By Victoria Tilney McDonough — 2012
Psychologist Richard Tedeschi shares his research and insight into the concept of growth as a potential consequence of grappling with trauma.
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The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.
A veteran turned to art to try to heal his trauma. There he found solace and meaning. Now he helps others.
Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.
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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As a society, we think about mental health in binary terms. Either someone is OK or they are not.
In the wake of repeated deployments, visible and invisible injuries, and repeated disconnection, our service members and their families are struggling ― struggling to be well, to connect, to feel, to adjust and to stay together.
Traumatic experiences don’t always have to result in long-term negative consequences. Research proves that exponential growth can actually result from traumatic events instead.
A paper co-authored by R.
For the first time in my life, I had to figure out who I was, I had to find my why, and I had to determine what I truly wanted for my life.
After months or years in far-off war zones, former soldiers are facing a new kind of isolation at college.