Title: 4. Webpage: Resilience is a Scam by Adele Barclay [15-20 mins]
Course: FLO Course - Trauma-Informed Teaching OER (July 2021) > Section: Week 1: Starting with Self

"I worry we often hold onto the term “resilience” as a way to avert our gaze and not grapple with the omnipresence of trauma—how it’s woven into daily life and how pervasive suffering, oppression, and violence are in our society. I worry that when we focus on resilience we veer towards toxic positivity and repress the uncomfortable and tangible effects of trauma (Barclay, n.p.).