Jen talks to PhD George Bonanno, about what counts as trauma and what is just chronic stress. How a PTSD diagnosis is determined. His research on the resiliency of humans and why he doesn't believe that America is facing a mental health crisis. Professor Bonanno heads up the "Loss, Trauma, and Emotion Lab" at Teachers College, Columbia University and is the author of the new book 'The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience Is Changing How We Think About PTSD.'

To get George Bonanno's book go here: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/56643994-the-end-of-trauma

and for more information on Professor Bonanno's work visit his website: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/gab38/

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