We also studied Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry’s book What Happened to You? at university. It is a brilliant read. I loved the conversational style, afterwards I read Dr Bruce Perry’s book The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. I often recommend both books to people. I love the shift from what is wrong with you to what happened to you. The shift from judgement to compassionate curiosity that this reframe invites.
Danielle, Yes, the shift from judgement to compassion--and importantly curiosity--has been so essential to how I view myself and others. And the book The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog was one of the earliest books I read on trauma. The difference in the two boys--one raised when the mother had support and the other when she did not--profoundly impacted me in my focus on support for young mothers.
I've been looking forward to this! I enjoyed reading "What Happened to You?" a while back, and I remember thinking at the time that I never thought I'd be reading a book by Oprah Winfrey. It was so helpful! And I am amazed at the way God made us!
I felt I needed to lead with that hesitancy as many are skeptical--as I would have been earlier in my life. It is so helpful--even after years of absorbing the information, I still learned so much!
We also studied Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry’s book What Happened to You? at university. It is a brilliant read. I loved the conversational style, afterwards I read Dr Bruce Perry’s book The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog. I often recommend both books to people. I love the shift from what is wrong with you to what happened to you. The shift from judgement to compassionate curiosity that this reframe invites.
Danielle, Yes, the shift from judgement to compassion--and importantly curiosity--has been so essential to how I view myself and others. And the book The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog was one of the earliest books I read on trauma. The difference in the two boys--one raised when the mother had support and the other when she did not--profoundly impacted me in my focus on support for young mothers.
I've been looking forward to this! I enjoyed reading "What Happened to You?" a while back, and I remember thinking at the time that I never thought I'd be reading a book by Oprah Winfrey. It was so helpful! And I am amazed at the way God made us!
I felt I needed to lead with that hesitancy as many are skeptical--as I would have been earlier in my life. It is so helpful--even after years of absorbing the information, I still learned so much!