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Proactive and Applied Resilience: The Sixteen Experiences
The solution to every problem, the guidance for every dream, and all that anyone ever needed, wanted, or hoped for reside in the sea of energy, vitality, enlightenment, and power that dwells within you and within the world around you. In Proactive and Applied Resilience, author Dr. Glenn E. Richardson helps you access that energy, vitality, and wisdom that guide you to thrive through adversity and maximize your potential, a process called resiliency.
Richardson introduces sixteen personal experiences founded upon the concept of resiliency, which is the process and experience of being disrupted by life challenges, going through stages of emotional distress, experiencing insights and aha moments, and then accessing innate strengths to not only recover but grow through adversity.
Using his firsthand experiences with resiliency as a starting point, Richardson provides valuable information about identifying personal sources of strength and flexibility for those seeking to access their own ability to thrive throughout challenges in life. Proactive and Applied Resilience will help you take control of your life story and all the short stories that happen every day.
Richardson introduces sixteen personal experiences founded upon the concept of resiliency, which is the process and experience of being disrupted by life challenges, going through stages of emotional distress, experiencing insights and aha moments, and then accessing innate strengths to not only recover but grow through adversity.
Using his firsthand experiences with resiliency as a starting point, Richardson provides valuable information about identifying personal sources of strength and flexibility for those seeking to access their own ability to thrive throughout challenges in life. Proactive and Applied Resilience will help you take control of your life story and all the short stories that happen every day.
368 pages, Hardcover
Published June 7, 2017
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January 18, 2026
Proactive and Applied Resilience is a comprehensive and deeply reflective exploration of what it truly means to grow through adversity rather than merely survive it.
Dr. Glenn E. Richardson presents resilience not as a personality trait reserved for a few, but as a learnable, accessible process rooted in awareness, adaptability, and inner strength. Through sixteen personal experiences, he walks readers through the emotional disruption caused by life’s challenges, the difficult stages of distress, and the transformative insights that lead to growth.
What makes this book especially powerful is its balance between lived experience and practical understanding. Richardson does not minimize pain or struggle; instead, he reframes adversity as a catalyst for insight, expansion, and personal evolution. His explanation of resilience as an active process, one that involves conscious engagement with emotions, meaning-making, and internal resources, offers readers a realistic and hopeful roadmap forward.
The book encourages readers to recognize the energy, wisdom, and vitality that already exist within them and in the world around them. Rather than offering quick fixes, it provides a structured yet compassionate framework for building flexibility, strength, and self-trust over time.
This is a meaningful read for anyone navigating change, recovery, burnout, or transition, and for those who want to better understand how adversity can become a powerful teacher when approached with intention.
Dr. Glenn E. Richardson presents resilience not as a personality trait reserved for a few, but as a learnable, accessible process rooted in awareness, adaptability, and inner strength. Through sixteen personal experiences, he walks readers through the emotional disruption caused by life’s challenges, the difficult stages of distress, and the transformative insights that lead to growth.
What makes this book especially powerful is its balance between lived experience and practical understanding. Richardson does not minimize pain or struggle; instead, he reframes adversity as a catalyst for insight, expansion, and personal evolution. His explanation of resilience as an active process, one that involves conscious engagement with emotions, meaning-making, and internal resources, offers readers a realistic and hopeful roadmap forward.
The book encourages readers to recognize the energy, wisdom, and vitality that already exist within them and in the world around them. Rather than offering quick fixes, it provides a structured yet compassionate framework for building flexibility, strength, and self-trust over time.
This is a meaningful read for anyone navigating change, recovery, burnout, or transition, and for those who want to better understand how adversity can become a powerful teacher when approached with intention.
November 20, 2017
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