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Turning Pain into Purpose: A Journey of Post-Traumatic Growth (Episode #73)
In this powerful and emotionally rich episode of the Human Intimacy Podcast, Dr. Kevin Skinner and MaryAnn Michaelis shift the focus from trauma to transformation. While past episodes have explored the symptoms of post-traumatic stress following betrayal, this conversation is all about post-traumatic growth—the process of finding meaning, strength, and purpose through adversity.
MaryAnn shares her personal journey from betrayal and pain to advocacy and healing, culminating in a major Supreme Court ruling protecting children online—an experience that represents a full-circle moment in her growth process. The discussion weaves in key psychological theories, including Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, and Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, all while grounding the conversation in the realities of lived experience.
Listeners will be inspired to see their own hardships not as dead ends but as turning points—opportunities to grow, to give back, and to reclaim a sense of self and connection.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory
Developed by Richard Tedeschi & Lawrence Calhoun to measure personal growth following trauma.
Learn more
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
A classic on finding purpose through suffering, based on Frankl’s time in a concentration camp.
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Introduces the concept of a “growth mindset”—how we can view challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth.
Window of Tolerance by Dr. Dan Siegel
A framework for understanding how much emotional stress we can manage before becoming dysregulated.
12-Step Programs
Emphasized as a tool for spiritual growth, community support, and emotional healing in recovery.
Crumbaugh and Maholick’s Work on Existential Meaning
Theories around life purpose and navigating crossroads in life.
Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Texas’ age-verification law for online pornography—a pivotal moment in MaryAnn’s advocacy journey.
Learn more @ https://www.humanintimacy.com/pages/home?preview=true
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In this powerful and emotionally rich episode of the Human Intimacy Podcast, Dr. Kevin Skinner and MaryAnn Michaelis shift the focus from trauma to transformation. While past episodes have explored the symptoms of post-traumatic stress following betrayal, this conversation is all about post-traumatic growth—the process of finding meaning, strength, and purpose through adversity.
MaryAnn shares her personal journey from betrayal and pain to advocacy and healing, culminating in a major Supreme Court ruling protecting children online—an experience that represents a full-circle moment in her growth process. The discussion weaves in key psychological theories, including Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, and Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, all while grounding the conversation in the realities of lived experience.
Listeners will be inspired to see their own hardships not as dead ends but as turning points—opportunities to grow, to give back, and to reclaim a sense of self and connection.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory
Developed by Richard Tedeschi & Lawrence Calhoun to measure personal growth following trauma.
Learn more
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
A classic on finding purpose through suffering, based on Frankl’s time in a concentration camp.
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Introduces the concept of a “growth mindset”—how we can view challenges and setbacks as opportunities for growth.
Window of Tolerance by Dr. Dan Siegel
A framework for understanding how much emotional stress we can manage before becoming dysregulated.
12-Step Programs
Emphasized as a tool for spiritual growth, community support, and emotional healing in recovery.
Crumbaugh and Maholick’s Work on Existential Meaning
Theories around life purpose and navigating crossroads in life.
Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Texas’ age-verification law for online pornography—a pivotal moment in MaryAnn’s advocacy journey.
Learn more @ https://www.humanintimacy.com/pages/home?preview=true
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