Not sure how specific this is, but stories with people which have all the emotional trauma yet still believe in the good of the world and choose to be kind anyways, maybe saving themselves in the process.
Similar things I've read probably include The Hands of the Emperor & its sequel (was fine, a bit bloated), The Goblin Emperor (Loved the mc though all the titles made my head spin), Murderbot (Really enjoyable, sci fi elements were easily digestible), and also a bunch of Mary Oliver poetry.
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