Falling Forward

Keith Bellizzi

/ ISBN 13: 9798993896502

Editore: Thrive Press, 2025

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Riassunto:

What if resilience isn’t about bouncing back, but about breaking open?

In Falling Forward, Dr. Keith Bellizzi dismantles the popular myth that resilience means toughness, grit, or a return to “normal.” Instead, he argues something far more unsettling, and far more powerful: true resilience is forged in vulnerability, in the very experiences we work hardest to avoid.

Drawing on his personal journey and more than two decades of groundbreaking research, Bellizzi reframes resilience as learning to live meaningfully with what cannot be fixed, reversed, or undone. Illness. Loss. Disruption. The moments that change everything.

Written for both general readers and professionals, Falling Forward blends intimate storytelling with evidence-based insight to challenge cultural assumptions about strength. The book offers practical, actionable strategies for cultivating resilience through adaptability, meaning-making, and courageous vulnerability—revealing that vulnerability is not the opposite of strength, but where it begins.

Blending science with storytelling, Bellizzi offers a bold, transformative guide filled with inspiration and actionable strategies

In this book, you’ll discover:

• Why resilience isn’t about returning to who you were
• How to adapt to hardship without denying pain or uncertainty
• What science reveals about how resilience is built
• Why progress—not perfection—is what sustains us

Part I: The Making of Resilience charts the evolution of resilience, from its historical roots to modern-day examples, including Bellizzi’s own journey to becoming a cancer scientist and author.

Part II: Building the Core introduces the elements that shape resilience, and offers a realistic, inspiring, research-backed approach to cultivating it.

Part III: The Hidden Architecture challenges conventional wisdom by addressing three often overlooked but crucial concepts: the protective walls we build, the myth of positive thinking, and the importance of progress over perfection.

Rather than offering slogans or shortcuts, Falling Forward invites readers to rethink what it truly means to endure and adapt. It shows how resilience is not found in denying pain or chasing a return to “normal,” but in learning how to live fully, honestly, and with purpose after life has been irrevocably altered.

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Titolo: Falling Forward
Casa editrice: Thrive Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2025
Legatura: PAP
Condizione: New