It offers ways in which we can gain a better understanding of past traumas and move forward with a deeper connection to our bodies and our communities. Who should read Pleasure Activism? Anyone dealing with past trauma or oppression People interested in the politics of pleasure and sexuality ...
I do think the characters in this book are seeking redemption in their own way. Most of them are dealing with some trauma in their past that continues to haunt and pain them on a daily basis. One of the beautiful things about our species is that we often heal through helping others, be...
The book deals with themes of death, trauma, and grief in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. 29. "More Happy Than Not," by Adam Silvera Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The book "More Happy Than Not" deals with LGBTQ themes as well as suicide, depression, and...
The Reanimator’s Remains is a story about family, in its various forms, and dealing with trauma. In Felipe’s case, those two concepts are linked in a way that is painful. This story is coming on the heels of my short story, “An Unexpected Question” (TRM #2.5), so if you read...
Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma Staci Haines The first encouraging, sex-positive self help guide for all women survivors of sexual assault — heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, coupled, and single — who want to reclaim their sex lives. While most books on the topic ...
began, for once I had read what had happened to Ann’s mother, I knew that I had to find out how Ann had coped with the childhood trauma she had experienced. What happened after, including Ann (Hannah in The Low Road) meeting another girl at the orphanage and falling in love with ...
The role of faith in dealing with trauma and committing to long-term personal growth How you can move past the days that make you feel stuck and emotionally paralyzed And much more. No matter what you’ve been through, you have a well of strength inside you. It’s not going to take ...
Carrie Laraspecializes in working with children and families on child and human development, including foster and adoptive youth, those with learning disabilities and special education, and children dealing with trauma, using attachment-based play therapy. She lives in Sonoma County, CA. Visit her at...
Sally Rooney gives us characters who seem like real people we could meet and know. Ivan and Margaret, Peter, Sylvia, and Naomi could be friends of ours. How they deal with traumas in their lives, how they deal with nontraditional relationships, how they come of age, regardless of their ...
Where the first book focused on aging and retired mercenaries,Bloody Rosefollowed the next generation, dealing with the sorts of trauma so common among younger adults. Though it does re-tread some familiar ground from the first book, it quickly establishes itself as something different and special...