Nietzsche (1997/1889) cited in Haidt (2006, p135) stated that: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. The adversity hypothesis states that people require adversity, trauma and setbacks in order to grow, find fulfilment, develop as a person and find their inner strength. Can this be true? Reams of literature over the past 50 years has … Continue reading What is PTG: the Science of Post-Traumatic Growth