My house burned down in the wildfire and I lost everything, but for the first time in years I feel free, and I hate myself for feeling grateful when my neighbors are still devastated.
More people experience this than they realize.
Destruction can paradoxically liberate you from accumulated burdens you did not realize you were carrying, creating guilt about finding freedom in shared tragedy.
“Where Are You with Post-traumatic growth — what can grow in the soil of loss?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.