Supernormal : childhood adversity and the untold story of resilience
Jay, Meg2018
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In this seminal new book about resilience, Meg Jay reveals the inner world of the supernormal: those who achieve unexpected success as adults after childhood adversity. Whether it is the loss of a parent to divorce or death, bullying, an alcoholic or mentally ill family member, domestic violence or neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, early adversities are experienced by nearly 75 per cent of us. Yet often such experiences are kept secret, as are our courageous battles to overcome them. Drawing on nearly two decades of clinical work, Meg Jay introduces us to ordinary people made extraordinary by these all-too-common experiences. Bringing together personal, scientific and cultural knowledge, Jay gives a voice to the experience of the supernormal as she narrates the heroic, powerful and often perilous lifelong journey that is resilience.
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Author:
Jay, Meg, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2018.
Collation:
400 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: in ebook format. 2017.
ISBN:
9781786892997 (pbk)
Dewey class:
155.24
Language:
English
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BRN:
2320335