Trauma, the body and transformation : a narrative inquiry / edited by Kim Etherington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Etherington, Kim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychic trauma.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Physical Description:

208 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Summary:

Trauma suffered during childhood can affect not only a person's emotional and mental health, but also their physical health, even into adulthood. This unique book fills a gap in research in this area, providing personal and theoretical perspectives on trauma and recovery. The contributors tell powerful stories of traumatic childhood events, including bereavement, abuse, and evacuation and separation from parents. They document their reactions to trauma whether through illness, disability, addiction, psychosomatic disorders, self-harming behaviours, or dissociation. Each author also shows the pathway they have taken towards transforming their bodies to well being. This is a valuable resource for those who are dealing with the impact of childhood trauma in their own lives; their families and friends whose lives are also touched; workers in the field of trauma, especially medical practitioners who can sometimes feel helpless when faced with patients whose symptoms they cannot understand or heal; and counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists. This book is also of value to researchers interested in narrative research methods.

Contents:

1. Trauma, the Body and Transformation / Kim Etherington 22

2. All That You Make / Carole Mandeville 39

3. Angels Nesting in the Mind / Ruth L. Barnett 52

4. Stars in a Midnight Sky / Indu Khurana 65

5. Journey of a Lifetime / Ginny Mayhew 77

6. Pretending To Be Me / Heather Weston 94

7. Pain in Paradise: Healing in the Tao / Michael Wai Hin Len 107

8. Around the Slices of Herself / Gillie Bolton 121

9. From the Ashes / Matt Valentine 138

10. The Silence of Somatisation / Jackie Kneeshaw 152

11. Guardian Angel's Story / Kim Etherington 165

12. The Weaver's Tale: Yarns and Threads / Kim Etherington 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1843101068

OCLC:

52480995