Post-Traumatic Growth is the positive psychological change that some individuals experience after a life crisis or traumatic event. Post-traumatic growth doesn’t deny deep distress, but rather posits ...

Veterans who embody the ethos of post-traumatic growth push back against the narrative of the “broken” vet. (Maj. Justin Wright/Army) For my generation of ...

KUTV — Today, we’re joined by Hugh D. Watt, executive director of the Post Traumatic Growth Project. With over 25 years in therapy and personal experience overcoming trauma and addiction, Hugh brings ...

NhuNgoc Pham was a high school student living in the New Orleans metro area when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Her parents, immigrants from Vietnam, had recently purchased ...

The British Army’s former top medic has published a book of poetry reflecting on his career as a military doctor. The former surgeon general and now honorary surgeon to His Majesty the King, Major ...

Hurricane Katrina caused widespread trauma and dislocation. Researchers who followed survivors to track the mental health impacts of the storm found that while the trauma of Katrina caused elevated ...

It's normal to feel distress when you go through trauma. But some people also experience personal growth to make positive ...

Program based on post-traumatic growth offers free mental health support to law enforcement, emergency workers ...

PTSD can affect your brain in several ways, such as by causing an overactive amygdala (“fear center”) and abnormalities in the hippocampus (“memory center”). Neuroplasticity techniques offer a path to ...

Have the bad things that have happened in your life made you a stronger person or have they scarred you forever? Tragedy and adversity can change an individual. Traumatic events can create disorders ...