The trauma of everyday life / Mark Epstein, MD

Name/Title

The trauma of everyday life / Mark Epstein, MD

Entry/Object ID

RC552 .T7 E67 2013

Description

Reveals how traumatic experiences can be used for positive mental development, challenging mainstream beliefs about healing and moving past trauma to explain how pain can provide learning opportunities and connect people to the world. --Publisher's description. Contents: The predicament -- Primitive agony -- Everything is burning -- The rush to normal -- Dissociation -- Curiosity -- Going forth -- Feelings matter -- Implicit memory -- Dreams of the Buddha -- Reflections of mind -- A relational home.

Collection

Found in Collections

Dimensions

Dimension Description

225 pages ; 24 cm

Book Details

Author

Mark Epstein

Publisher

Penguin Press

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

2013

Publication Subjects

Life change events -- Psychological aspects Stress (Psychology) Interpersonal relations Psychic trauma

Call No.

RC552 .T7 E67 2013

ISBN

9781594205132