Reviews Elsewhere – The Strange & Curious Guide to Trauma by Sally Donovan

Reviews Elsewhere – The Strange & Curious Guide to Trauma by Sally Donovan

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

I came across this review when someone shared it on social media, and it got picked up and passed around a bit. The review is from the Foster Talk page, which is aimed at Foster families and intersects the topics here when we talk about childhood trauma. Ruth Willets shared this about the book, which might be of interest to many of you who have teens and kids who have experienced trauma, or maybe even some young adults who could use some help understanding what trauma does to us.

Reviews Elsewhere – The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How we Learn from Love and Loss.

Reviews Elsewhere – The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How we Learn from Love and Loss.

ByMikeM Reading Time: 3 minutes

Losing a spouse, parent, sibling, etc. for me would be different than losing one of my friends. I love them differently, and I imagine I would grieve differently.. Losing anyone you love hurts but you likely have a variety of different relationships with people so it only makes sense that you would grieve them differently too, and then it also becomes obvious that we all will grieve differently from each other. There’s no straight line, there’s no “normal” way to grieve, there is just one individual processing the loss of another person that they had a unique connection to.

Wherever you are in that process is where you are. It’s not a contest and it’s not a pre-defined timeline. It’s a loss and you are free to mourn that.

Reviews Elsewhere – Trauma Survivor’s Guide to Coping With Panic Attacks by Nicole Dake

Reviews Elsewhere – Trauma Survivor’s Guide to Coping With Panic Attacks by Nicole Dake

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

I found this review by Kevin C of this book by Nicole Dake and was immediately drawn to the title. As a trauma survivor panic attacks have been a part of my life at various times and I know the same is true for many other survivors I’ve talked to.

Reviews Elsewhere – Burn This City to the Ground – N. Daniel

Reviews Elsewhere – Burn This City to the Ground – N. Daniel

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

Terri over on the Bookly Matters website has a review of this book, and describes it as:

Part memoir and part heart-to-heart expose on the tragic and invisible lives of the underprivileged, mentally ill, disabled and homeless, you may not like all the people you will meet in this book, but you will definitely find yourself touched by them, and the circumstances they find themselves in.

Reviews Elsewhere – A Treasure Box for Creating Trauma-Informed Organizations, by Karen Treisman

Reviews Elsewhere – A Treasure Box for Creating Trauma-Informed Organizations, by Karen Treisman

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

I think this is something many of us would agree with, the people in our organizations have all been through trauma, some in more ways than others. Trying to simply go on as if nothing has happened is a disservice to the human beings in your organization, no matter what type of organization we are talking about. Taking some time to recognize what has happened and how we go forward from there is an important step. It sounds like this “Treasure Box” may help us all do exactly that.

Reviews Elsewhere – The Existence of Amy by Lana Grace Riva

Reviews Elsewhere – The Existence of Amy by Lana Grace Riva

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

Caught this 5-star review of a novel by Emma earlier this week and wanted to share, as it may be of interest to some of you. In Emma’s words:

5*s for this beautiful insight into Amy’s life, and how she copes with OCD and mental health issues.  I found it a kind, interesting and beautiful novel about the lives of people we all meet everyday, who we may not realise are facing such challenges, and how the actions of others can make a  positive difference.