Part I: The Rediscovery of Trauma

Required Reading:

Overview: Part I - The Rediscovery of Trauma

Chapter 1 - Lessons from Vietnam Veterans

Chapter 2 - Revolutions in Understanding Mind and Brain

Chapter 3 - Looking into the Brain: The Neuroscience Revolution


Discussion Prompts:

  1. If you’ve ever lost yourself, what did you do to find yourself?


  2. Can you point to a specific passage that struck you personally - as interesting, profound, incomprehensible, or illuminating?


  3. Did you reread any passages? If so, which ones?How did you feel just sitting with the uncomfortableness of what you were reading?

  4. Have you discovered a healthy method to cope with trauma and pain?


  5. What are ways you’ve utilized your imagination to stay present?
 

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Part II: This is Your Brain on Trauma