#1 New York Times Best Seller Named a Best Book of 2017 by Barnes & Noble and Amazon From
Facebook's COO and Wharton's top-rated professor the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of
Lean In and Originals: a powerful inspiring and practical book about building resilience and
moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks. After the sudden death of her husband Sheryl
Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. I was in 'the
void ' she writes a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability
to think or even breathe. Her friend Adam Grant a psychologist at Wharton told her there are
concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are
not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B
combines Sheryl's personal insights with Adam's eye-opening research on finding strength in the
face of adversity. Beginning with the gut-wrenching moment when she finds her husband Dave
Goldberg collapsed on a gym floor Sheryl opens up her heart-and her journal-to describe the
acute grief and isolation she felt in the wake of his death. But Option B goes beyond Sheryl's
loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness job loss
sexual assault natural disasters and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the capacity
of the human spirit to persevere . . . and to rediscover joy. Resilience comes from deep within
us and from support outside us. Even after the most devastating events it is possible to grow
by finding deeper meaning and gaining greater appreciation in our lives. Option B illuminates
how to help others in crisis develop compassion for ourselves raise strong children and
create resilient families communities and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to
everyday struggles allowing us to brave whatever lies ahead. Two weeks after losing her
husband Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. I want Dave she cried. Her friend
replied Option A is not available and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. We
all live some form of Option B. This book will help us all make the most of it.
