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Lyn Barrett I'm currently working on a conference presentation called Is Forgiveness the Goal? With luck (and divine inspiration), I will turn it into a book. I a…moreI'm currently working on a conference presentation called Is Forgiveness the Goal? With luck (and divine inspiration), I will turn it into a book. I also have a meditation book for people with dissociative disorders on the docket.(less)

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	Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory 4.22 avg rating — 45 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Two Steps Forward, NYTimes

As most of us know, growth is slow and happens in increments. Sometimes we take two steps forward and one step back. This is true for our healing, for our relationships, and for our life goals. Hopefully, and with hard work, we are still moving forward.

It’s also true for the way the public perceives the world, including childhood trauma and how the body responds.

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“Everything everybody feels is okay, valid, and important.”
― Lyn Barrett, Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory

tags: memoir, spirituality, trauma

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“Trauma freezes the memory narrative. It is the task of survivors of early childhood trauma to thaw it out and turn it into story.”
― Lyn Barrett, Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory

tags: memoir, spirituality

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