"Figuring out ways not just to survive, but thrive, amid trauma and adversity is a fashionable theme right now in wellness books. In just the past few months, two titles have come out on the subject—Mark Epstein’s The Trauma of Everyday Life: A Guide to Inner Peace (2013, Penguin Press) and The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life’s Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections (2013, Tarcher) by Norman Rosenthal, MD. Matousek himself offers a preamble to the conversation with his own 2008 book, When You’re Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living (Bloomsbury USA), in which he gives voice to the stories of extraordinary people who have blossomed amid major hardship, from becoming paralyzed to losing a child....
"Meanwhile, for those struggling with everyday trauma and adversity (rather than severe, clinically diagnosed PTSD), there’s a growing body of literature out there about the Phoenix that can rise from the ashes. “People can manage not only to survive the dark times but also to use that darkness as fuel to thrive in their lives,” says Matousek. “You can go through the alchemy of suffering and come out bigger, wiser, smarter, deeper, and more loving on the other side. If you’re willing to reimagine yourself, to step into a new zone, all kinds of possibilities can happen.”
http://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/turning-around-trauma/Content?oid=2209793&showFullText=true
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