At the present time we encounter a growing number of people who live with debilitation trauma - some so severe they must give up working or socializing outside their home environment.
Peter Levine introduces his topic by having the reader wonder why it is that wild animals that encounter trauma every day as they live by their wits to not become another animals meal for the day, while they look for their own meal, do not suffer debilitating trauma as do humans.
But why is it that some individuals just never seem to get over their trauma, to move on with their lives? The answer lies in understanding the relevance of the neo cortex (thinking brain), limbic (emotional) brain, and reptilian (fight/flight/freeze) brain to our existence on the earth.
The body of `Waking the Tiger - Healing Trauma' is divided into three sections:
* Section 1 - The body as healer. The body has its own intelligence for healing. However, the Western mind is taught to down-play the relevance of that intelligence for living among `civilized' society.
* Section 2 - Symptoms of trauma. Often trauma can be connected to a specific incident; however, especially if the symptoms are masked for a period (which may extend to a few years), symptoms become revealed in a way easy to miss. Trauma reveals itself as a recurring pattern in someone's behaviour.
* Section 3 - Transformation and renegotiation. The secret in healing trauma involves approaching the situation in a manner that is meaningful to the reptilian brain - the healing is instantaneous and permanent. In contrast, trauma counseling methods that appeal to the intellect are often ineffectual.
* Section 4 - First aid for trauma. The sooner trauma is appropriately dealt with, the better. Trauma counseling can be learned for own `on-the-spot benefit or that of another.
Who should read `Waking the Tiger - Healing Trauma'?
* Trauma councilors concerned for the well-being of their long-term unhealing patients.
* Individuals actively working but battling to find relief from trauma.
* Individuals who just know `something is wrong with my life but I don't know what'.
* Caring hearts that want to know how best to offer in-the-moment relief to others experiencing trauma.
Peter Levine explains his topic in an easy-to-read manner, which left me wondering that the knowledge he expounds upon should be so commonplace, yet realizing it is not. The knowledge he provides in his book is profound.
I found this 266-page book to be a fantastic read!
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Peter Levine’s books are incredible.The book skips from page 83 to page 133 and then repeats again, it’s printed completely wrong.
