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 Usreveals how all of us can navigate change and adversity— traumatic or otherwise—to find new meaning, purpose, and direction in life.
Stephen Josephis professor of psychology, health and social care at the University of Nottingham, where he is co-director of the Center for Trauma, Resilience and Growth and an honorary consultant psychologist in psychotherapy.
Elaine Iljon Foreman, author ofFly Away Fear: Overcoming Your Fear of Flying“Convincingly challenging, highly enlightening, and compulsively readable,
What Doesn't Kill Usis thoroughly recommended for both those who have and have not experienced trauma. A transformational new perspective.”
Elaine Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at University of Essex“
What Doesn't Kill Usis an insightful and entertaining account of the new psychology of resilience. Stephen Joseph brilliantly combines personal anecdote with cutting edge psychology to explain why all of us have the capacity to triumph over adversity. A must read if you ever wondered why most of us rebound so well after disaster,
What Doesn't Kill Usis an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to know how to cope with trauma.”
Richard Bentalc
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