What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

by Oprah Winfrey

Other authorsBruce D. Perry (Author)
Paperback, 2021

Status

Available

Description

Medical. Psychology. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML: "[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter...The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their traumatic past." �?? AudioFile Magazine This program is read by the authors. Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand. "Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It is, in other words, the key to reshaping our very lives."�??Oprah Winfrey This audiobook is going to change the way you see your life. Have you ever wondered "Why did I do that?" or "Why can't I just control my behavior?" Others may judge our reactions and think, "What's wrong with that person?" When questioning our emotions, it's easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It's time we started asking a different question. Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking "What's wrong with you?" to "What happened to you?" Here, Winfrey shares stories from her own past, understanding through experience the vulnerability that comes from facing trauma and adversity at a young age. In conversation throughout the audiobook, she and Dr. Perry focus on understanding people, behavior, and ourselves. It's a subtle but profound shift in our approach to trauma, and it's one that allows us to understand our pasts in order to clear a path to our future�??opening the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books… (more)

Physical description

304 p.; 8.55 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member TheYodamom
Very interesting and thought provoking. I really wanted to dive into these subjects and reactions.
LibraryThing member tlanson
A new way of understanding and organizing the answers to the old question, "Tell me about your childhood". The brain architecture hierarchy like all genius is obvious in hindsight. It a simple and easy model to remember and reference when events "deregulate" everyone in the room. There are a lot of
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threptic tools mentioned but not covered in detail. The importance of a healthy, supportive, and loving community are highlighted and underlined.
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LibraryThing member Krisbee
A great book for u dears tan ding trauma. The conversation format makes it easy read and even better as an audio book. A great book for understanding the impact of childhood experiences on the developing brain.
LibraryThing member debbie13410
I don't know why I picked this up. I was having problems with my parent family and thought maybe this could help. It didn't relate to my situation but I thought it was fascinating. How does trauma carry through your life? How does our brain handle early childhood trauma or neglect or indifference.
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What if you were never hugged or held? How do we humans process trauma? What is biologically occurring in our brain? I highly recommend. It gets rather wordy and repetitive but still worth the read.
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LibraryThing member brianinbuffalo
This fascinating book produced many “lightbulb moments” for me. Some reviewers have stated that “What Happened to You” contained very few new ideas. I’ve read quite a few self-help books over the decades. Perry and Winfrey covered a lot of territory I had yet to explore. What’s more,
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they explained complex issues involving brain science in an understandable and interesting way, vividly demonstrating how stress and trauma change us. Oprah boldly shares her personal struggles. I never realized that the first couple months of our lives have a disproportionate impact on our emotional well-being for the rest of our lives. Infants with high stress or trauma in their first two months typically will experience more problems than others who had very little stress in their infancy but endured years of stress later in childhood. I do wish the book had spent a bit more time examining the impacts of stress and trauma on teens and even adults. But I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in PTSD, brain science or psychology.
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LibraryThing member BrandyWinn
One of my top 50 books of all time. I recommend it if you want to gain more insight into child trauma and why parents do what they do to themselves and their children. It’s not all about the bad, either! There is hope for everyone suffering from mental health issues as long as we can learn the
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whys.
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Awards

Audie Award (Finalist — 2022)
British Book Award (Shortlist — 2022)

ISBN

1250223180 / 9781250223180

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