heyitsbria 's review for:

The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness Through Mindfulness, Gratitude and Empathy by Hugh Van Cuylenburg

5.0

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Was shocked by how good this is. You tend to think when you’ve read a bit in the self help adjacent realm that it’s all a bit of the same—though a same I enjoy when done well—but it was the storytelling that set this one apart for me. I listened to the whole audiobook (read by the author) in just two listening sessions and was nearly brought to tears half a dozen times in the first half of the book. There’s a lot I’m going to be mulling over on this one for a while. It really feels like something that can not just make your life better but make you a better person. Looking forward to diving into Hugh’s next book (on shame and social media addiction—extremely my shit).