In this Psychology Today article, Estroff Marano discusses how adversity has “the capacity to overwhelm the system, to stress it to the breaking point, to shatter the sense of safety that allows mind and body to flourish, to destabilize the neural circuitry powering everyday life…” She shares that people do not necessarily “bounce back” easily when confronted with adversity or traumatic experiences, we typically need to integrate and accept a changed reality following adversity. “...Getting beyond adversity is a process, a very active one, sometimes a very messy one.”