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In this seminal new study of resilience, meg jay tells the stories of a diverse group of people who have overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults. The untold story of adversity and resilience by meg jay overview clinical psychologist and author of the defining decade, meg jay takes us into the world of the supernormal. Nearly 75 percent of us experience some significant adversity by the age of 20, but these experiences are often kept secret as are our battles to overcome them. Nov 14, 2017 supernormal by meg jay, 9781455559152, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Philip zimbardo, phd, president of the heroic imagination project supernormal is a compassionate, optimistic, yet realistic tale of resilience. Meg jay, phd, has studied resilience among the famous and notsofamous for years. Supernormal by meg jay, 9781455559152, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nearly 75 percent of us were traumatized in childhood, what counts as. You will understand resilience quite differently after you read this book, and the world would be a more compassionate place if everyone did. The untold story of adversity and resilience by meg jay meg jay, ph.
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