WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU WITH TRAUMA

We all have days when it feels like we are barely surviving the wounds of collective trauma. But psychology and Indigenous healers have found multiple medicines to heal the collective wounds we struggle with. We must face the reality of our wounds to heal. Denial will not save us.We must reject the socialization that taught us to disconnect from ourselves, that taught us that our communities are not worthy of our tears, that we are not justified in our outrage, that we cannot afford the luxury of depression even as we carry the heavy weight of despair.

Everyone has days when it feels like we are eking by with the scars of cultural trauma. However, psychologists and traditional healers have found a number of treatments for the widespread wounds we face. We must confront the truth about our wounds if we want them to heal. Denialism will not assist us.The propaganda that has taught us to separate ourselves, that our communities are undeserving of our tears, that our rage is unreasonable, and that we cannot afford the luxury of depression even as we suffer the heavy load of loss must be rejected. Your ability to recover from trauma will improve as a result of reading this book. Trauma can be caused by a number of frightening events we never anticipated.

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