Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
- ISBN-10
- 1458767965
- ISBN-13
- 9781458767967
- Category
- Self-Help
- Pages
- 456
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-03
- Publisher
- ReadHowYouWant.com
- Author
- Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Description
This book is for all those who notice that they are not the people they once were or who are being told that by their families, friends, colleagues, or pets. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky takes a deep and sympathetic look at the many ways the stress of dealing with trauma manifests itself: feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, diminished creativity, chronic exhaustion, cynicism, and a dozen more.To keep from being overwhelmed, we need to respond to suffering in a thoughtful, intentional way-not by hardening our hearts or by internalizing others' struggles as our own but by developing a quality of compassionate presence. This is trauma stewardship. To help achieve this, Lipsky offers a variety of simple and profound practices, drawn from modern psychology and a range of spiritual traditions, that enable us to look carefully at our reactions and motivations and discover new sources of energy and renewal. She includes interviews with successful trauma stewards from different walks of life and even uses New Yorker cartoons to illustrate her points. "We can do meaningful work in a way that works for us and for those we serve," Lipsky writes. "Taking care of ourselves while taking care of others allows us to contribute to our societies with such impact that we will leave a legacy informed by our deepest wisdom and greatest gifts instead of burdened by our struggles and despair."
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Other editions
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- 2009-05-08
- 264 pages
- Ebook
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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- 2009
- 264 pages
- Paperback
- Berrett-Koehler Pub
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