Regeneration, Pt 4: Explosive and Erosive Trauma
On the Fourth of July, we explore “explosive” and “erosive” trauma through the writing of Maggie O’Farrell and Bat Barker. Continue reading Regeneration, Pt 4: Explosive and Erosive Trauma
Category: Fiction
Regeneration, Part 3: The Male Mothers of Trauma
A discussion of masculinity, PTSD, and care in Pat Barker’s wonderful novel, Regeneration. Continue reading Regeneration, Part 3: The Male Mothers of Trauma
Regeneration, Part 2: Non-traums
An exploration of the first third of Pat Barker’s anti-war classic, Regeneration, which discusses the relationship between traumatized and non-traumatized people and the “just-world fallacy.” Continue reading Regeneration, Part 2: Non-traums
PTSD Bookclub: Introducing *Regeneration*
An introduction to Regeneration, a novel that follows soldiers, doctors, and their friends and family through shared experiences at Craiglockhart, a military psychiatric hospital in Edinburgh that treated officers for shell-shock and neurasthenia during World War I. Continue reading PTSD Bookclub: Introducing *Regeneration*
Slaughterhouse-Five, Part 3: The Blind Innkeeper
In our final discussion of Slaughterhouse-Five, the #PTSDBookclub explores the difference between care and caregiving. Continue reading Slaughterhouse-Five, Part 3: The Blind Innkeeper
The Space between Books: Kurt Vonnegut, Meet Micaiah Johnson
Comparing two different PTSD worlds: the time traveling horror show of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five and the multiversal healing of Micaiah Johnson’s The Space Between Worlds. Continue reading The Space between Books: Kurt Vonnegut, Meet Micaiah Johnson
Slaughterhouse-Five, Part 2: The Tyranny of Generosity
This week, we explore the second third of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five to discuss the impact of trauma on generosity, kindness, and mutuality in relationships. Continue reading Slaughterhouse-Five, Part 2: The Tyranny of Generosity
Slaughterhouse-Five, Part 1: Trauma Time*
In PTSD as in Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, you enter “trauma time.” It turns out time travel is more stressful than you might think. Continue reading Slaughterhouse-Five, Part 1: Trauma Time*
PTSD Bookclub – My Story and Slaughterhouse-Five
A little bit about my experience and an introduction to this month’s reading: Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five. Continue reading PTSD Bookclub – My Story and Slaughterhouse-Five
Virginia Eubanks 