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I told my daughter, who was recently accepted into a Master's program to fulfill her dream of becoming a therapist, that Pete Walker's COMPLEX PTSD. It can get overwhelming, and THAT's OKAY! I always like to have a light book or funny show that I go to if I am getting overwhelmed or feel like I need a break. Pete Walker's COMPLEX PTSD, from Surviving to Thriving, is the BEST, by far, of the countless books I have read on the subject of trauma, since my own PTSD was (finally) correctly diagnosed in 2003. Do what feels right to you, listen to your body. It's okay to put down a book for weeks and then pick it up when you feel ready. It's okay to need to take breaks from reading "trauma focused" information. One thing to note in the process of educating yourself is to be gentle and compassionate towards yourself. Although other clinicians have also worked on raising awareness of C-PTSD, Walker gets more. Therapist Pete Walker ‘s 2013 book Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma acknowledges that there’s PTSD and then there’s Complex PTSD (C-PTSD). If you have a book recommendation you think should be on this list, please share your resource here. Complex PTSD: Pete Walker’s Healing Steps. As C-PTSD research garners more attention, more books will be available to support us.Īs we read more books that would be a great read, we will share them here. One of the best ways to do this is by reading books by prominent trauma researchers, and by those who have endured C-PTSD. An essential part of the healing process is educating yourself on your trauma, experiences, and symptoms. Little Nutbrown Hare’s mannerisms mimic those of young children really well, which somehow only works to make the entire book all the more poignant. The illustrations have always struck me as particularly beautiful, because they are delicate and pretty, but they also have a sense of humour which underpins them, as well as the relationship between the two hares. I think we can all only hope that our children, and parents, will love us all the way to the moon and back. It has wonderful, yet simple, language which details the relationship between Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare with tenderness, joy and a truthfulness which I think a lot of readers will easily relate to. This book is a real classic, and with very good reason. This 20th anniversary edition is a wonderful addition to the collection, with a very touching little introduction from both the author, Sam McBratney, and illustrator, Anita Jeram. 'Guess How Much I Love You' has been very much an exception to that for a long time, and I only have to turn the first page to quickly become a sentimental wreck. I’m not an overly sentimental person on the whole, I tend to lean towards fanciful tales and humorous romps rather than mushy, squishy books. Summary: A fabulous 20th anniversary edition of the book which will, rightfully, remain a classic for many years to come. You don’t have to say a word for them to discover things about you that you might not think to mention-a taste for Sinatra or Robbie Williams, your favored method for organization, whether you are an expert or cursory fan of some band or musician. I was thinking of that moment when friends idle in your bedroom or living room and pass the time flipping through your music library. “How will people get to know her?” I wondered. The unfolding discussion ranged from caustic criticism to high praise, but somehow one image saddened me most-White’s vision of a massive, shared online library, equally accessible by all willing to pay the subscription fees. Various industry and New York Times blogs took note, and eventually NPR’s Robin Hilton wrote a follow-up post. When NPR intern Emily White blogged in June about her largely unpaid-for music collection, she probably didn’t expect a nearly 4,000-word essay in response … or that musician and lecturer David Lowery’s challenge to her freeloading-make that free downloading-would go viral. |