Wrestling with Resilience

How can we be resilient and flexible when facing difficult challenges and adversity in our work, and in our life? How can we develop our resilience and mental toughness to perform under stress and pressure? Wrestling with Resilience is a handbook that answers these questions.

Written by psychologist Christopher Shen and Associate Professor Simon Moss, Wrestling with Resilience is a straightforward, accessible handbook for developing resilience and mental toughness. In it, Christopher and Simon develop the readers' understanding of and ability to perform in a difficult environment in their workplaces and lives, through clear concise explanations supported with practical activities.

This 2021 edition includes recommended habits and practices to build resilience for COVID-19.

Wrestling with Resilience is designed to introduce and develop practical skills in controlling stress, developing mental toughness and resilience, maintaining confidence and self-esteem, and performing under pressure. It will also help instil an attitude of initiative, ownership, and self-reliance.