The Healing Power of Resilience: A New Prescription for Health and Well-Being

A revolutionary, science-backed approach to living well from ABC News chief medical correspondent and cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula, bridging the gap between our physical and mental health to show how resilience is the key to both.

Over the course of her career, Dr. Narula noticed a critical gap in patient care: while medicine excels at treating the body, it often overlooks the mental and emotional strength needed to heal. Heart disease, the number one cause of death in the United States, is often met with several common prescriptions, but there is one treatment consistently overlooked: resilience. This paradigm-shifting book connects the worlds of medicine and psychology, with applications reaching beyond heart disease to other difficult diagnoses, traumatic health events, and overall well-being.

Through groundbreaking scientific research, medical journalism, and compelling personal stories, The Healing Power of Resilience reveals how resilience can improve both physical and emotional well-being. Dr. Narula introduces the “Resilience Response,” a practical framework for developing acceptance, adaptability, courage, purpose, hope, connection, and self-compassion.