David Podley and clinical psychologist Dr. Joe Dilley discuss economic survivor’s guilt.
Survivor’s guilt is a natural response for people who see others struggling and realize that “it could have been me.”
As we see those around us struggling, try to make yourself available to the people who may be struggling, but don’t try to make sense out of it for them.
Dr. Dilley mentions a book called Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman. One of the topics of this book is the idea of “Survivor’s Mission.” This is when someone who has gone through a battle with something becomes an advocate against it.
After successfully fighting cancer, Lance Armstrong created the LiveStrong foundation that is designed to fund cancer research.
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