Robert J. Wicks is Professor Emeritus at Loyola University Maryland. He has published more than 50 books and has lectured on the importance of resilience, self-care, and maintaining a healthy perspective all around the world as well as at the Mayo Clinic, Yale School of Nursing, Harvard's Children's Hospital and Harvard Divinity School, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the U.S. Air Force Academy, on Capitol Hill to Members of Congress and their Chiefs of Staff.

• Have a Life! An IntroductionCh. 1 Navigating Life's Rough Waters: Riding the Crest of Chronic and Acute Stress Ch. 2 Personal Renewal: Creating and Tailoring Your Own Self-Care Protocol Ch. 3 A Powerful Healing Combination: Friendship, Resilience, Positive Psychology and Compassion Ch. 4 Points of New Light Amidst the Darkness: Applying Themes from Posttraumatic Growth (PTG)Ch. 5 The First Steps Toward Self-Knowledge: Debriefing Yourself Ch. 6 Solitude, Silence, and Mindfulness: Centering Yourself in a Driven WorldThe Simple Care of a Hopeful Heart: An Epilogue Appendix A: Creating and Reflecting Upon Your Own Stress-Resilience Profile: An Exercise in Strengthening Your Inner LifeAppendix B: An Individual Reflection GuideFurther Reading: Resilience, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, and Contemporary Biographies/Autobiographies of Resilient PeopleWorks CitedPermissionsIndex

In this eagerly awaited second edition of his contemporary classic, Wicks readably synthesizes vast literatures on stress and coping, trauma and loss, positive psychology and posttraumatic growth, to trace a roadmap to resilience that is as refreshing in its clarity as it is remarkable in its comprehensiveness. But more than orienting readers to the rich yield of recent research and timeless wisdom, Wicks orients them to the deeper source of learning arising from taking a fearless inventory of their own interior life and the treasures to be found in its unhurried perusal. One part mentor, one part fellow traveler, he offers his stressed and harried colleagues a cornucopia of questions which, if asked earnestly, will point out a pathway to authentic living.