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Run Like Hell: A Therapist’s Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds by Nadine Macaluso
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Run Like Hell drew me in immediately peaked my interest with the tagline “A Therapist's Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds” and my interest peaked when I realized the authors live was also portrayed in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street.
The book is well organized by three sections (dangerously in love, trauma bond free, and the wisdom of the wound) and Nadine did a great job of using real life examples from clients / women she’s met, in addition to her own history, to articulate what abusive relationships with pathological people are, what they look like/feel, how and why they start, etc. As someone that was in a domestic violence relationship, her words and the stories really resonated with me, and were helpful to hear.
I’ve read a lot about trauma, sociopaths, narcissists, the dark triad, abusive relationships and I’ve also been through a few therapists, so from this perspective, I didn’t love all of the terms Nadine used. But of course consequently, some of the terms she used and way she spoke and explained trauma bonds, and domestic violence was absolutely fantastic and made me feel so grateful for how she explained and articulated my own experience.
I think the book could be helpful for so many people (women especially) - both those still in their trauma bond / abusive relationship, and those that have already left. And it’s written in an easy to understand way that I think even those new to counselling/ therapy could understand and appreciate.
Overall, I would say it’s an inspirational book and has a positive message filled with hope for a better life and future.
The audiobook itself was read by the author and I thought she did a good job, but just want to warn other audiobook readers that its not as polished and “perfect” as some audiobooks, but it felt authentic and I love that she read it.
4.5 stars rounded up.
Thank you to Greenleaf Audiobooks, Greenleaf Book Group Press, Nadine Macaluso and NetGalley for the audio arc to listen. All thoughts are mine.
The book is well organized by three sections (dangerously in love, trauma bond free, and the wisdom of the wound) and Nadine did a great job of using real life examples from clients / women she’s met, in addition to her own history, to articulate what abusive relationships with pathological people are, what they look like/feel, how and why they start, etc. As someone that was in a domestic violence relationship, her words and the stories really resonated with me, and were helpful to hear.
I’ve read a lot about trauma, sociopaths, narcissists, the dark triad, abusive relationships and I’ve also been through a few therapists, so from this perspective, I didn’t love all of the terms Nadine used. But of course consequently, some of the terms she used and way she spoke and explained trauma bonds, and domestic violence was absolutely fantastic and made me feel so grateful for how she explained and articulated my own experience.
I think the book could be helpful for so many people (women especially) - both those still in their trauma bond / abusive relationship, and those that have already left. And it’s written in an easy to understand way that I think even those new to counselling/ therapy could understand and appreciate.
Overall, I would say it’s an inspirational book and has a positive message filled with hope for a better life and future.
The audiobook itself was read by the author and I thought she did a good job, but just want to warn other audiobook readers that its not as polished and “perfect” as some audiobooks, but it felt authentic and I love that she read it.
4.5 stars rounded up.
Thank you to Greenleaf Audiobooks, Greenleaf Book Group Press, Nadine Macaluso and NetGalley for the audio arc to listen. All thoughts are mine.