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Community
he year 2024 has unfolded as a our own harsh judgments and limiting beliefs.
complex tapestry of joy, pain, and In these self-imposed jails, we become both
Tregret, each thread interwoven the prisoners and the jailers, trapped by our
in a uniquely personal narrative. Some of perspectives and unable to see the path to
the events that have shaped this year have growth and healing.
been entirely beyond our grasp, while others
are reflections of the choices and decisions As I take a moment to reflect on the past
we’ve made along the way. The ache of year, I find myself contemplating the
regret often arises when we find ourselves diverse individuals I’ve encountered and
struggling to forgive our past actions or the meaningful experiences we’ve shared,
to move forward from experiences that particularly within the intimate circles of
weigh heavily on our hearts. These burdens my family. It brings to mind a term that my
can lead us to construct our own mental thesis supervisor once introduced to me:
prisons, confining us within the walls of Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG). This concept
POST
TRAUMATIC
GROWTH
Reconstruction of our lives
By John Wills Njoroge, Nairobi Kenya
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