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What should be a tragedy with the power to destroy the human spirit, is transformed into a brutal honesty that uplifts and inspires hope. This is a "MUST READ" for anyone who wishes to tap into their own personal strength.
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This is an incredibly diverse book that slides from emotion to emotion with ease. I'm an avid reader, and easily bored with bad writing, and this book rivetted me from cover to cover. I found myself giggling with her characters, feeling the pull of thier struggles, and even crying along with them over my lunch in a resturant. This book, as well as all of Leslea Newman's short story books, moved me.
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Kalsched offers an understanding of how trauma (ongoing and one incident) affects a person's ability to trust his or her perception of the world and those with whom he or she is in relationship. He delves into soul wounds, not forgetting to address somatic conerns. This is the best book I have read on trauma to date.
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Lucky by Alice Sebold
Jennifer, April 12, 2007
What should be a tragedy with the power to destroy the human spirit, is transformed into a brutal honesty that uplifts and inspires hope. This is a "MUST READ" for anyone who wishes to tap into their own personal strength.(5 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)
Secrets by Leslea Newman
Jennifer, April 10, 2007
This is an incredibly diverse book that slides from emotion to emotion with ease. I'm an avid reader, and easily bored with bad writing, and this book rivetted me from cover to cover. I found myself giggling with her characters, feeling the pull of thier struggles, and even crying along with them over my lunch in a resturant. This book, as well as all of Leslea Newman's short story books, moved me.(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
The Inner World of Trauma: Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit by Donald Kalsched
Jennifer, May 7, 2006
Kalsched offers an understanding of how trauma (ongoing and one incident) affects a person's ability to trust his or her perception of the world and those with whom he or she is in relationship. He delves into soul wounds, not forgetting to address somatic conerns. This is the best book I have read on trauma to date.(3 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)