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Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists by Janina Fisher
rutt's review
5.0
i continue to be so impressed with the whole line of janina fisher's work. so relevant, comprehensive, trauma-informed, and kind. this workbook covers A LOT of information. could be helpful to work through with healing/helping professionals, but i would still recommend to anyone seeking to understand trauma and its impacts better.
kassi_kennedy's review
5.0
This remarkable workbook completely changes the way a patient and therapist (or patient-driven only) approach trauma work together. Instead of rehashing, remembering, re-traumatising, this book simply asks the patient to look at their symptoms only. By addressing these symptoms in a systematic way, the patient is able to become more conscious of the effects of trauma in their life and start working toward dealing with the real problem which is how these symptoms affect their own behaviour and ways to override these symptoms.
This is done in a very gentle way that puts the patient in complete control of how deep they want to go, how immersive their experience can and should be, and brings a healing sense of empowerment and safety to the table rather than pain and suffering. The patient learns to appreciate all the amazing ways their body and mind has kicked in to protect them and can then choose, if appropriate, to turn these symptoms off or turn the volume down on these symptoms.
Since starting this workbook, I personally have experienced freedom from suffering I didn't even know I had from decades ago. It has completely changed the way I look at my life. I've also been able to recommend and gift this book to several people. Two family members who have received help from this book:
- A woman who recently ended a 7 year relationship in an abusive relationship and moved two states over to escape the turmoil who has been remarkably resilient in putting her life back together (working on this for the past 5 months)
- A teenager, recently out of in-patient care in a hospital for 10 days following 8 months therapy attempting to understand the confusion and debilitating fear regarding a near-death experience at school (speaks very appropriately to American culture re:gun safety, etc). The teenager is recovering slowly, but more quickly than previous as a result of using this book to explore her experiences.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has had a confusing experience that haunts them. This makes an amazing gift and I think it could even safe a lot of people's lives if put to good use. This workbook can be used with a therapist or as a self-directed therapy. Either way is just as valid and helpful.
This is done in a very gentle way that puts the patient in complete control of how deep they want to go, how immersive their experience can and should be, and brings a healing sense of empowerment and safety to the table rather than pain and suffering. The patient learns to appreciate all the amazing ways their body and mind has kicked in to protect them and can then choose, if appropriate, to turn these symptoms off or turn the volume down on these symptoms.
Since starting this workbook, I personally have experienced freedom from suffering I didn't even know I had from decades ago. It has completely changed the way I look at my life. I've also been able to recommend and gift this book to several people. Two family members who have received help from this book:
- A woman who recently ended a 7 year relationship in an abusive relationship and moved two states over to escape the turmoil who has been remarkably resilient in putting her life back together (working on this for the past 5 months)
- A teenager, recently out of in-patient care in a hospital for 10 days following 8 months therapy attempting to understand the confusion and debilitating fear regarding a near-death experience at school (speaks very appropriately to American culture re:gun safety, etc). The teenager is recovering slowly, but more quickly than previous as a result of using this book to explore her experiences.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has had a confusing experience that haunts them. This makes an amazing gift and I think it could even safe a lot of people's lives if put to good use. This workbook can be used with a therapist or as a self-directed therapy. Either way is just as valid and helpful.