December 15, 2014
David B. Feldman, a 1998 graduate of DePauw University, is co-author of Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link between Suffering and Success. The book has been published by HarperWave.
A synopsis notes, "Over four billion people worldwide will survive a trauma during their lives. Some will experience severe post-traumatic stress. Most will eventually recover and return to life as normal. But sometimes, survivors do more than bounce back. Sometimes they bounce forward. These are the Supersurvivors -- individuals who not only rebuild their lives, but also thrive and grow in ways never previously imagined. Beginning where resilience ends, David B. Feldman and Lee Daniel Kravetz look beyond the tenets of traditional psychology for a deeper understanding of the strength of the human spirit. What they have found flies in the face of conventional wisdom -- that positive thinking may hinder more than help; that perceived support can be just as good as the real thing; 
and that realistic expectations may be a key to great success."
Dr. Feldman, who majored in psychology at DePauw, is an associate professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, a medical center associated with Stanford University. Supersurvivors is his third book. Feldman has also written for Psychology Today and has published numerous research articles.
Learn more about the book at Amazon.com.
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