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Life Worth Living is an initiative of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School.
University of Texas at Tyler COUN 5380
Exploring the Good Life
Ramona I. Grad, Ph.D. is a scholar-practitioner whose work explores how interpersonal trauma shapes relationships, mental health, and meaning making processes.
Can suffering change what we believe makes a life meaningful?
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Exploring the Good Life: Trauma, Meaning, and Flourishing
COUN 5380
University of Texas at Tylery
Taught by Dr. Ramona I. Grad
Course Description:
What does it mean to live a life worth living and how do suffering and trauma shape that pursuit? How does one live well after trauma? Who do we respond to and what should we do when we fail to recover after trauma? Grounded in the Life Worth Living framework from Yale University, this course invites students to critically examine these questions of identity, purpose, and flourishing. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, including theology, philosophy, psychology, and cultural studies, students will explore how diverse worldviews respond to these questions and what it means to seek meaning in the aftermath of suffering. Through reflective writing, experiential activities, and dialogue, students will engage in a process of personal exploration that challenges their current perspectives and fosters growth. The course cultivates essential competencies including self-awareness, cultural humility, empathy, and the ability to approach intellectual and emotional discomfort with openness, care, and curiosity.
Required Readings:
All the readings for this class are available on Canvas. There is no book to buy.
Exploring the Good Life: Trauma, Meaning, and Flourishing
COUN 5380
University of Texas at Tylery
Taught by Dr. Ramona I. Grad
Course Description:
What does it mean to live a life worth living and how do suffering and trauma shape that pursuit? How does one live well after trauma? Who do we respond to and what should we do when we fail to recover after trauma? Grounded in the Life Worth Living framework from Yale University, this course invites students to critically examine these questions of identity, purpose, and flourishing. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, including theology, philosophy, psychology, and cultural studies, students will explore how diverse worldviews respond to these questions and what it means to seek meaning in the aftermath of suffering. Through reflective writing, experiential activities, and dialogue, students will engage in a process of personal exploration that challenges their current perspectives and fosters growth. The course cultivates essential competencies including self-awareness, cultural humility, empathy, and the ability to approach intellectual and emotional discomfort with openness, care, and curiosity.
Required Readings:
All the readings for this class are available on Canvas. There is no book to buy.
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