PROLONGED PANDEMICS IMPOSE SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS AND MYRIAD OTHER STRESSORS THAT WE CAN MANAGE BY UNDERSTANDING THEM AND THROUGH SURVIVAL STRATEGIES.

This book's virtues are best described through the quotes of two professional experts who help others manage personal stresses:

"The 2021 gem of a book titled Personal Resilience by Rabbi Peter Tarlow and Severine Obertelli constitutes a relevant and long-lasting tool for boosting a person's resiliency to be adaptable to all sorts of challenges, including pandemics.... [It includes] a similar metaphor to the 'eight pillars of joy' ... used in The Book of Joy inspired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his friend the Dalai Lama (2016)."

                     — Mary Lou Rubert, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Retired CIA Officer | ATAP Member

"Tarlow and ... Obertelli offer a guidebook for navigating and persevering during these unprecedented times ... [by discussing the] four major pillars of personal crises: health, spirituality, social issues, and financial stress.... Providing a sense of optimism while simultaneously offering solid survival strategies for personal resiliency makes this book an invaluable resource that individuals, groups, and educators will find useful and inspiring as we move forward in our 'new normal'."

                    — Annie McFarland, Ph.D., ATR-BC | Art Therapist & Educator