Traumatic experiences leave a living legacy of effects that often persist for years and decades after the events are over.
Historically, it has always been assumed that re-telling the story of what happened would resolve these effects.
However, survivors report a different experience: Telling and re-telling the story of what happened to them often reactivates their trauma responses, overwhelming them rather than resolving the trauma.
To transform traumatic experiences, survivors need.
| Experience | Telling and retelling the story of what happened to them often reactivates their trauma responses overwhelming them rather than resolving the trauma |
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Pesi Publishing & Media Transforming the living legacy of trauma: a workbook for survivors and therapists, paperback/janina fisher
