Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tap Into Your Inner Strength: 101 Stories of Resilience for Tough Times

by Amy Newmark

When tough times happen, we’re surprised by how powerful we can be. Learn how to tap into your own inner strength!

These 101 true and inspiring tales of resilience, hope, and triumph over adversity are a testament to the human spirit. People from all walks of life share their personal advice and experiences in these pages, serving as role models for anyone going through a tough time.

Money, health, family issues, loss, trauma and other difficulties are part of all our lives at some point, and these personal accounts will give you perspective and actionable ideas for how to navigate your own challenges.

You are not alone! In fact, you’ll feel like you’re holding a support group in your hands as you read these stories from our library, sorted into these illuminating

• The New Normal
• Fighting Health Challenges
• Reframing Your Future
• Appreciating Simple Pleasures
• Loss, Grieving & Healing
• Role Models of Strength
• It Takes a Village
• Silver Linings
• Starting Over
• Thinking Positive
• Hope & Faith
• Facing Your Fears
• Wise Words

368 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 17, 2026

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.