Choosing wisdom : strategies and inspiration for growing through life-changing difficulties / Margaret Plews-Ogan, Justine E. Owens, and Natalie May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plews-Ogan, Margaret, 1956-

Contributor:

May, Natalie.

Owens, Justine E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental healing.

Physician and patient.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Wisdom.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Conshohocken, Pa. : Templeton Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We all know the saying, "That which does not kill us, makes us stronger," but is that really true? After all, for some people, traumatic experiences ultimately lead to truly debilitating outcomes. For others though, adversity really does seem to lead to "post-traumatic growth" where individuals move through suffering and find their lives changed in positive ways as a result. Why does this growth happen for some people and not others? How exactly does it happen? Can the positive results be purposefully replicated?These are the central questions of a new study conducted b

Contents:

Background

Introduction

Defining wisdom

Posttraumatic growth

The path through adversity

Acceptance

Stepping in

Integration

New narrative

Wisdom

What helps: Sage advice from the field

Finding community

Compassion and gratitude

Quiet reflection, meditation, and mindfulness

Doing something

Spirituality, forgiveness, and doing the right thing

Choosing wisdom.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-[239]) and index.

ISBN:

9781283847476

1283847477

9781599474021

1599474026

OCLC:

820123162