Posttraumatic Growth
“Posttraumatic growth is both a process that you go through, and it’s also an outcome. And what posttraumatic growth is all about are the ways in which the experiences we go through that cause us to struggle, also lead us to be reflective, and force us to take a knee and start to think about who we are, and where we’re going, and why we’re here. What happens a great deal of the time, is that people who go through these difficult life experiences often report that in the aftermath of that experience, going through the process of posttraumatic growth leads them to report that their life has changed for the better, in terms of it being more authentic, more meaningful, and more purposeful than it was before they had that experience. And they report where that growth occurs is in 5 different areas:
A sense of new possibilities and hope for the future
A commitment in recognition of the value of deeper relationships with other people
A sense of personal strength, the idea that nothing can permanently knock me down.
Appreciation for life, gratitude for things both small and big
A spiritual change, this sense of asking and reflecting on the deepest questions that life can offer us. Who am I? Why am I here? Where do I belong?
And that’s what posttraumatic growth describes, and what the entire science and concept behind it are all about. And what’s unique about Boulder Crest’s Warrior PATHH Program is that it reflects the first ever time to use the process of posttraumatic growth to drive towards the outcome of posttraumatic growth. So Warrior PATHH is the first ever program designed specifically to cultivate and facilitate posttraumatic growth amongst combat veterans and first responders who are struggling with PTSD, anxiety, depression and other sorts of mental health challenges, and enable them, and to train them to transform that struggle into strength and growth.“
- Josh Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Boulder Crest Institute