Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

7 reviews

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

I wish I could have read this book 11 years ago when I was a first time mom struggling with PPD and PTSD after a traumatic birth. 

This book was chock full of information about how our brains work and how crucial the first few months of our lives are. If this book had been around in 2012 it would have helped me better understand what my baby needed from me and how I needed help to give it to them. 

Even if you don’t think you’ve experienced anything traumatic in your life, you should still read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Racism, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Murder, War, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Slavery, Terminal illness, Dementia, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Addiction

fkshg8465's review against another edition

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!

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Content Warnings

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

luke_33's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Self harm, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

nahimgood's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pregnancy

litliz's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Child abuse, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, Alcoholism, Slavery, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Grief, Genocide, Drug abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Misogyny

bennificial's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this book and learned a lot about conceptions of trauma. I liked thinking about relational health and community traumas and the importance of togetherness. I wish that there had been a little more on forgiveness, healing, and communication.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, and Sexual assault

gagne's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

This book is excellent for reflecting on trauma and a must-read for persons who work with people in order to better form relationships with others. Content warnings added by this user include subjects mentioned (minor) but none are described in detail nor re-imagined within the text.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Self harm, Racism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization