Post-traumatic growth from grief – a narrative literature review

Robert Hurst is currently working towards an MSc degree in counselling and positive psychology, having completed a BSc degree in psychology, psychotherapy and counselling in 2019. With accepted peer-reviewed publications in Psychology Teaching Review and Counselling & Psychotherapy Research, his main research interests are meaning in life, creativity, recovery and grief.

Chathurika Kannangara is an Assistant Teaching Professor in psychology and an Early Career Researcher at the Department of Psychology, University of Bolton, UK. She is also a registered Counsellor with BACP. Chathurika is a Fellow with Higher Education Academy, UK. Her primary research interest lies within the broad and developing domain of positive psychology applications in well-being. She is currently conducting a number of studies with the aim of developing “resilience” and “grit” among university, college and school students. She is now involved in a range national and international projects. One of the recent involvements includes the Hummingbird project in collaboration with other colleagues and a local charity in the North West of England. Hummingbird project delivers psychological well-being interventions to secondary and primary school children in the North West. In addition, there are number of other funded projects in the area of well-being and resilience that she leads and collaborate. Chathurika was the recipient of Heinz von Forster Award 2013 and has also won other international awards for her contribution to research.