What Doesn't Kill Us: A Guide to Overcoming Adversity and Moving Forward

Joseph, Professor Stephen

ISBN 10: 0349400016 / ISBN 13: 9780349400013

Published by Piatkus Books, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Doesn't Kill Us: A Guide to Overcoming Adversity and Moving Forward
• Publisher: Piatkus Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0349400016
• ISBN 13: 9780349400013
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

For the past twenty years, pioneering psychologist Stephen Joseph has worked with survivors of trauma. His studies have yielded a startling discovery: that a wide range of traumatic events from illness, divorce, separation, assault, and bereavement to accidents, natural disasters, and terrorism can act as catalysts for positive change. Boldly challenging the conventional wisdom about trauma and its aftermath, Joseph demonstrates that rather than ruining one’s life, a traumatic event can actually improve it.

Drawing on the wisdom of ancient philosophers, the insights of evolutionary biologists, and the optimism of positive psychologists, What Doesn’t Kill Us reveals how all of us can navigate change and adversity traumatic or otherwise to find new meaning, purpose, and direction in life.

About the Author

Stephen Joseph is professor of psychology, health and social care at the University of Nottingham, where he is co-director of the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth and an honorary consultant psychologist in psychotherapy.