feel difficult, if not impossible, to focus your attention elsewhere. And yet, during hard times is the perfect time to look inwards for support and practice self-care.

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Nneka M. Okona
2025
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The Three Secrets of Resilient People | Lucy Hone | TEDxChristchurch

Dr Lucy Hone is a resilience expert who thought she found her calling supporting people to recover following the Christchurch earthquake. She had no idea that her personal journey was about to take her to a far darker place.

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2019
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How ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be.

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Elizabeth Lesser
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The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care: Do Less, Achieve More, and Live the Life You Want

You’re probably doing a lot―taking care of your family, killing it at your job, volunteering, organizing, scheduling, delegating.

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Suzanne Falter
2019
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Four Funerals and a Wedding: Resilience in a Time of Grief

In Four Funerals and a Wedding, Smolowe jostles preconceptions about caregiving, defies cliches about losing loved ones, and reveals a stunning bottom line: far from being uncommon, resilience like hers is the norm among the recently bereaved.

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Jill Smolowe
2014
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Emotional Intimacy: A Comprehensive Guide for Connecting with the Power of Your Emotions

Emotions link our feelings, thoughts, and conditioning at multiple levels, but they may remain a largely untapped source of strength, freedom, and connection.

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Robert Augustus Masters
2013
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Feel Better Fast and Make It Last: Unlock Your Brain’s Healing Potential to Overcome Negativity, Anxiety, Anger, Stress, and Trauma

If you want to feel happier, more optimistic, more joyful, and resilient, Dr. Amen’s groundbreaking new book is for you. We’ve all felt anxious, sad, traumatized, grief-stricken, stressed, angry, or hopeless at some point in life.

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Daniel G. Amen
2018
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