Increasingly, researchers are looking at the question of why some people who face adversity develop resilience, while others don’t. What makes some of them overachievers, “supernormals,” as they’re called in a new book by that name by clinical psychologist Meg Jay?
Read More I believe that if you’re going to invest your time and money in reading a parenting book, it should leave you feeling better than you did before — but not in an easy or cheap way, with ten steps or a “plan” for success. Instead, the best parenting books should make us feel better in a complicated, hard-truth way. We can’t really control things (like our kids), but at least we aren’t alone.
Read More “She addresses living with and responding to adversity, being resilient, drawing strength from hardship, coping with stress, facing challenges, and moving on in life.”
– Ron Suber, President emeritus and senior adviser / Prosper Marketplace
There’s a moment in Meg Jay’s new book, “Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience,” in which a woman is describing her childhood shared with a younger brother prone to violent outbursts.
Because her parents were devoting such care and energy— understandably — to meeting their son’s needs, the woman and her sister weren’t allowed to have any.
Read More In 1999, I saw one of my early clients, a woman named Helen. She was right on time for her first appointment, which was remarkable because she told me that, just before, she had been late getting out of a meeting, rushed over in her car, got a flat tire on the way, rolled into the closest service station, dashed in to drop off her keys, dashed back out, jumped on a bus heading in the right direction, and ran the last couple of blocks.
Read More Two little words have taken social media by storm: Me Too. A campaign started by activist Tarana Burke and made viral by actor Alyssa Milano, the Me Too movement gave voice, through stories and shares, to countless survivors of sexual violence.
Read More News events like natural disasters, mass shootings and sexual misconduct can have an adverse effect on adults and children, including depression, anxiety and PTSD. Clinical psychologist Meg Jay describes the effects of chronic stress in her new book, “Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience.” She joins “CBS This Morning” to explain people’s ability to overcome adversity, the power of speaking up about personal trauma, and the courage to rise up above one’s circumstances.
Read More Does early hardship in life keep children from becoming successful adults? It’s an urgent question for parents and educators, who worry that children growing up in difficult circumstances will fail to reach their full potential, or worse, sink into despair and dysfunction.
Read More In today’s episode I talk to Dr. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist and author of the Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now. Dr. Jay’s book has inspired several posts on AoM in the past year, including: Want to Feel Like a Man? Then Act Like One, Good News! Your Life Isn’t Limitless, and our series on the twenty-something brain (Part 1 and Part 2).
Read More In Part I of this two-part series we explored the first once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of the twentysomething brain: its propensity for deep passion, a keen curiosity about others and the world, and fearlessness in the face of risk. But these qualities are only advantages if they’re used in the way they were designed: as the motivation to take intentional, forward-looking ventures – ones that lead to greater learning experiences, personal development, and independence. Taking a risk to see what it’s like to shotgun a beer won’t get you any closer to your ideal future.
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