A review by zombiezami
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

A very heavy book, but a very foundational one. This helped me understand certain people in my life better. I just wish that there had been greater understanding/reference to the racial and ethnic dimensions of trauma, especially related to war and to sexual violence. The only real mention of this that I saw was a passing mention in the Afterword. Still, this makes me interested to continue learning about this subject. 

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Content Warnings

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