chapter 1
The resilience myth
‘It ain’t what you don’t know thatgets you into trouble.It’s what you know for sure thatjust ain’t so.’
Mark Twain
It was June 2011, just three months after the huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan that killed nearly twenty thousand people, devastating many communities. The full magnitude of loss was immeasurable.
I was due to teach in Tokyo, but frequent aftershocks meant my seminars were moved to Osaka to reduce risk of disruption. I met people and listened to their stories, struck by the range of reactions to what had happened. Some were in shock, feeling hopeless and depressed, unable to engage in anything. ...
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