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sighclopss's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Grief, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts
bthn's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
This book could have done with another round of editing.
There are a lot of points that just get repeated or one line sentences that then get expanded upon much later on.
It starts off strong starts to lose its way and then manages to bring it back in the end
There are a lot of points that just get repeated or one line sentences that then get expanded upon much later on.
It starts off strong starts to lose its way and then manages to bring it back in the end
els04's review
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Mijn lichaam, jouw geheimen. Door: Lucia Osborne-Crowley.
Eerst en vooral: wat een prachtige uitgave: mooi om te zien én te voelen. Bij HetMoet hebben ze oog voor detail en kwaliteit; qua vormgeving én inhoud.
De ondertitel van Mijn lichaam, jouw geheimen is: Traumasporen en herstel. Een soort van real-life Bessel van der Kolk (The body keeps the score) maar dan beter. Ik las dat boek van Bessel maar kon me er totaal niet in herkennen. Osborne-Crowley gebruikt (onder andere) dit boek als opstapje naar zo veel meer en herkenbaarders. Ze heeft me geregeld met mokerslagen geraakt. Ik heb zo veel onderlijnd. Ze deed me ook nadenken over wat ik hiervoor al gelezen heb (onze leeslijst komt sterk overeen) en hoe ik in mijn leven sta en in mijn lichaam zit. Ik denk dat ik dit boek snel nog eens moet herlezen om er nog veel meer uit te halen.
Lucia gebruikt niet enkel haar eigen ervaringen, ze sprak ook talloze andere mensen (vrouwen, transpersonen, non-binaire personen, mensen van kleur,…) en al die verhalen komen aan bod in dit boeiende boek. Trieste, pijnlijke, enge, boosmakende getuigenissen maar wat ze gemeen hebben zijn de moedige, empowerende stemmen die hun ervaringen delen.
Want trauma veroorzaakte schaamte. Vaak zwijgen slachtoffers over wat hen is aangedaan (al dan niet op vraag van de dader) en zo raken ze nog meer getraumatiseerd, wordt hun lichaam getekend en dragen zij de schaamte van de daad met zich mee terwijl die eigenlijk de dader toebehoort.
Ik las zo veel boeken over trauma maar dit boek steekt er met kop en schouders bovenuit. Wegens de herkenbaarheid maar ook door de nadruk op de link tussen trauma en wat dat met een lichaam doet (niet veel goeds, dat kan je wel raden). Gelukkig gebeurt er hier (de invloed van ptss op chronische pijn/ziektes) meer en meer onderzoek naar. En wat een hulp zijn boeken als dit van Lucia Osborne-Crowley. Zij en haar groep helden die hun verbaal deelden schenken ons niet alleen kennis maar ook herkenbaarheid en het gevoel niet alleen te zijn, ze doorbreken het taboe, ontmaskeren de schaamte en effenen het pad naar herstel voor anderen. Indrukwekkend! Dankbaar voor dit geweldig belangrijke boek.
lapuce1006's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide
vicki_pittman's review
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
“I want to move on from the men we call monsters because I am tired of talking about them. I want to talk about us.”
Thoughts…
This was heavy, but so incredibly necessary.
This is a hard memoir/non-fiction to summarise because it had a lot of information within it. What linked it together was shame; specifically the shame that women and non-binary people carry after abuse and trauma. This shame manifests in many ways- from eating disorders to auto-immune diseases, anxiety and depression to severe PTSD. This book was so powerful and I applaud the author for talking so candidly about her own abuse background but also highlighting other individuals stories in a way that did not diminish them or cheapen their experiences. This book was incredibly healing for me, and I found myself feeling so heard throughout the stories of all of these women and non-binary people. I felt heard and understood. I found answers to questions I didn’t even know I had. This was a book I even discussed with my therapist because it resonated so much for me.
I really appreciated how Lucia Osborne-Crowley linked all of these stories, using her own history to tie everything together. This was by no means and easy or enjoyable read- it was hard and at times emotionally exhausting. But I am so thankful I read it because it has helped me understand myself a little bit more, and to not feel so alone.
Thoughts…
This was heavy, but so incredibly necessary.
This is a hard memoir/non-fiction to summarise because it had a lot of information within it. What linked it together was shame; specifically the shame that women and non-binary people carry after abuse and trauma. This shame manifests in many ways- from eating disorders to auto-immune diseases, anxiety and depression to severe PTSD. This book was so powerful and I applaud the author for talking so candidly about her own abuse background but also highlighting other individuals stories in a way that did not diminish them or cheapen their experiences. This book was incredibly healing for me, and I found myself feeling so heard throughout the stories of all of these women and non-binary people. I felt heard and understood. I found answers to questions I didn’t even know I had. This was a book I even discussed with my therapist because it resonated so much for me.
I really appreciated how Lucia Osborne-Crowley linked all of these stories, using her own history to tie everything together. This was by no means and easy or enjoyable read- it was hard and at times emotionally exhausting. But I am so thankful I read it because it has helped me understand myself a little bit more, and to not feel so alone.