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The Trauma of Everyday Life (Paperback)
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The Trauma of Everyday Life (Paperback)
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Loot Price R452
Discovery Miles 4 520
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Trauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the
bedrock of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even
the everyday sufferings of loneliness and fear are traumatic. In
The Trauma of Everyday Life renowned psychiatrist and author of
Thoughts Without a Thinker Mark Epstein uncovers the
transformational potential of trauma, revealing how it can be used
for the mind's own development. Epstein finds throughout that
trauma, if it doesn't destroy us, wakes us up to both our minds'
own capacity and to the suffering of others. It makes us more
human, caring and wise. It can be our greatest teacher, our freedom
itself, and it is available to all of us. Western psychology
teaches that if we understand the cause of trauma, we might move
past it while many drawn to Eastern practices see meditation as a
means of rising above, or distancing themselves from, their most
difficult emotions. Both, Epstein argues, fail to recognize that
trauma is an indivisible part of life and can be used as a tool for
growth and an ever deeper understanding of change. When we regard
trauma with this perspective, understanding that suffering is
universal and without logic, our pain connects us to the world on a
more fundamental level. Guided by the Buddha's life as a profound
example of the power of trauma, Epstein's also closely examines his
own experience and that of his psychiatric patients to help us all
understand that the way out of pain is through it.
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