Activating the Resources of the Soul: A Psycho-Spiritual Intervention for Pain and Suffering in Later Life

For as long as human beings can remember, times of suffering bring with them the question of "Why me." This theodicy question can be answered in a number of ways including, "Why not me?" In this article, suffering is addressed through a method of redemptive suffering, involving autobiographical and interpersonal methods. This method invites individuals to examine their spiritual resources to move suffering from "desolation" to meaning.