Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma

By Janina Fisher,

Book cover of Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists

Book description

Traumatic experiences leave a “living legacy” of effects that often persist for years and decades after the events are over. Historically, it has always been assumed that re-telling the story of what happened would resolve these effects.

However, survivors report a different experience: Telling and re-telling the story of what…

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1 author picked Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love this workbook because it is straightforward in defining childhood developmental trauma. It explains the Autonomic Nervous System and how trauma stays stuck in the body today. I use diagrams and simple worksheets to explain why my clients feel the way they do.

I like that it explains that trauma is not just working out through the brain but includes the body, most importantly. I also believe that true healing from trauma has to include somatic body-based work, which this workbook explains. 

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