What Happened to You? : : Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

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"An Oprah Book."
Making sense of the world -- Seeking balance -- How we were loved -- The spectrum of trauma -- Connecting the dots -- From coping to healing -- Post-traumatic wisdom -- Our brains, our biases, our systems -- Relational hunger in the modern world -- What we need now.
Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry discuss the impact of trauma and adversity and how healing must begin with a shift to asking "What happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?". Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry explore how what happens to us in early childhood influences the people we become. They challenge us to shift from focusing on "What's wrong with you?" or "Why are you behaving that way?" to asking "What happened to you?". Many of us experience adversity that has a lasting impact on our physical and emotional health. What happens to us in childhood is a powerful predictor of our risk for health problems down the road and offers scientific insights into the patterns of behaviors so many struggle to understand. Here, Winfrey shares stories from her own harrowing past and her understanding of the vulnerability that comes from facing trauma at a young age. Joining forces with Dr. Perry, one of the world's leading experts on childhood trauma, Winfrey marries the power of storytelling with science and clinical experience to better understand and overcome the effects of trauma. The two focus not only a new understanding of people's behavior but also on trauma's effects on our own lives. It's a subtle but profound shift in our approach to trauma that allows each of us to understand our past so that we may clear a path to our future - opening the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way. -- From dust jacket.

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5 stars submitted by jglove on June 12, 2023, 1:09pm The conversations in this book show how asking "What happened to you?" instead of "What's wrong with you" is the shift in perspective that can help us relate more compassionately to both ourselves and others, and with this new awareness we can see more clearly and actually start to heal our stuff. A great book for teachers and caregivers of any kind, or for anyone who just wants to understand themselves and other people better. 'The Myth of Normal' by Dr. Gabor Mate is also very good on the subject, and references this book as well :)

Must read! submitted by lrkowals on July 6, 2023, 11:05pm Dr. Perry and Oprah have a conversation about trauma and relating it to brain changes, and every day behavior. Explains so much.