The Unexpected Gift of Trauma

Edith Shiro

ISBN 10: 0349431302 / ISBN 13: 9780349431307

Editore: Little, Brown Book Group, GB, 2023

A groundbreaking approach to healing from trauma and experiencing posttraumatic growth from a leading psychologist, featuring a powerful, five-stage framework to help readers not just recover, but thrive and transform. Trauma has always been part of the human experience, and traumatic events can shake our very foundation and leave us forever changed. While we know more about the lasting neurological and physical effects of trauma than we did a decade ago, few people realize that experiencing trauma doesn't have to sentence you to a lifetime of suffering and grief.In this first book of its kind, renowned clinical psychologist Dr Edith Shiro shares a powerful, five-stage framework for posttraumatic growth, a transformational process that helps you not just heal, but achieve growth and expand consciousness in the face of trauma. Inspired by her grandparents, who were refugees and Holocaust survivors, Dr Shiro has dedicated her life to individuals, families, and communities facing trauma and its aftereffects. Developed over more than twenty-five years of research and practice, Dr Shiro's stages - Awareness, Awakening, Becoming, Being, and Transforming - provide a universal language and outline how trauma can be a catalyst for transformative growth.Grounded in science and psychology, and filled with practical tools and takeaways, THE UNEXPECTED GIFT OF TRAUMA offers a bold a new definition of trauma, touching on individual as well as collective and intergenerational trauma. Dr Shiro brings the power of posttraumatic growth to the forefront and reveals a groundbreaking new way to think about and heal from traumatic experiences. Codice articolo LU-9780349431307

Riassunto:

A five-stage model to help people grow after experiencing trauma, rooted in the author's decades of research and treatment

Informazioni sull'autore: Dr Edith Shiro holds a master and doctorate degree from Yeshiva University in New York. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in Miami, Florida, where she specializes in trauma, posttraumatic stress (PTSD), and posttraumatic growth (PTG). Recognized as an expert in the field of posttraumatic growth, Dr Shiro has focused her attention on immigration and acculturation issues, and has also frequently spoken on trauma related to the Covid-19 pandemic. She works with individuals, couples, and families, holding space for personal transformation and guiding their psychological, emotional and spiritual development to achieve greater potential and higher levels of consciousness and mindfulness.

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Titolo: The Unexpected Gift of Trauma
Casa editrice: Little, Brown Book Group, GB
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: New