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A review by millie_burns
I Choose Elena by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
5.0
What an absolutely fantastic book, one that will stick with me for years to come. This must be my favourite non-fiction book of the year. I love that Lucia references Rupi Kuar not once but twice. This book was a sanctuary for her words just as Rupi's was in Milk and Honey. This book evoked a lot of emotion in me and I felt like I was being taken on a journey with the author. Thank you for allowing me this peek into your life and bestowing upon me many quotes and nuggets of wisdom that will stick with me for years to come.
I loved learning about the sea lions in times of complete stress, and about the psychiatrist that healed his trauma immediately by refusing sedatives and dealing with it then and there. That was very interesting.
"Everything I have ever let go of has claw marks on it"
"This book does not necessarily have a happy ending. But it does have a hopeful one"
"To me the most devastating part of gaining an understanding of the lifelong physical impacts of trauma is that they are unnecessary... if trauma is treated immediately, full recovery is possible. Almost all of the long-term effects can be prevented. This means, more often than not, the permanent impacts of trauma are reserved for those with unspeakable stories. This strikes me as both one of the most catastrophic human tendencies and, simultaneously, one of the easiest to fix, which perhaps just makes the heartbreak worse still" Pg.79
"Because of my silence, the damage done to me is irreversible"
"I can choose to be influenced by a violent man in an abandoned bathroom or I can choose to be influenced by the strength and honesty of Elena"
I loved learning about the sea lions in times of complete stress, and about the psychiatrist that healed his trauma immediately by refusing sedatives and dealing with it then and there. That was very interesting.
"Everything I have ever let go of has claw marks on it"
"This book does not necessarily have a happy ending. But it does have a hopeful one"
"To me the most devastating part of gaining an understanding of the lifelong physical impacts of trauma is that they are unnecessary... if trauma is treated immediately, full recovery is possible. Almost all of the long-term effects can be prevented. This means, more often than not, the permanent impacts of trauma are reserved for those with unspeakable stories. This strikes me as both one of the most catastrophic human tendencies and, simultaneously, one of the easiest to fix, which perhaps just makes the heartbreak worse still" Pg.79
"Because of my silence, the damage done to me is irreversible"
"I can choose to be influenced by a violent man in an abandoned bathroom or I can choose to be influenced by the strength and honesty of Elena"