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The Resilience Project
Finding Happiness through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
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The Resilience Project by Hugh van Cuylenburg is a transformative guide to understanding and cultivating resilience in our daily lives. Drawing from his personal journey and extensive research, van Cuylenburg offers readers practical strategies for leading a happier, more content, and fulfilling life.
During his time volunteering as a primary school teacher in northern India, van Cuylenburg had an epiphany. Despite coming from underprivileged backgrounds, the children he worked with were remarkably positive and resilient. This stark contrast to the widespread mental health issues he observed in Australia, where many individuals struggled with happiness despite having food, shelter, and a loving family, led him to seek answers. His own personal experience with his sister's battle with anorexia nervosa further fuelled his quest.
Through his pursuit to understand the core of resilience and mental well-being, van Cuylenburg identified three essential traits: gratitude, empathy, and mindfulness. These attributes not only underpinned the children's resilience in India but also provided a foundation for his life-changing initiative, The Resilience Project. By combining poignant anecdotes with the latest in neuroscience research, he offers readers tools to develop these traits within themselves.
In The Resilience Project, van Cuylenburg shares powerful and touching stories from people he has met and helped over the years. His playful and unorthodox presentations have entertained and informed thousands, and this book captures that same blend of humour, poignancy, and clear-eyed insight. Throughout its pages, readers will:
- Learn the secrets of resilience through the heartfelt experiences and stories of others who have successfully navigated adversity.
- Explore the neuroscience of resilience and discover practical ways to address and cultivate it in their own lives.
- Embrace the power of gratitude to transform mental health, enhancing overall well-being and contentment.
- Overcome personal barriers and obstacles that hinder personal growth and mental health.
- Understand the crucial role of parents in raising happier children and learn effective strategies to support their mental well-being.
As you turn the pages of The Resilience Project, you will find yourself inspired, entertained, and equipped with actionable tools to enhance your own resilience. With endorsements like "Hilarious, inspiring, and heartbreakingly vulnerable, this book has the potential to be life-changing" by Missy Higgins, readers are in for an enlightening and empowering experience.
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The Resilience Project by Hugh van Cuylenburg has been praised for its practical approach to building resilience and happiness. Readers appreciate the mix of personal anecdotes and research-based insights. Many find the book inspiring and accessible, with a focus on gratitude, empathy, and mindfulness.
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ISBN: 9781760892777
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 November 2019
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 233.0mm
Weight: 358g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Hugh van Cuylenburg has been working in education for more than 17 years, teaching both primary and secondary in a range of educational settings. He has completed postgraduate studies looking at resilience and wellbeing, and has developed and facilitated programs for more than a thousand schools Australia-wide. In 2015, the National Rugby League asked Hugh to design and implement a series of comprehensive workshops at every single club in the competition. Since then, he has worked with the Australian cricket team, the Australian netball team, the Australian women's soccer team, the Australian women's rugby league team, ten AFL teams, the Australian Olympic Committee and every soccer team in the A-League. Beyond the team environment, Hugh has worked one-on-one with individuals such as Steve Smith, Billy Slater and Dustin Martin. Outside of schools and elite sport, Hugh has presented to hundreds of corporate organisations as a keynote speaker, and for three years running his national speaking tour has sold out. He is also co-host of the popular podcast The Imperfects.
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