The Upside of Personal Tragedy
After painful life experiences we're more likely to appreciate life's little delights.
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Post-Traumatic Growth
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The Upside of Trauma
Worries about post-traumatic stress have become a stock part of the media narrative surrounding tragedies like Boston and Newtown. And resilience is supposedly the best we can hope for in the face of adversity. But what if there's a third option? The story of one mass shooting, and the surprising tug of post-traumatic growth.