{"product_id":"the-trauma-of-everyday-life-paperback-1","title":"The Trauma of Everyday Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revolutionary reexamination of trauma's role in the life journey, opening the door to growth and healing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the bedrock of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even the everyday sufferings of loneliness and fear are traumatic. In \u003ci\u003eThe Trauma of Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e renowned psychiatrist and author of \u003ci\u003eThoughts Without a Thinker\u003c\/i\u003e Mark Epstein uncovers the transformational potential of trauma, revealing how it can be used for the mind's own development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Western psychology teaches that if we understand the cause of trauma, we might move past it while many drawn to Eastern practices see meditation as a means of rising above, or distancing themselves from, their most difficult emotions. Both, Epstein argues, fail to recognize that trauma is an indivisible part of life and can be used as a lever for growth and an ever deeper understanding of change. When we regard trauma with this perspective, understanding that suffering is universal and without logic, our pain connects us to the world on a more fundamental level. The way out of pain is through it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Epstein's discovery begins in his analysis of the life of Buddha, looking to how the death of his mother informed his path and teachings. The Buddha's spiritual journey can be read as an expression of primitive agony grounded in childhood trauma. Yet the Buddha's story is only one of many in \u003ci\u003eThe Trauma of Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, Epstein looks to his own experience, that of his patients, and of the many fellow sojourners and teachers he encounters as a psychiatrist and Buddhist. They are alike only in that they share in trauma, large and small, as all of us do. Epstein finds throughout that trauma, if it doesn't destroy us, wakes us up to both our minds' own capacity and to the suffering of others. It makes us more human, caring, and wise. It can be our greatest teacher, our freedom itself, and it is available to all of us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCheck out Epstein's latest book, \u003ci\u003eAdvice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARK EPSTEIN, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, including \u003ci\u003eThoughts Without a Thinker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychotherapy Without the Self, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAdvice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarkEpsteinMD.com\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.18 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42561647509600,"sku":"9780143125747","price":27.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/ZGZjVXU0NmhnN3M1SzVaY2U3Zkkxdz09.webp?v=1770332131","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-trauma-of-everyday-life-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}