Out of the Darkness

The science of post-traumatic growth.
by Steve Taylor

The Great Teacher—How Cancer Can Bring about Personal Transformation

By Steve Taylor on November 11, 2011 in Out of the Darkness

Of all diseases, the one that is most likely to bring post-traumatic growth is cancer. It's because of this that survivors of cancer sometimes talk about the illness in almost spiritual terms, as a ‘great teacher' or even a gift. Read More

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Steve Taylor is a lecturer in psychology at Leeds Metropolitan University and a researcher in transpersonal psychology at Liverpool John Moores University.

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