Thriving After Trauma, Shari Botwin, LCSW
Thriving After Trauma, Shari Botwin, LCSW
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Thriving After Trauma
Stories of Living and Healing

Author: Shari Botwin, LCSW

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 7 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/08/2019

Synopsis

Often, those who live through trauma come away with feelings of shame, guilt, anger, and despair. These are common, even normal, responses in the immediate aftermath. Left unaddressed, though, those feelings may develop into substance abuse problems, eating disorders, depression, or anxiety. Learning how to move on, to pick up and live life again, takes effort and guidance. Botwin guides listeners through the stories of others who have gone on to live fulfilling, happy lives, and provides tips and tools for healing and moving on.

Letting go of the shame, guilt, anger, and fear associated with tragic events is crucial to reclaiming a full life. Strategies such as journaling, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral restructuring, and healthy relationships to aid in recovery are explored and explained, so listeners can adopt those strategies that work best for them.

It is not the trauma itself that results in so many people developing self-destructive tendencies and life threatening illnesses. It is the lack of having a way to digest and make sense of the trauma-related feelings that can lead one to mental illness, disconnection, and in some cases, even death.

Contains mature themes.

About Shari Botwin, LCSW

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of traumas in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey, private practice for over twenty-five years. Her second book, Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing was published in 2019. Botwin has served as an expert witness in high profile cases related to abuse and sexual assault. In July 2022, Botwin presented a webinar for The Trauma and Recovery Institute in China on the role of an eating disorder in staying stuck in childhood abuse. Botwin has conducted Keynote presentations for CE credits for Advanced Recovery Systems, Stockton Institute, and Rutgers University. Botwin has given expert commentary on breaking stories related to trauma on a variety of international outlets, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Parents, Sports Illustrated, and others. Botwin lives outside of Philadelphia with her son and two cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura

Wow! Sooo many feels, relatable moments and things to remember. Love when memories are described and how they relate to the present moment. The helpful healing strategies following each chapter are like a mini self-help workshop. I could really feel Botwin's strength, courage, and humility throughout.......more

Goodreads review by Lou

Shari Botwin’s Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing is a powerful combination of Botwin’s expertise in the area of mental health and her own personal experience with trauma. A must-read for trauma survivors, this book speaks to the innate powerful ability within all of us to heal fro......more

Goodreads review by Jane

After hearing a portion of Shari’s story during an interview, I rushed to by her book Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing. The stories she shares, hers as well as those of others, are tough to digest emotionally and sensitive in nature but are so important. Trauma affects everyone –......more

Goodreads review by Joe

When I read Shari Botwin‘s book, thriving after trauma, I was deeply moved by the stories of trauma victims who have received therapy with Shari. My own story also appears in the book. As I read the case studies of her other patients, as well as Shari’s own past trauma, I thought about all the peopl......more

Goodreads review by Judith

As a trauma survivor and therapist, Shari has beautifully documented not only her own recovery, but the recovery of scores of others she has treated over the past 20 years. What impresses me most about this engaging, personal book, is Shari’s personal honesty that life after trauma can be rich, mea......more

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