Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others. I recently read the sum of my parts, olga trujillos powerful memoir about her experiences with childhood trauma and dissociative identity disorder, for a book club with a small group of friends and olga herself. Kathy langham january 14, 2020 comments whos doing the work hayward session 1. Trauma stewardship book club domestic violence network. By developing the deep sense of awareness needed to care for ourselves while caring for others and the world around us, we can greatly enhance our. If you would like to help move trauma stewardship out into the world, you might consider. When we talk about trauma in terms of trauma stewardship, we remember that we are being entrusted with peoples stories and their very lives, animals wellbeing, and our planets health. A longtime trauma worker, laura van dernoot lipsky offers a deep and empathetic survey of the oftenunrecognized toll taken on those working to ma.
Joining the wisdom of ancient cultural traditions with modern psychological research, lipsky offers a variety of simple and profound practices that will allow us to remake ourselves. Book club writing assignments alameda county reading. Dublin trauma stewardship session 1 alameda county reading. In the days leading up to the book club, a few of us. The impact of secondary vicarious trauma can be enormous on those who are called to help. This book covers trauma from all types of stewardship animal rescue, species conservatorship, planet preservation, and human caregiving. Previous work tahoe truckee suicide prevention coalition. Lipsky offers a variety of simple and profound practices, drawn from modern psychology and a range of spiritual traditions, that enable us to look carefully at our reactions and motivations and discover new sources of energy and renewal.
This book by longtime trauma worker laura van dernoot lipsky offers valuable insight on selfcare for advocates and others who work with trauma survivors. In the days leading up to the book club, a few of us noticed changes in our sleep and cognitive patterns in ways that resembled the effects of vicarious trauma. Approximately 1215 people attend each of the book club discussions. Trauma stewardship an everyday guide to caring for self. In trauma stewardship, we are called to meet these challenges in an intentional way. In this book, i will attempt to provide readers with a meaningful guide to becoming a good trauma. This is a video about trauma stewardship the institute, the book, the founder, and people who have benefited from it all. We offer them as a window into looking at where trauma and violence impact our lives and our organizing, both where we experience it directly and where we are exposed to the effects of trauma violence on people around us. In her book, laura van dernoot lipsky presents the five directions as a navigational tool in building our capacity for trauma stewardship in the work that we. Trauma stewardship was a insightful read focusing on helping yourself while embracing trauma and struggles of family, the world, and work environments. Trauma stewardship is an essential book for advocates, social workers, therapists, chaplains and faith leaders. Mar 26, 2020 this series is the first in a series of blog posts that we will publish in the coming weeks that invites you, our supporters, colleagues, clients, and friends, to join us in the experience of mcrccs first book club discussing trauma stewardship.
White once wrote that the early american author, naturalist, and philosopher henry thoreau appeared to have been torn by two powerful and opposing drivesthe desire to enjoy the world, and the urge to set the world straight. What thoughts do you have given the work that you do. The following tools and excerpt are from the book trauma. The book offers wonderful incite into the helping profession and guides us. The trauma stewardship book club is a great way to start your self care journey in a meaningful way. You can begin your trauma stewardship by thinking about potential collaborators in your area, state, or region. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading trauma stewardship. The book is amazing and i was able to fine a guide to help guide the weekly book club. May 08, 2009 in trauma stewardship, we are called to meet these challenges in an intentional way. To participate in trauma stewardship isto continuously remember the privilege and sacredness of being called to help another sentient being. Trauma stewardship by laura vandernoot lipsky and connie burk april 17, 2018 trauma stewardship is an essential resource for anyone working with those who are suffering. An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others, has worked directly with trauma survivors for more than three decades. Trauma exposure, and our response to it, is one of the main concepts in the book.
I did not realize that i had trauma from my years of cat rescue, i had assumed it all came from my work with humans. Guide and monthly discussion datestimes will be sent to all registered book club participants on march 2, 2018. This series is the first in a series of blog posts that we will publish in the coming weeks that invites you, our supporters, colleagues, clients, and friends, to join us in the experience of mcrccs first book club discussing trauma stewardship. Best trauma books that help you with your healing nerdy. Trauma stewardship is an essential resource for anyone working with those who are suffering.
She describes this process as being trauma stewardship. February 6, 2017 this is the number one book i recommend to all people in my life, especially my friends and colleagues who work with other human beings, which, of course, we all do as facilitators. We will see ourselves much more clearly, will understand ourselves much better and will come up. Trauma stewardship audiobook by laura van dernoot lipsky.
A particular book that caught the eyes of many teachers is called trauma stewardship. An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others, 2009 francoise mathieu compassion fatigue solutions passionfatigue. See more ideas about trauma, trauma therapy and cool words. After you click post comment you will need to enter your name. I am reading this with a book club and am excited to discuss it in a group.
How can i mitigate the impact of vicarious trauma to help. Bring two quotesimages that inspire you to do this work. How are you different from when you began working in this field. Oea choice trust guide to starting a book club guide to starting a book club 1. A longtime trauma worker, laura van dernoot lipsky offers a dee. Trauma stewardship a daily practice through which individuals, organizations, and societies tend to the hardship, pain, or trauma experienced by humans, other living beings, or our planet itself. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lunch is provided, as is a free copy of the books to be discussed. Trauma stewardship facilitatingxyz facilitatingxyz. This book will convince you that selfcare is not a luxury, but a necessity for those who bear witness to others pain. A trauma exposure response has occurred when external trauma becomes internal reality 42. Trauma stewardship institute brene brown daring greatly laura van dernoot lipsky with connie burk, trauma stewardship.
An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others kindle edition by van dernoot lipsky, laura, burk, connie. In trauma stewardship, we are called to meet these challenges in an intentional wayto keep from becoming overwhelmed by developing a quality of mindful presence. Dublin trauma stewardship session 1 alameda county. As essential book for anyone in the helping professions. It is beautiful, yet incredibly raw and can be quite challenging to get through. Laura van dernoot lipsky, founder and director of the trauma stewardship institute and author of trauma stewardship. Mar 02, 2018 the first 15 people will receive a free copy of trauma stewardship. Key concepts laura van dernoot lipsky self care trauma stewardship published.
Trauma stewardship provides valuable advice for all those who toil for the bet terment of society and the environment we share. It was inspired from the book trauma stewardship by laura van dernoot lipsky and developed by cally bucknell. Join us on april 17 for the latest meaningful voices book club discussion of trauma stewardship. The first 15 people will receive a free copy of trauma stewardship. Author laura van dernoot lipskys lifetime of caring and service has given her powerful insights into those who have similarly devoted their lives to the greater good. Download the book club guide and participate in monthly discussions. We looked forward to the opportunity to gather with the group to share our experiences reading the book and to talk with olga and see for ourselves that she is doing well. This colorful and creative handout was developed as a tool for discussing burnout and vicarious trauma aka a traumaexposure response within a supervision or team context. An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others by laura van dernoot lipsky and connie. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Book join us on april 17 for the latest meaningful voices book club discussion of trauma stewardship. An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others paperback may 4, 2009. Through trauma stewardship, we are called to meet these challenges in an intentional way not by becoming overwhelmed but by developing a quality of mindful presence. If you are interested, please look for signup information as dates get closer. Joining the wisdom of ancient cultural traditions with modern psychological research, lipsky offers a variety of simple and profound practices that will allow us to remake. We offer them as a window into looking at where trauma and violence impact our lives and our organizing, both where we experience it directly and where we are exposed to the effects of traumaviolence on people around us. In chapter 1 of trauma stewardship, an everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others, the author, laura van dernoot lipsky writes.
The book club once a month, the teachers meet up in their small groups to talk about what theyve read so far, just talking about the book has helped, gwen nyman said. The following tools and excerpt are from the book trauma stewardship, by laura van dernoot lipsky with connie burk. Lunch is provided, as is a free copy of the book s to be discussed. Apr 17, 2018 trauma stewardship is an essential resource for anyone working with those who are suffering.
First online book club meeting for trauma stewardship. Creating an event in your workplace, city, or region. Write a reflection from your reading and book club discussion. Lauras program allows participants to selfselect their level of engagement.
If even a few of the readers of this book can enhance their capacity for trauma stewardship, we can expect to see consequences, large and small, that will extend beyond us as individuals to affect our organizations, our movements, our communities, and ultimately society as a whole. This beloved bestsellerover 180,000 copies soldhas helped caregivers worldwide keep themselves emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and physically healthy in the face of the sometimes overwhelming traumas they confront every day. Apr, 2020 in chapter 1 of trauma stewardship, an everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others, the author, laura van dernoot lipsky writes. One cannot go away from this book without understanding the relationship between oppression and trauma, the importance of purposeful action to. Thats why i wish i could buy and send a copy of trauma stewardship to every last one of you. This book has many ahha moments and nuggets of gold that are good to think and dwell upon throughout the day and incorporate into real life. Trauma stewardship i know a lot of our readers are folks in the helping professions, and even beyond that, a lot of us are exposed to trauma in our everyday lives. Download audiobooks written by laura van dernoot lipsky to your device.
Trauma stewardship book discussion mar, 2018 categories. Trauma stewardship discussion questions keyword found. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If even a few of the readers of this book can enhance their capacity for trauma stewardship, we can expect to see consequences, large and small, that will extend beyond us as individuals to affect our organizations, our movements, our communities, and ultimately society as. May 04, 2009 i bought this based on a vicarious trauma course i had taken. Trauma stewardship why faith matters is a resource from faithtrust institute in partnership with infaith community foundation. If you already own the book, let us know and we will extend your free book to a person in need. Trauma stewardship goodreads meet your next favorite book. Kathy langham january 23, 2019 book club, whos doing the work. Aug 26, 2019 trauma exposure, and our response to it, is one of the main concepts in the book.