From Survivor to Hope Bearer: Introducing the Hope Bearer Identity Model Through the Narrative Case of Michele Hajal
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Published online on April 11, 2026
Abstract
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This study challenges the cultural dominance of the “survivor” identity in cancer discourse by exploring how hope is constructed in the lived narrative of Michele El Hajal, a young Lebanese woman facing terminal illness. It introduces the Hope Bearer ...
This study challenges the cultural dominance of the “survivor” identity in cancer discourse by exploring how hope is constructed in the lived narrative of Michele El Hajal, a young Lebanese woman facing terminal illness. It introduces the Hope Bearer ...