War & Trauma: A Short Interview with Dr. Tim Lewis
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As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve been working for several years now on (what I consider to be) a ground breaking book on trauma and the cycle of violence. Tim Lewis’ new book Daddy, published by my company rose + spiral, dives into complicated questions of agency in the cycle of abuse. We all know hurt people hurt people, but why? And how? Are people in control as they are abusing others? What if they aren’t? What would that change about the way we treat, heal, or punish abusive people? When people are being traumatized, they are essentially being partitioned like a hard drive— with one person experiencing the abuse, and the other person safe inside, hidden in some other part of their head. When they abuse someone else days, weeks, or years later, they are essentially letting out that abused person to relive the abuse by committing it on someone else. By diving into his own trauma, American history, and healing methodologies, Tim weaves an intricate tapestry of trauma out of the collective consciousness.
War & Trauma: A Short Interview with Dr. Tim Lewis
War & Trauma: A Short Interview with Dr. Tim…
War & Trauma: A Short Interview with Dr. Tim Lewis
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve been working for several years now on (what I consider to be) a ground breaking book on trauma and the cycle of violence. Tim Lewis’ new book Daddy, published by my company rose + spiral, dives into complicated questions of agency in the cycle of abuse. We all know hurt people hurt people, but why? And how? Are people in control as they are abusing others? What if they aren’t? What would that change about the way we treat, heal, or punish abusive people? When people are being traumatized, they are essentially being partitioned like a hard drive— with one person experiencing the abuse, and the other person safe inside, hidden in some other part of their head. When they abuse someone else days, weeks, or years later, they are essentially letting out that abused person to relive the abuse by committing it on someone else. By diving into his own trauma, American history, and healing methodologies, Tim weaves an intricate tapestry of trauma out of the collective consciousness.