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A review by modern_sybil
Baffled by Love: Stories of the Lasting Impact of Childhood Trauma Inflicted by Loved Ones by Laurie Kahn
5.0
I ordered this book from the library and it was written with such thoughtfulness and kindness that I am using some of my VERY limited funds to actually purchase it. I want to highlight passages and annotate on my reread. It resonated on a soul-level.
With gut-punching beautiful sentences that spoke my truth, such as 'Lovelessness is excruciating in its banality' and 'A survivor's past teaches her that relationships are a source of betrayal, not of comfort' I felt seen, heard, and cared for.
This was the first book on trauma that I have read where, with almost every chapter, I found things to be like 'wow, that's me'. So much of it was relatable. And it was written with such a depth of compassion and love that is often lacking from material on these topics. So many times I have tried to find something to speak to what I have gone through and have been presented with cold facts meant to distance the author from the subject. Books or papers that hide behind impersonality marketed as 'professionalism'.
That was not the case with this book or this author. Not at all. It was clear that she knew what she was talking about from experience, but her humanity was also very apparent.
Informative, genuine, heartfelt, kind, and hopeful. Will be reading again. And soon.
Literally as soon as I get a copy I don't have to return to the library.
With gut-punching beautiful sentences that spoke my truth, such as 'Lovelessness is excruciating in its banality' and 'A survivor's past teaches her that relationships are a source of betrayal, not of comfort' I felt seen, heard, and cared for.
This was the first book on trauma that I have read where, with almost every chapter, I found things to be like 'wow, that's me'. So much of it was relatable. And it was written with such a depth of compassion and love that is often lacking from material on these topics. So many times I have tried to find something to speak to what I have gone through and have been presented with cold facts meant to distance the author from the subject. Books or papers that hide behind impersonality marketed as 'professionalism'.
That was not the case with this book or this author. Not at all. It was clear that she knew what she was talking about from experience, but her humanity was also very apparent.
Informative, genuine, heartfelt, kind, and hopeful. Will be reading again. And soon.
Literally as soon as I get a copy I don't have to return to the library.