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This book is a gift of empathy and lived wisdom – rare, real and deeply human. Dr Suzan Song’s voice is authentic and courageous; her words speak directly to the heart. Any reader of this book will come away touched, inspired and grounded in what truly matters. * Dr Koen Sevenants, former global lead for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies for UNICEF’s Child Protection Area of Responsibility * In Why We Suffer and How We Heal, Dr Suzan Song brings a message of hope to individuals who feel repeatedly upended by life’s adversities. * James L. Griffith, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine * Why We Suffer and How We Heal inspires readers to make meaning of life’s struggles. This book is an exceptional contribution to the literature, akin to Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. * Joseph C. Kolars, MD, MACP, professor of medicine, learning health sciences, and health management and policy, University of Michigan Medical School and University of Michigan School of Public Health *

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Dr Suzan Song is a Harvard- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, humanitarian researcher and adviser. For more than two decades, she has dedicated her work on building resilience in individuals and communities affected by adversity - from everyday struggles to the world's most challenging environments of war and human trafficking. Dr Song has advised the United Nations, multiple U.S. federal agencies and Ministries of Health, shaping systems of care for children and families in crisis to bridge clinical innovation with systems reform. She has a private practice in Washington D.C., is a professor of psychiatry at George Washington University and a sought-after speaker on leadership resilience, systems change and the science of healing. Her mission is to bridge clinical reality and systemic change, bringing the lessons of human survival into leadership, policy and programmes that can transform lives at scale.

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