Post Traumatic GROWTH
Posted on October 16th, 2011
Post Traumatic Growth
What a great concept!
A reporter, Kimberly Dozier, used the description during an interview about her new book, “Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Survive, and Get Back to the Fight,” in which she recounts her struggle to stay alive, her survivor's guilt, and her road to recovery. She and her news crew had been covering a routine patrol in Baghdad when they were hit by a car bomb that left four people dead and Dozier with massive injuries to her legs and head.
In the interview, Ms. Dozier was highlighting the importance of hiring veterans and emphasizing that potential employers – instead of being concerned about Post Traumatic Stress – should instead be aware of the value of Post Traumatic Growth.
It is so pithy – yet says so much. It involves so many of the techniques I use in my coaching and reinforces the way of the brain.