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Whale Rider

2002

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

101 min

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Ascending Adversity: The Journey of a Polio Survivor Dealing with Disability and Discrimination

In this heartwarming memoir, Mohammed Yousuf takes us back to when he was first diagnosed with polio at a very young age and his journey to adulthood, facing hardships he could never have imagined.

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Mohammed Yousuf
2020
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19:27

Autism In Company - Social Strategies | Purple Ella

Autism in Company - social strategies. How do you manage different hats/roles in different situations? How to adapt your social style based on level of relationship and situation.

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2018
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Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges

Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to ‘bounce back’ after encountering difficulty.

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Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney
2024
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“Which One Is the Real Me?”—A Veteran’s Transition and Identity Crisis

Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.

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Joshua Plummer
2022
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Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from World War II Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation

Wheels of Courage tells the stirring story of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who were paralyzed on the battlefield during World War II-at the Battle of the Bulge, on the island of Okinawa, inside Japanese POW camps—only to return to a world unused to dealing with their traumatic injuries.

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David Davis
2022
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Wounded Veteran Shares Stories of Resilience

When Dave Roever was in the Navy during the Vietnam War, “resiliency” and “comprehensive soldier fitness” took a backseat to combat operations.

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Cody Harding
2010
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Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

In The Price of Privilege, respected clinician, Madeline Levine was the first to correctly identify the deficits created by parents giving kids of privilege too much of the wrong things and not enough of the right things.

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Madeline Levine
2020
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know

Intelligence is usually seen as the ability to think and learn, but in a rapidly changing world, there's another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn. In our daily lives, too many of us favor the comfort of conviction over the discomfort of doubt.

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Adam Grant
2021
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04:35

Build a Life, Not a Resume | Street Philosophy with Jay Shetty

Motivational philosopher Jay Shetty explains how failure may not build resumes, but builds character and helps us learn to adapt to change.

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Jay Shetty
2016
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35:37

Full Spectrum Leadership for Engaged Action (Nina Simons, Bioneers)

Leadership and women's issues define the primary current interests of Nina Simons. In her writings and teaching, she establishes a close relationship between the two interests.

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Nina Simons
2014
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