UNTOLD RESILIENCE
A TIMELY & UPLIFTING BOOK OF TRUE STORIES
Through these women who have gone before, we can find inspiration and comfort, and rebuild faith in our own futures.
What does it take to find courage in the midst of deprivation and devastation? Why are some people able to continue living with purpose, even when faced with loss and despair? How does our community turn challenge into triumph? And what can we learn from the exceptional women in our midst who have done just that?
It might feel like we are living in unprecedented times but ours is not the first generation to withstand upheaval as seismic as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused. In every town and suburb in Australia, there are women from older generations who have encountered unimaginable difficulties before; women who have endured and survived. Their stories are proof of the incredible resilience of the female spirit.
Based on hours of interviews from their homes during lockdown, in Untold Resilience the all-female journalistic team at FW uncovers the real-life accounts of a diverse and fascinating collection of women. In doing so they have drawn on the deep wisdom and perspective that can only be gained from a life fully lived.
Our history books have long been dominated by men’s triumphant tales but there are also lessons to be learned from the quiet, modest and largely untold experiences of women. With warmth and candour, 19 ordinary, and yet truly remarkable, individuals share their experiences of pandemic, poverty, famine, war, violence and discrimination.
"These women’s resilience proves even the most heartbreaking personal events can be survived, that grief requires patience."
–HELEN MCCABE
PODCASTS
Hear from Jamila, Helen and some of the incredible women from Untold Resilience
THE GUILTY FEMINIST
Jamila Rizvi talks 'Lived Experience' with special guests Colleen Hickman, Val Reilly and Donatella Rovera. LISTEN NOW
SEIZE THE YAY
"It's been a hell of year for us all and something I’ve reflected on a lot over the past few months is resilience. And who better to join us to explore that further than the wonderful Jamila Rizvi"—Sarah Davidson LISTEN NOW
FEED PLAY LOVE
Helen McCabe talks about her own inspiring grandmother, and what she's learnt from listening to so many different stories of resilience. LISTEN NOW
ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN
Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards explore the concept of fortitude in both life and literature... and Jamila introduces Untold Resilience: Stories of courage, survival and love from women who have gone before. LISTEN NOW
"I needed a compass of personal fortitude, someone who could give me direction and perspective in the midst of this bewildering global crisis that threatened to swallow my sensibility entirely. There were so many ‘what ifs’, not only for me and the people I cared about but for humanity as a whole."
— JAMILA RIZVI
EVENTS
FW LIVE WITH CATHERINE MCGREGOR AM: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 AT 4:00PM
Author, commentator and contributor to our new book Untold Resilience, Catherine McGregor AM, spoke with Helen McCabe about resilience and courage. JOIN NOW TO WATCH THE REPLAY
UNTOLD RESILIENCE BOOK LAUNCH: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT 4:00PM
We met some of the 19 courageous and inspiring women who are featured in Untold Resilience and the FW journalistic team.
THE DOWNLOAD
Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi discussed our new book, Untold Resilience, and the incredible resilience of the female spirit. With special guest, Be Ha. NOW JOIN TO WATCH THE REPLAY
