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Beschreibung
Working to make the world a more hopeful and sustainable place often means having to confront pain, suffering, crisis, and trauma head-on, day in and day out. Over months and years this takes an enormous emotional, psychological, and physical toll, one that we're often not even fully aware of until the day we feel like we just can't go on anymore. And our well-being and the work we're doing are too important to risk that happening.

This book is for all those who notice that they are not the people they once were or who are being told that by their families, friends, colleagues, or pets. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky takes a deep and sympathetic look at the many ways the stress of dealing with trauma manifests itself: feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, diminished creativity, chronic exhaustion, cynicism, and a dozen more.

To keep from being overwhelmed, we need to respond to suffering in a thoughtful, intentional way not by hardening our hearts or by internalizing others' struggles as our own but by developing a quality of compassionate presence. This is trauma stewardship. To help achieve this, 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. She includes interviews with successful trauma stewards and even uses New Yorker cartoons to illustrate her points.

Working to make the world a more hopeful and sustainable place often means having to confront pain, suffering, crisis, and trauma head-on, day in and day out. Over months and years this takes an enormous emotional, psychological, and physical toll, one that we're often not even fully aware of until the day we feel like we just can't go on anymore. And our well-being and the work we're doing are too important to risk that happening.

This book is for all those who notice that they are not the people they once were or who are being told that by their families, friends, colleagues, or pets. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky takes a deep and sympathetic look at the many ways the stress of dealing with trauma manifests itself: feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, diminished creativity, chronic exhaustion, cynicism, and a dozen more.

To keep from being overwhelmed, we need to respond to suffering in a thoughtful, intentional way not by hardening our hearts or by internalizing others' struggles as our own but by developing a quality of compassionate presence. This is trauma stewardship. To help achieve this, 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. She includes interviews with successful trauma stewards and even uses New Yorker cartoons to illustrate her points.

Über den Autor
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky with Connie Burk
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Jon Conte, Ph.D.
Acknowledgments
About the Coauthor
Introduction: On the Cliff of Awakening

Part One: Understanding Trauma Stewardship
Chapter One: A New Vision for Our Collective Work
Chapter Two: The Three Levels of Trauma Stewardship

Part Two: Mapping Your Response to Trauma Exposure
Chapter Three: What Is Trauma Exposure Response?
Chapter Four: The 16 Warning Signs of Trauma Exposure Response

Part Three: Creating Change from the Inside Out
Chapter Five: New Ways to Navigate
Chapter Six: Coming into the Present Moment

Part Four: Finding Your Way to Trauma Stewardship
Chapter Seven: Following the Five Directions
Chapter Eight: North: Creating Space for Inquiry
Chapter Nine: East: Choosing Our Focus
Chapter Ten: South: Building Compassion and Community
Chapter Eleven: West: Finding Balance
Chapter Twelve: The Fifth Direction: A Daily Practice of Centering Ourselves
Conclusion: Closing Intention
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Lebensführung allgemein
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781576759448
ISBN-10: 157675944X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dernoot Lipsky, Laura van
Burk, Connie
Orchester: Burk, Connie
Hersteller: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 227 x 154 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Laura van Dernoot Lipsky (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.05.2009
Gewicht: 0,434 kg
Artikel-ID: 121038166

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