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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman
4 reviews
robinks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Rape, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Torture, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and War
Moderate: Death, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Addiction
splendide_mendax's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Animal death, Self harm, Police brutality, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Stalking, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Racism, Alcoholism, Rape, War, Misogyny, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Addiction
butchriarchy's review
3.0
I'd have to say my main hangup with this book is how it lacks an intersectional lens and doesn't actually challenge the status quo as a result. She claims that the only way we will be able to grant legitimacy to trauma and accountability to perpetrators is with a social movement, yet oddly enough she makes sweeping generalizations about women, who are all certainly not in the same boat depending on their race and socioeconomic status, for example. She mentions the feminist movement which gave face to women in abusive relationships and who were raped/sexually assaulted, but we also have to remember how that same feminist movement has caused so much harm to trans women and contributed to their own trauma within that movement.
There's also the fact that certain groups of people are pretty much guaranteed to undergo trauma simply due to who they are and what they look like: LGBT people, Black people, other people of color... It is true that a social movement is needed to address trauma and how it affects these people's livelihoods and outcomes but she kind of falls short of that mark.
And then of course... we have to consider how many people are unable to access a lot of the treatment options detailed in the recovery section. How many decent trauma-focused therapists are there, and then how are they accessible in terms of location and price? With trauma as a social movement, it also needs to include accessibility, as well as sensitive care especially for Black and other people of color. The movement needs to address racism, homophobia, transphobia, capitalism, etc. if it is to truly succeed in taking a stand against trauma.
Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, and Sexism
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, and Hate crime
Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, and Homophobia