The real reason some people adapt faster than others | George Bonanno

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We’ve grown comfortable with the idea that trauma leaves people permanently altered. It’s a tidy story, and a misleading one. Drawing on more than a hundred studies, clinical psychologist George Bonanno explains why resilience is not a rare trait or a heroic exception, but the most common human response to adversity.

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About George Bonanno

Dr. George Bonanno is a professor of psychology, chair of the department of counseling in clinical psychology, and director of the Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab at Teachers College Columbia University. He’s the author of The Other Side of Sadness and The End of Trauma.