The Resilience Of Loss And Codestiny Sheryl Sandberg

By Ann Allen


People at some time or other often face the loss of a loved one. It is this experience that helped the expert on Codestiny Sheryl Sandberg find resilience in relation to the sudden and unexpected passing Dave Goldberg, a loving husband and father. Anyone who has experienced this type of loss knows that the experience can be quite overwhelming.

In the days following the loss, devastation and destruction were the only emotions which Ms. Sandberg felt at the time. As such, the Facebook CEO and founder of Lean In decided to document those feelings. Now, the businesswoman and widow shares the story of loss, grief and the ability to rebuild in a new book called Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy.

One main point the author makes is that why people can eventually move forward in life, grief never goes away completely. Although, while sadness remains, it can and will get better with time. According to Sheryl, the title of the book is based on a Facebook post written shortly after the loss during the first 30 days of grief.

Based on the ideology of Options A and B, A being one which does not exist, Ms. Sandberg has repeated this as a mantra on a regular basis. After which, along with the advice of a psychologist who explained that people are not born with a specific amount of resilience, the book and title was born. While the book was born out of personal experience, there are also stories of others whom have faced various types of adversity and loss and have found the resilience to overcome.

In conjunction with the book, there is also an online resource named after the book known as OptionB.org, the website offers information, guides, resource materials and an online discussion group for individuals going through adversity, grief and hardship. As a result, many individuals have found support and solidarity by talking with others whom have or are going through similar situations.

As with the first book, the author is donating all proceeds to an organization titled after the book OptionB.org which also host a forum for survivors facing adversity after different types of loss. The OptionB.org website offers advice, resources and a forum where survivors can talk with one another, thus finding solidarity and support in times of need.

In most cases, while experiencing the initial shock of loss, most people feel like nothing will make life better after such loss. Even when others talk about how one has overcome loss in the past, most just can not comprehend or process the idea during this time. For, this stage is only one of several stages an individual goes through when experiencing this type loss.

Eventually, most people realize that moving on and moving forward in life is okay. In many cases, memories of those lost becomes a mainstay for overcoming grief while processing the loss. In doing so, many have reported having the ability to build a strong resilience to grief during the process.




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