Michell, D.E.2024-01-092024-01-092020Qualitative Report: an online journal dedicated to qualitative research since 1990, 2020; 25(5):1377-13921052-01472160-3715https://hdl.handle.net/2440/140339In this paper I explore the research process I undertook to recover from research. For three years from 2013 I was involved in a research project exploring the history of foster care in Australia. At the end I was exhausted and suffering trauma symptoms I initially attributed to the difficulties of juggling a major research project while teaching and undertaking key administrative tasks. Reluctance to write up the research findings, however, made me reconsider this attribution and at the end of 2016 I set out to make sense of what had happened to make me feel so bad while undertaking a research project I was thrilled to be involved with. Recovery came through identifying as a survivor-researcher, exploring the literature on trauma and recovery from trauma, and thinking through a “wish list” of protocols and self-care activities I should have put in place earlier. I conclude the paper with recommendations for ways by which survivorresearchers can look after themselves, and ways for others to support survivor-researchers.en© 2020: Dee Michell and Nova Southeastern University. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.Qualitative Inquiry; Survivor-Researcher; Vicarious Trauma; Survivor Guilt; Retraumatization; Vicarious Resilience; Post-Traumatic GrowthJournal article10.46743/2160-3715/2020.40482024-01-09532990Michell, D.E. [0000-0002-4243-4806]