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spooky_snack_bitch's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
spooky_snack_bitch's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
jimmyceroneii's review against another edition
5.0
I will never look at trauma the same way. I knew so precious little before reading this book and most it was wrong. I still know little, but at least I now know I’m on solid ground.
aggyrun's review against another edition
3.0
My coach recommended this book. It's an interesting perspective to healing and trauma. Not sure I loved it as much as he did, but I did find some of the information useful.
stronkchonk's review against another edition
1.0
I can give you a complete summary of this entire garbage fire:
1) Senseless metaphors that miss their mark (mostly relating to the anim kingdom)
2) The author stroking himself and telling readers about his broad experiences and ability to heal his patients
3) Trauma is natural, bodily, and can be healed (okay, this I can agree with)
4) Condescending attitudes about lived experiences, rape, and individual struggles
5) Various newspaper headlines and vignettes of trauma, news, and patient experiences
6) No depth into any particular idea
His perspectives on trauma and lived experiences is dismissive at the very least, and harmful at worst.
I can't imagine any of the sessions he describes are actually that helpful. I would love to see the long term outcomes of all his patients.
He dismissed the actual depth and variety of traumatic experiences. He bundles trauma into an easy to digest little package, laced with pathetic metaphors, tiring generalizations, and wholly unempathetic condescension.
Honestly, this can be a great resource for someone just starting to learn about trauma (either to broaden your insights of others or of yourself). But once you're done with this, there are certainly better resources to promote actual healing. There are a lot of great insights here that people general may not think about when it comes to trauma (like bodily reactions, flight/flight, nervous system). But there is so much more that he just misses.
To be fair, it was published quite a while ago. Psych research and literature has come a long way since then. It's been shown that trauma (especially at a young age) will literally affect brain structure development and brain chemicals which affect behaviors, problem solving, impulsiveness, emotional reactions, and so much more. It takes so much to understand and process trauma in a way that this book doesn't even scratch the surface of.
If you want to learn more, take your journey elsewhere. Because all of this author's content is just the same smut over and over.
1) Senseless metaphors that miss their mark (mostly relating to the anim kingdom)
2) The author stroking himself and telling readers about his broad experiences and ability to heal his patients
3) Trauma is natural, bodily, and can be healed (okay, this I can agree with)
4) Condescending attitudes about lived experiences, rape, and individual struggles
5) Various newspaper headlines and vignettes of trauma, news, and patient experiences
6) No depth into any particular idea
His perspectives on trauma and lived experiences is dismissive at the very least, and harmful at worst.
I can't imagine any of the sessions he describes are actually that helpful. I would love to see the long term outcomes of all his patients.
He dismissed the actual depth and variety of traumatic experiences. He bundles trauma into an easy to digest little package, laced with pathetic metaphors, tiring generalizations, and wholly unempathetic condescension.
Honestly, this can be a great resource for someone just starting to learn about trauma (either to broaden your insights of others or of yourself). But once you're done with this, there are certainly better resources to promote actual healing. There are a lot of great insights here that people general may not think about when it comes to trauma (like bodily reactions, flight/flight, nervous system). But there is so much more that he just misses.
To be fair, it was published quite a while ago. Psych research and literature has come a long way since then. It's been shown that trauma (especially at a young age) will literally affect brain structure development and brain chemicals which affect behaviors, problem solving, impulsiveness, emotional reactions, and so much more. It takes so much to understand and process trauma in a way that this book doesn't even scratch the surface of.
If you want to learn more, take your journey elsewhere. Because all of this author's content is just the same smut over and over.
jessawilson's review against another edition
slow-paced
1.0
This book was dry even for myself as a therapist. I absolutely think this is inappropriate for non trained trains professionals to read this and follow the exercises as it can do so much more harm. If you want to work through therapy, please seek out a therapists. If you don't have insurance or can't afford it, find a local community mental health center or try Open Path. This book is not it.
thepurplebookwyrm's review against another edition
Won't be useful to me, confusing language, no citations, bits of woo, no thanks.