A Labyrinth of Pain and Peace

Abstract

Sometimes a person’s tomorrows are not what they planned. What do you do when an expected future defies all logic and the life you prepared for through years of careful planning and sacrifice no longer exists? Travel with Dr Noble as she guides you through her journey – from a life of sheer happiness and bliss to one of heartache and then utter devastation while she careened from one personal tragedy to the next during the darkest of days. Not only will you explore these experiences through her lens, but also you will learn about the ways in which she emerged from these tragedies stronger, braver, and more determined. With love in her heart and peace in her soul, she is honoring her late husband by living life courageously and seeking joy. Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is real. It is also a process – a process that can take days or years to work through. In this chapter, Dr Noble will share the strategies she developed during her PTG period and the valuable personal lessons she learned as she began to heal and moved forward to carve out a new future for herself.