Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It
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Summary
'I can say with certainty that this man saved my life。 He made life worth living。 But most importantly， he empowered me to find and reclaim myself again' Lady Gaga
Do the work to heal yourself and find a path through trauma。
Trauma is everywhere and so many of us are silently affected by it。 Stressful， challenging and frightening events can happen to anyone， at any age， leaving us feeling overwhelmed， anxious and exhausted。 Left unchecked， difficult experiences can have a lasting psychological effect on our wellbeing。
In Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic， leading psychiatrist Dr Paul Conti sets out a unique set of tools anyone can access to help recognise the signs of trauma， heal from past hurt and find the road to recovery。
Drawing on the most recent scientific research， Dr Conti breaks down the topic into clear sections， looking at why trauma happens， how it manifests in the body and what we can do to move past it。 In the book， you'll discover the three different types of trauma you might face， as well as practical exercises and solutions for getting to the root of the problem。
This is an important， life-affirming book， one that invites you to empower yourself against trauma， own your life experiences and learn to thrive， not just survive， in the wake of life's difficulties。
Do the work to heal yourself and find a path through trauma。
Trauma is everywhere and so many of us are silently affected by it。 Stressful， challenging and frightening events can happen to anyone， at any age， leaving us feeling overwhelmed， anxious and exhausted。 Left unchecked， difficult experiences can have a lasting psychological effect on our wellbeing。
In Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic， leading psychiatrist Dr Paul Conti sets out a unique set of tools anyone can access to help recognise the signs of trauma， heal from past hurt and find the road to recovery。
Drawing on the most recent scientific research， Dr Conti breaks down the topic into clear sections， looking at why trauma happens， how it manifests in the body and what we can do to move past it。 In the book， you'll discover the three different types of trauma you might face， as well as practical exercises and solutions for getting to the root of the problem。
This is an important， life-affirming book， one that invites you to empower yourself against trauma， own your life experiences and learn to thrive， not just survive， in the wake of life's difficulties。
Reviews
Michelle Ule
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I've been studying this subject for a few years now， and Conti had ideas I hadn't seen before。Shame linked to trauma is the most important one。It's not a long book and includes numerous stories from his practice。It may very well be linking to shame to trauma is the most important point。 I've been studying this subject for a few years now， and Conti had ideas I hadn't seen before。Shame linked to trauma is the most important one。It's not a long book and includes numerous stories from his practice。It may very well be linking to shame to trauma is the most important point。 。。。more
Rachael
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Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book。 It was an interesting read， really well researched and presented but a little wordy in some places。 Overall a good read。
Sue Jack
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This is a great book if you are looking for a straightforward basic understanding of the impact of trauma。 It is written in a very accessible way and contains lots of helpful personal stories to illustrate theory。 I am sure it will help a lot of people make sense of their own experiences and those of others who have experienced some type of trauma。I would have liked significantly more depth on what is a very complex issue but appreciate this may have made the text less accessible to a wider audi This is a great book if you are looking for a straightforward basic understanding of the impact of trauma。 It is written in a very accessible way and contains lots of helpful personal stories to illustrate theory。 I am sure it will help a lot of people make sense of their own experiences and those of others who have experienced some type of trauma。I would have liked significantly more depth on what is a very complex issue but appreciate this may have made the text less accessible to a wider audience。 I am grateful to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Schizanthus Nerd
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In this book， Dr Conti explores what trauma is and how it works， the sociology of trauma， and how trauma impacts people physically and mentally。I found the stories of people impacted by trauma interesting。 They helped to illustrate points the author was making， although I often wished they were longer。There were times I came across a topic I wanted to learn more about （like inflammation， the limbic system and epigenetics） but， because this book provides more of an overview than a deep dive， ther In this book， Dr Conti explores what trauma is and how it works， the sociology of trauma， and how trauma impacts people physically and mentally。I found the stories of people impacted by trauma interesting。 They helped to illustrate points the author was making， although I often wished they were longer。There were times I came across a topic I wanted to learn more about （like inflammation， the limbic system and epigenetics） but， because this book provides more of an overview than a deep dive， there’d only be a few paragraphs dedicated to it。There were too many analogies for my liking and by the end of the book I wished I had counted the amount of times I’d read “compassion， community and humanity”。If you’re looking for a book that offers an introduction to trauma， this may be the book for you。 However， if you’re already well versed in trauma and its impacts， you may have already encountered much of the information covered here。Content warnings include （view spoiler）[alcoholism， bullying， death by suicide （including the method used）， domestic abuse， drug addiction， mental health， racism， sexual assault and war。 （hide spoiler）]Thank you to NetGalley and Vermilion， an imprint of Ebury Publishing， Penguin Random House， for the opportunity to read this book。Blog - https://schizanthusnerd。com 。。。more
Renee
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Accessible to everyone You don't need a PHD to read this book。 You do need to desire to learn about trauma。 This book explains in excellent imagery and examples of how trauma can twist thoughts and the sense of self to create confusing and stressful lives。 The good news is the cure can be cheap， but it costs you your time & energy in pouring love back into you。 Find ways to block hate and let love in。 Accessible to everyone You don't need a PHD to read this book。 You do need to desire to learn about trauma。 This book explains in excellent imagery and examples of how trauma can twist thoughts and the sense of self to create confusing and stressful lives。 The good news is the cure can be cheap， but it costs you your time & energy in pouring love back into you。 Find ways to block hate and let love in。 。。。more
Andrew K
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idk it’s a new book that reads like a new book
Sequoia
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I didn't finish it -- it seems to be loosely organized and hastily put together。 It might serve well as a first book on trauma because of its conversational style， but doesn't have the rigor I look for。 I didn't finish it -- it seems to be loosely organized and hastily put together。 It might serve well as a first book on trauma because of its conversational style， but doesn't have the rigor I look for。 。。。more
Cole Brown
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I don't know what happened。 Conti is an excellent interview and a psychologist to whom I would gladly entrust myself。 But this book is just a series of unorganized thoughts， stories， metaphors and interviews that fail to offer even the most basic insight。 I don't know what happened。 Conti is an excellent interview and a psychologist to whom I would gladly entrust myself。 But this book is just a series of unorganized thoughts， stories， metaphors and interviews that fail to offer even the most basic insight。 。。。more
Andrew
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It's OK， but probably audio book not very good as it feels very much all other the place， so with text one you would at least be able to mark a few important places， giving benefit of the doubt。 It's OK， but probably audio book not very good as it feels very much all other the place， so with text one you would at least be able to mark a few important places， giving benefit of the doubt。 。。。more
Greg
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I enjoyed the examples of trauma and what can result from being exposed to it， as we all are。 Also， very good thoughts on how to lessen the negative effects that trauma can have in ones psyche。 Enjoyable and insightful read， even though I found some parts to be repetitive。
Anastasia Joy
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Excellent read！ A more digestible version of The Body Keeps The Score - a must read for anyone who has experienced trauma or wishes to have a deeper understanding of the people in their lives who have。
Morris
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This is an excellent resource for those looking to better understand trauma and the havoc it can wreak on our minds and bodies。 It’s written in an easily understood manner， without leaving out what is important。 In the days of Covid， most of us have some degree of trauma， so this book couldn’t come at a better time。 This unbiased review is based on a complimentary copy provided by the publisher。
Hillary DG
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I would not recommend the audio version of this book; they made the poor reader recite both sides of a dialogue in a few different chapters and it was totally unintelligible。
Ryan Cobb
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This book begins with Paul sounding the alarm on trauma and how it affects all of us。 The book gives you the tools to bring trauma into the light。 My biggest take away is the only way to overcome trauma is with the help of others and the need to stand for compassion， humanity and community
Geetha Chandran
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A really good insight into the effects of trauma past present and future 。
Jennie
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I've struggled with depression for most of my life。 I've voraciously read everything I can get my hands on about it。 This book discusses trauma and how it affects everything。If you are depressed or have feelings of depression speak to your gp immediately。 You are not alone。With Lady Gaga and her forward it reminds me that trauma can affect everyone and how you look at it is key。 I did have a few realizations reading this， mostly good。 I've struggled with depression for most of my life。 I've voraciously read everything I can get my hands on about it。 This book discusses trauma and how it affects everything。If you are depressed or have feelings of depression speak to your gp immediately。 You are not alone。With Lady Gaga and her forward it reminds me that trauma can affect everyone and how you look at it is key。 I did have a few realizations reading this， mostly good。 。。。more
Scott C
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Informative and encouraging The author writes in a warm， personable manner to tackle a sensitive subject。 His personal stories and professional insights made this very readable。 A helpful read。
Michael
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Good introduction into the topic in general。 Also very effective in spreading awareness regarding the depth and reach of trauma on a societal level。 Very thin regarding the healing part， here I was expecting more input。 The book in general was a bit disappointing。 It seemed done rather hastily with not much thought or editing， being redundant in a lot of passages and having two interview parts in the middle which I could've done without。 Good introduction into the topic in general。 Also very effective in spreading awareness regarding the depth and reach of trauma on a societal level。 Very thin regarding the healing part， here I was expecting more input。 The book in general was a bit disappointing。 It seemed done rather hastily with not much thought or editing， being redundant in a lot of passages and having two interview parts in the middle which I could've done without。 。。。more
Bobbie Moates
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Was excited to start this book because I was introduced to this book and author through a podcast that was amazing with Dr。 Peter Attia。 The podcast was great！ The book， so-so… I was put off by the authors continued dialogue and left wing rhetoric！ I was expecting some amazing insight into the research of trauma and psychology but instead I got a lot of political opinions that were touted as facts and really bothered me。 I’m not a crazy right winger but actually an “alt middle” mindset with comm Was excited to start this book because I was introduced to this book and author through a podcast that was amazing with Dr。 Peter Attia。 The podcast was great！ The book， so-so… I was put off by the authors continued dialogue and left wing rhetoric！ I was expecting some amazing insight into the research of trauma and psychology but instead I got a lot of political opinions that were touted as facts and really bothered me。 I’m not a crazy right winger but actually an “alt middle” mindset with common sense and very open minded and liberal on many issues。 The authors politely opinions were very unnecessary and made me dislike the entire book， bad taste in my mouth… He obviously has strong opinions and I felt it clouded the facts and information about trauma… he was reaching and preaching！ He did not do that in the podcast。 Can’t recommend the book！ Sorry。 。。。more
Elisa
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the book was a bit all over the place， but definitely worth reading for the interesting stories and few gems about this important issue。
Ravi Sahay
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Very Important and Powerful Message for AllYes， the author wants everyone to know that unaddressed trauma can be the overarching reason for leading a life is which is mentally as well as physically unbalanced and not healthy。As a trained psychiatrist， this author has given a clarion call to everyone。
Jacob Vernon
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I loved Conti's first appearance on Peter Attia's The Drive podcast and I really wanted to appreciate this book， but the writing is so vague that this is just not a book I can recommend。 I wish Conti took a more direct approach， rather than relying so heavily on analogy。 I get the same feeling reading this as I do when I'm first tackling a university assignment and struggling to find a good angle。 I loved Conti's first appearance on Peter Attia's The Drive podcast and I really wanted to appreciate this book， but the writing is so vague that this is just not a book I can recommend。 I wish Conti took a more direct approach， rather than relying so heavily on analogy。 I get the same feeling reading this as I do when I'm first tackling a university assignment and struggling to find a good angle。 。。。more
Ryan McCally
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I feel like this is a very straightforward introduction to trauma for those who don’t yet know a lot about it。 Easy to understand and definitely something I’d recommend to someone who was struggling。 I enjoyed！
Smitha Murthy
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My second book in a row on trauma。 Phew。 This was a much simpler read。 Conti tries really hard to make trauma easily understandable， but after having read the classic book from Bessel van der Kolk， this was a bit underwhelming。The book appears to be hastily put together。 It kind of doesn’t really go into depth and is more general rather than Kolk’s detailed examination。 Still， we need more books on trauma。 We do。
Grace
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This book has good info on a community and systems perspective。 It’s good when you work with the public and can remind yourself how commonly dysfunction stems from tragedy。 Not a lot of info about how someone gets out of that。 Nice intro by Gaga。
Matt
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My most listened to podcast episode has to be Paul Conti on The Peter Attia Drive。 The number of insights that have stuck with me from that episode I think surpass that from any book that I’ve read。The book was similar material to what was on the podcast episode。 It is a good primer and overview on trauma - I like the way Dr。 Conti describes how trauma can change our brains and can insert a negative lens through which we view the world。 It prevents us from taking chances， being vulnerable， treat My most listened to podcast episode has to be Paul Conti on The Peter Attia Drive。 The number of insights that have stuck with me from that episode I think surpass that from any book that I’ve read。The book was similar material to what was on the podcast episode。 It is a good primer and overview on trauma - I like the way Dr。 Conti describes how trauma can change our brains and can insert a negative lens through which we view the world。 It prevents us from taking chances， being vulnerable， treating ourselves well， etc。 I enjoyed the personal stories and anecdotes from Dr。 Conti as well。 。。。more
Anita
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Excellent read。 Lots of fabulous new information for me about the way trauma changes our thoughts processes。 Stuff i had bern feeling but haven't seen in print until now。 Excellent read。 Lots of fabulous new information for me about the way trauma changes our thoughts processes。 Stuff i had bern feeling but haven't seen in print until now。 。。。more
Kenny Parnell
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3。5/5 A great primer and some good advice around trauma。 I've already recommended to the rest of my family and some other friends。I would have rated it a full 4， but I feel like the politically charged portions when addressing social trauma distract from what the author is trying to communicate and will alienate folks that don't share the author's politics。 3。5/5 A great primer and some good advice around trauma。 I've already recommended to the rest of my family and some other friends。I would have rated it a full 4， but I feel like the politically charged portions when addressing social trauma distract from what the author is trying to communicate and will alienate folks that don't share the author's politics。 。。。more
Kristine
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Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic by Paul Conti， MD， is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late September。Conti is very， very plain-spoken， yet wise and tinker philosopher author as he goes over definitions， antidotes （helpful and therapeutic tasks） & accomplices （associated triggering memories and symptoms）， interviews and personal stories， trauma's multimodal effects over the entire body and brain， and what we can do to address it。 To my eyes， trauma is experiencing something terrible， then th Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic by Paul Conti， MD， is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in late September。Conti is very， very plain-spoken， yet wise and tinker philosopher author as he goes over definitions， antidotes （helpful and therapeutic tasks） & accomplices （associated triggering memories and symptoms）， interviews and personal stories， trauma's multimodal effects over the entire body and brain， and what we can do to address it。 To my eyes， trauma is experiencing something terrible， then thrusting double-edged stakes in the ground all around you to protect yourself from the world and to protect the world from you re-entering it， while your friends and loved ones case the outside of it， worriedly。 。。。more
Elise
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