The Heart of Trauma, Bonnie Badenoch
The Heart of Trauma, Bonnie Badenoch
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The Heart of Trauma
Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships

Author: Bonnie Badenoch, Stephen W. Porges

Narrator: Leslie Howard

Unabridged: 14 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/26/2020


Synopsis

Images and sounds of war, natural disasters, and human-made devastation explicitly surround us and implicitly leave their imprint in our muscles, our belly and heart, our nervous systems, and the brains in our skulls. We each experience more digital data than we are capable of processing in a day, and this is leading to a loss of empathy and human contact. This loss of leisurely, sustained, face-to-face connection is making true presence a rare experience for many of us, and is neurally ingraining fast pace and split attention as the norm.

Yet despite all of this, the ability to offer the safe sanctuary of presence is central to effective clinical treatment of trauma and indeed to all of therapeutic practice. It is our challenge to remain present within our culture, Badenoch argues, no matter how difficult this might be.

The first part of The Heart of Trauma provides listeners with an extended understanding of the ways in which our physical bodies are implicated in our conscious and non-conscious experience. Badenoch then delves even deeper into the clinical implications of moving through the world. She presents a strong, scientifically grounded case for doing the work of opening to hemispheric balance and relational deepening.

About Bonnie Badenoch

Bonnie Badenoch is a marriage and family therapist, mentor, and speaker. She is executive director of the nonprofit Nurturing the Heart with the Brain in Mind in Vancouver, Washington, offering support to those in the healthcare professions through year-long immersion trainings in interpersonal neurobiology.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Leslie on August 23, 2022

Incredibly profound book. It’s difficult to capture in words what this book did for me personally and how it has altered my view of counseling. Though written to/for counselors, the first 1/2-3/4 of the book would be helpful for anyone who is seeking to understand more about how their body is wired,......more

Goodreads review by Naomi on December 27, 2019

Bonnie's writing is inviting me into a new way of experiencing life: feeling safer with other people more often and having a growing sense of hope that troubling moods and times of distress are invitations to heal. I have found Bonnie's book to have a very rare tone in the world of "self help" books......more

Goodreads review by Emily on May 28, 2021

Extremely dense (but with a gentle tone), this is a book that I will probably have to listen to (or read) again to gain even a moderate understanding. Geared towards therapists but everyone with a body could benefit from some of the teachings here.......more

Goodreads review by Lance on May 25, 2021

I could not love this book any more than I already do. It’s an essential read for counselors and anyone in the field of mental health. It’s probably one of the top 3 most influential books I’ve read on mental health. Not only is it insightful and educational, but it also feels like receiving a carin......more

Goodreads review by Caleb on April 02, 2020

Being logical and relational come together in this amazing read. Make sure to take it slow cause there is so much to absorb. Definitely reread this in a few years. BONUS: My book club got to Zoom with the author! What an amazing woman!......more