The Unexpected Gift of Trauma

The Path to Posttraumatic Growth

De: Edith Shiro

Narrado por: Ana Osorio

Duración: 9 h y 21 m

Resumen del Editor

A groundbreaking approach to healing from trauma and experiencing posttraumatic growth from a leading psychologist, featuring a powerful, five-stage framework to help listeners not just recover, but thrive and transform.

Trauma has always been part of the human experience, and traumatic events—both physical and emotional—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.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Edith Shiro (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Excellent!!

Beautiful educational and very inspiring book. Recommended for everyone. Will change the way you understand yourself and others

Was a good listen

Was a great book that has helpful advise and good story’s and a great listen in general.

excellent even for those of us who have experienced minimal trauma

The stories told herein reminded me of how easy I have had it in life. With that said, I have had hard times. However I picked this up to see if I could start to understand the depth of struggles of many people in my life, and understand how they grew strong and not bitter. To my surprise, the wisdom in this book was transformative for me. It provides a solid framework for growth for anyone, regardless of how deep of trauma experienced or how hard one's challenges have been.

Our organization's BOOK of the MONTH!

Of all the books littering and clogging the bandwidth of behavioral health these days, this one is at the top of our list. This author condenses a distillation of best trauma research and practices in such an easy-to-understand way, that we've made it our Book of the Month (required reading by staff). Most of our staff have advanced degrees in mental health but this book is accessible to anyone, including anyone afflicted with the ravages of undiagnosed and/or untreated trauma. If you're reading this and just curious if trauma affects your everday living, buy the book! Even if what you learn doesn't apply to you, it will help you understand what's going on in the world and perhaps wake you up to someone you can help.

Excellent deep dive into trauma and PTG.

Material is highly actionable. I intend to purchase the physical book next to serve as my roadmap moving forward as I generate PTG for myself.

Terrible Purchase

I was excited to listen to this book and learn about PTG. Instead of giving growth information, the author recounted every trauma ever done to each group of people she could think of. We know all about trauma what we need is information about growing past it.

The readers voice was icky sweet like she was reading a romance novel.

Don't waste your time or money.