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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey
2 reviews
fkshg8465's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
This is a book that I’ll be holding onto and rereading many times throughout my life. It explains so much about me to me. Hopefully, I can use this trauma wisdom, as it’s called in the book, to be more helpful to those in my world and to be more connected and to create more connectedness. Oprah is Oprah for good reason!
Graphic: Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Dementia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Police brutality, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Terminal illness
killeenm's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
I would highly recommend this book to just about everyone. It is a helpful review of the neuroscience of trauma alongside the personal experience of trauma, and does a wonderful job explaining the many facets of traumatic experiences- from the neurobiology to communal responses to therapeutic interventions. I was pleasantly surprised by the awareness of colonial thinking and westernized perspectives, and appreciated Dr. Perry’s appreciation, admiration, and acceptance of indigenous healing practices. The only thing holding it back from 5 stars was that I found it a little too cheesy at times. Would highly recommend the audiobook, as it is a conversation between the two authors, and very easy to listen to and understand, unlike many other popular neuroscience books.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings
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