Truth and Repair

In trauma studies, Judith Herman is the GOAT. Truth and Repair follows up Herman’s landmark book Trauma and Recovery and cements her contribution to the study of sexual violence, healing, and justice.

Although The Body Keeps the Score became a surprise pandemic bestseller, it is Truth and Repair that updates trauma theory and clinical practice for the #MeToo era. Herman argues that justice is part of the healing process for individuals and communities.

Her feminist perspective on the real-world factors that enable sexual abuse is clear eyed and her prescription for how to connect healing and justice is ultimately hopeful.

Truth and Repair is the second of Judith Herman’s books about issues facing survivors that I have read. Her first was Trauma and Recovery, which included a chapter on a model that was used by The Woman’s Service, which provided me personally with many years of trauma-informed therapy.

An excellent model, no doubt helping many thousands of adults across the globe. In Truth and Repair, Judith explores how some of those survivors live their lives 20 years on. They share their stories and are all amazing people who have found different ways to tell their truth and ways they… show more.