When the going gets tough, who do you turn to? If you had faces flash in your mind as you read that question, this is for you...

Last week was a rough one professionally for many reasons.

But amidst the gut-wrenching challenges, something magical happened.

It hit me that...

#community #growth #resilience #mastodon #academia #posttraumaticgrowth #gratitude

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In planning to replace the basement windows, glass block was mentioned. I've got a fair amount of #PTSD around glass block windows.
I read an article today that referenced #posttraumaticgrowth. I consider myself fairly resilient. I wonder if I'll ever get to a point where glass block windows don't remind me of the 9 months of confinement in my youth.
Even now, hours after the conversation I'm still thinking about the time of the glass block windows.
I've done some #EMDR about other things... But not this one. I wonder if it might help.

I was a guest on Christopher Miller's podcast The Spiritual Artist about #resilience healing from #trauma and #posttraumaticgrowth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exwL4JQQQwM

Strong believer in #posttraumaticgrowth and developing greater #commitment to #helpingothers after traumatic adversity…

#TheFocusedFight #ChildhoodCancer #OprahMagazine
https://bit.ly/Post-Traumatic-Growth_GinnyGraves

Join me and @DrEboniGreen at noon EST for a rich convo on #grief #loss and #posttraumaticgrowth in #caregiving. It will be personal and meaningful. Free of course! Join here! https://www.facebook.com/events/1282120155975863/?ref=newsfeed

"Extreme personal challenge—if we respond in the right way—unlocks our ability to lead a life truer to our dreams and free of regrets. Looked at this way, post-traumatic growth—or getting superbetter—seems like a pretty strong candidate for the single most desirable personal transformation anyone could hope to undertake." (Jane McGonigal, SuperBetter) #ptsd #posttraumaticgrowth Response: This is a little hyped for childhood complex ptsd but can be successfully reframed, in our experience.