When Life Hits Hard

Practical skills grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you bounce back when life knocks you down. Whether it's the loss of a loved one or a job, the end of a relationship, a pandemic, or a natural disaster-nothing really prepares us for those moments when life hits hard and turns our world upside down. The good news is that you can move forward. There are tools you can use to find your way back from despair and live a fulfilling life. In this candid self-help guide, psychotherapist Russ Harris offers powerful and doable skills grounded in evidence-based ACT to help you recover from grief, loss, and crisis; transcend your pain and suffering; and build a rich and meaningful life-even in the face of adversity. You'll also find tools to help you deal with painful memories, create your own healing "grief rituals," and transform difficult emotions into unexpected allies. Finally, you'll learn how mindfulness and self-compassion can help keep you grounded, even when it seems like your world is in free fall. If you're ready to start building the resilience needed to heal from loss or thrive in the face adversity, this guide will show you how to get there, one step at a time.

Practical skills grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you bounce back when life knocks you down. Whether it's the loss of a loved one or a job, the end of a relationship, a pandemic, or a natural disaster-nothing really prepares us for those moments when life hits hard and turns our world upside down. The good news is that you can move forward. There are tools you can use to find your way back from despair and live a fulfilling life. In this candid self-help guide, psychotherapist Russ Harris offers powerful and doable skills grounded in evidence-based ACT to help you recover from grief, loss, and crisis; transcend your pain and suffering; and build a rich and meaningful life-even in the face of adversity. You'll also find tools to help you deal with painful memories, create your own healing "grief rituals," and transform difficult emotions into unexpected allies. Finally, you'll learn how mindfulness and self-compassion can help keep you grounded, even when it seems like your world is in free fall. If you're ready to start building the resilience needed to heal from loss or thrive in the face adversity, this guide will show you how to get there, one step at a time.

When life hits you hard, when all doors are closed and when everything seems hopeless, the only light in the tunnel is from Allah (s.w.t.). Even the Prophet (s.a.w.) was not free from sadness and trials, so turn to Allah (s.w.t.) in reliance and supplicate with reverence: O' Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief... (Ṣaḥiḥ al-Bukhari 6369) We, humans, have emotions. More often than not, we worry over the unknown in the future and grieve over what happened in the past. However, these emotions and the trials we face do not imply Allah (s.w.t.) is not pleased with us. In this book, Dr. Omar Suleiman unmasks the lessons of happiness and sadness in the Qurʾan. By delving into these lessons, he equips us with the readiness to face hardships-big or small-and helps us to recognise the true happiness that we should strive for.

When life hits you hard, when all doors are closed and when everything seems hopeless, the only light in the tunnel is from Allah (s.w.t.). Even the Prophet (s.a.w.) was not free from sadness and trials, so turn to Allah (s.w.t.) in reliance and supplicate with reverence: O' Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief... (Ṣaḥiḥ al-Bukhari 6369) We, humans, have emotions. More often than not, we worry over the unknown in the future and grieve over what happened in the past. However, these emotions and the trials we face do not imply Allah (s.w.t.) is not pleased with us. In this book, Dr. Omar Suleiman unmasks the lessons of happiness and sadness in the Qurʾan. By delving into these lessons, he equips us with the readiness to face hardships-big or small-and helps us to recognise the true happiness that we should strive for.