The question ‘why is there suddenly more trauma?’ is often heard. With everything I know about trauma, which by now is quite a lot, I have long had a strong sense that there isn’t actually more trauma. However, I was not quite able to articulate clearly why I felt that, beyond believing we are starting to recognise it more. As I read Rutger Bregman’s book ‘Utopia for Realists’, a lot is suddenly falling into place. He does not articulate the situation related to trauma, but what he describes gives me language for my long-held view.
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Start Where You Are
I happened to pick up ‘The Art of Happiness: A handbook for living’ and it brought me some insights and links that are surprisingly closely connected to my previous blog. So, I wanted to share this with you. The book was written in 1998 by psychiatrist Howard C. Cutler, based on his conversations with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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While out on a walk, letting my mind drift, things started to connect in my brain. What is happening in the world at the moment, my professional knowledge and my personal experiences came together to form what seems like a coherent answer to an apparently unanswerable question.
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