sellnow_hannah's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
This is a must read for anyone in a giving/caring profession.
The first half talks through the possible responses to trauma exposure and the second half provides a ton of practical advice to create a practice of self care to cope with the difficult things we are exposed to in our jobs.
“May we remember that trauma stewardship requires us to honor others and our planet in a way that is possible only if we have made a commitment to our own path of wellness.”
I’m glad I purchased this book, as I’ll likely be referencing it again and again.
The first half talks through the possible responses to trauma exposure and the second half provides a ton of practical advice to create a practice of self care to cope with the difficult things we are exposed to in our jobs.
“May we remember that trauma stewardship requires us to honor others and our planet in a way that is possible only if we have made a commitment to our own path of wellness.”
I’m glad I purchased this book, as I’ll likely be referencing it again and again.
kixes's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition
informative
4.0
i really really needed this book. i was like a sponge, soaking it all up. at times, it felt like the author was peering into my soul and plastering what she knew i needed to hear onto these pages. as a social worker working as a therapist with youth in residential treatment, the secondary trauma/vicarious trauma is REAL, but something i always minimize. the author calls this “trauma exposure response” and her descriptions really validated my experiences
“i had absorbed and accumulated trauma to the point that it had become part of me, and my view of the world had changed.”
i remember being in grad school and having professors caution against burnout and feeling like yeah okay whatever never could be me. but this work is hard and grueling and i have to take care of myself
what i didn’t love though was the lack of examination of the trauma and harm some of these fields also cause, particularly police work. i also at times felt like the message was similar to “send love and light and you’ve done enough.” there was a lack of an examination of how privilege, racism, and oppression interact with the work of helping professions and the harm white people can and do inflict
what i didn’t love though was the lack of examination of the trauma and harm some of these fields also cause, particularly police work. i also at times felt like the message was similar to “send love and light and you’ve done enough.” there was a lack of an examination of how privilege, racism, and oppression interact with the work of helping professions and the harm white people can and do inflict