#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-FromauthorsofLeanInandOriginals:apowerful,inspiring,andpracticalbookaboutbuildingresilienceandmovingforwardafterlife’sinevitablesetbacksAfterthesuddendeathofherhusband,SherylSandbergfeltcertainthatsheandherchildrenwouldneverfeelpurejoyagain.“Iwasin’thevoid,’“shewrites,“avastemptinessthatfillsyourheartandlungsandrestrictsyourabilitytothinkorevenbreathe.“HerfriendAdamGrant,apsychologistatWharton,toldherthereareconcretestepspeoplecantaketorecoverandreboundfromlife-shatteringexperiences.Wearenotbornwithafixedamountofresilience.Itisamusclethateveryonecanbuild.OptionBcombinesSheryl’spersonalinsightswithAdam’seye-openingresearchonfindingstrengthinthefaceofadversity.Beginningwiththegut-wrenchingmomentwhenshefindsherhusband,DaveGoldberg,collapsedonagymfloor,Sherylopensupherheart--andherjournal--todescribetheacutegriefandisolationshefeltinthewakeofhisdeath.ButOptionBgoesbeyondSheryl’slosstoexplorehowabroadrangeofpeoplehaveovercomehardshipsincludingillness,jobloss,sexualassault,naturaldisasters,andtheviolenceofwar.Theirstoriesrevealthecapacityofthehumanspirittopersevere...andtorediscoverjoy.Resiliencecomesfromdeepwithinusandfromsupportoutsideus.Evenafterthemostdevastatingevents,itispossibletogrowbyfindingdeepermeaningandgaininggreaterappreciationinourlives.OptionBilluminateshowtohelpothersincrisis,developcompassionforourselves,raisestrongchildren,andcreateresilientfamilies,communities,andworkplaces.Manyoftheselessonscanbeappliedtoeverydaystruggles,allowingustobravewhateverliesahead.Twoweeksafterlosingherhusband,Sherylwaspreparingforafather-childactivity.“IwantDave,“shecried.Herfriendreplied,“OptionAisnotavailable,“andthenpromisedtohelphermakethemostofOptionB.WealllivesomeformofOptionB.Thisbookwillhelpusallmakethemostofit.
