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Helping Quarterlife Students Make Sense Of Anguish: A Personal Examination Of How Traumatic Life Events Lead To Growth And Meaning Making, William B. Vitagliano
Helping Quarterlife Students Make Sense Of Anguish: A Personal Examination Of How Traumatic Life Events Lead To Growth And Meaning Making, William B. Vitagliano
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Making sense of anguish is an important process leading to personal growth, development, and overall meaning making. Today's quarterlife students (students between the ages of 20-25) may face a variety of traumatic life events that influence how they grow as individuals and are able to move forward from these experiences. I examine several topics that many quarterlife students experience during these challenging years. As a gay identified individual, I examine aspects of `coming out' and the reluctance of blooming into the individual that I wanted to be. I examine the impact of resenting those individuals who may have hurt you …