Children of Trauma: Rediscovering Your Discarded Self

by Jane Middelton-Moz

Discusses the effects of substance abuse, neglect, sibling loss, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse on the family, and advises adults how to overcome their childhood traumas

Genres: Psychology, Self Help, Mental Health, Nonfiction

204 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Jane Middelton-Moz is an internationally known speaker and author with more than forty years of experience in consultation, training, and community intervention. She is the director of the Middelton-Moz Institute. Ms. Middelton-Moz has served on the Board of NACOA (National Association of Children of Alcoholics) and the Advisory Board of NANACOA (National Association of Native American Children of Alcoholics). She has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and has held numerous direct service, management, and executive positions in large non-profit corporations and community agencies.

Skilled at meeting the particular needs of an organization, Ms. Middelton-Moz is a dynamic keynote presenter and is known for her highly successful "hands on, participant driven " workshops. She is recognized for her work in the areas of adult children of alcoholics, multi-generational grief and trauma in individuals, families and communities, ethnic and cultural awareness, anger, cultural self-hate, differential diagnosis, values in the workplace and in families, empowering employees and creating positive work place environments.

Ms. Middelton-Moz has appeared on national television shows including Oprah, Maury Povich, and Montel Williams, on the Discovery Channel, and has had her own PBS special. She has also been quoted in US News and World Report and The Washington Post business sections on issues related to the high cost of negativity, bullying, mobbing, and unhealthy anger in the workplace.

Reviews

[Juan Pablo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was just okay. Gems are sprinkled throughout each chapter but this isn't really an eye-opening book. It's good as a starting point.

[Jun · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was a little sceptical at first, the format was very unique throughout the book.
It felt like a combination of stories, psychology, and validation.
Great read, really resonated with me.

[Mehreen Akhtar · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Book had a very interesting writing style which kept me engaged. Although the theory discussed makes sense in even the society of today, some of the use of disability-related language would not be acceptable now. This is understandable though as the book was written/published 30 years ago.
Much of the research and theory is relevant today and I think it’s good how the author bases her academic writing on anecdotal contexts. I also think it’s really good how the author touches on Intersectionality throughout her book which seems a very forward thinking topic of conversation to have raised during that decade.
I did find some of the book boring as I already had an academic understanding of most of the theories/ideaswritten about however, it does make a good book 2 read if you want to start building a knowledge base of developmental psychology. It also explores social psychology. I think it’s a book which would resonate with most people as it did resonate with me.

[Adele Gill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Children of Trauma by Jane Middleton-Moz is a must-read for anyone who lives with untreted childhood trauma. It is a compassionate read that may be the beginning of a whole new reframing of one's childhood that promotes mind-body-spirit healing.