Tag: PTSD
The exciting reason PTSD Bookclub has been resting
What if the body politic kept the score?
Apologies for delays on the PTSD Bookclub and announcements about new and upcoming work on community violence, PTSD, and care from Virginia Eubanks! Continue reading What if the body politic kept the score?
PTSD Bookclub: Introducing *Heart Berries*
I couldn’t distinguish the symptoms from my heart. It was polarizing to be told there was a diagnosis for the behaviors I felt justified in having. And then, I knew some part of my disease was spiritual or inherited. Heart Berries, p 70 It’s August and Terese Marie Mailhot has got me thinking about generational … Continue reading PTSD Bookclub: Introducing *Heart Berries*
Irritable Hearts, Pt. 2: The Perplexing Language of PTSD
This week in #PTSDBookclub, we discuss the 2nd third of Mac McClelland’s Irritable Hearts, the atrocity hierarchy, and clarify the perplexing language of PTSD. Continue reading Irritable Hearts, Pt. 2: The Perplexing Language of PTSD
PTSD Bookclub: Introducing *Irritable Hearts*
This week, we begin discussions of Mac McClelland’s memoir, *Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story.* Continue reading PTSD Bookclub: Introducing *Irritable Hearts*
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
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
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
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