When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Recovering and Bouncing Back When Things Go Wrong

Because bad things continue to happen to good people—be it through flood (fire, earthquake, illness, disease, financial reversal, accident, the death of someone near to you, or just plain bad luck), I would like to summarize how people begin recovering from a devastating loss. When a major loss occurs, you will grieve or mourn for […]

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Recovering From Loss is a Long, Challenging Process: Readers Write About Loss and Recovery

The recent articles printed in these pages about trauma and how people recover have generated dozens of readers writing in to share their stories of loss and their search for recovery. Some people are dealing with the loss of their home in one of the recent devastating fires, some may be injured—or have lost a […]

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Being Your Own Hero

Do you have it in you to be a hero? Heroes face some predictable obstacles.  They go on quests to meet a goal or a challenge.  They encounter seemingly insurmountable obstacles and setbacks.  They are confronted  with their own demons, they struggle with their limitations and they’re forced to learn how to harness their own […]

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