A generalwishtoleavepastdifficulties, includingviolence,in
the pastandtothinkpositivelyaboutthefuturewasprominentin
the women'snarrativesandwasdescribedasakeytowellbeingin
the migrationprocess.Endurance,derivedfrominnerstrengthand
shaped bywarandanupbringingthatemphasizedcapabilitywere
outlined asresourcesthatenabledthisprocess.Beingabletolook
forwardandnotdwellonthepastwasseenasbothanaturally
occurring skillandanactivechoice.Consequently,theusefulness
of dealingwithtraumaticmemoriesthroughcounsellingwas
questioned.Oneinformantexemplified thisbydescribinganen-
counter betweenapsychologistandagroupofSomaliasylum