Creativity, trauma and resilience

Creativity, Trauma and Resilienceopens in new window is an examination of creativity and its ability to foster meaning, purpose and a deeper sense of connection. This is particularly important for individuals who experience higher doses of childhood and adult trauma and who may be contending with the residual effects of terror and uncertainty. The authors outline psychological, physiologic and neurobiological effects of early attachment ruptures, childhood adversity, adult trauma and trauma-related factors and explore how the potential negative trajectory of adversity can be countered by resilience, self-regulation, posttraumatic growth and factors that promote creativity.