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While this is not a *replacement* for therapy, it is an absolutely PHENOMENAL supplement to therapy. It lays out the last 3+ years of personal and collective trauma along with the the transitional phases I—and everyone, really—is going through.

*Highly* recommended!

Aside from the surprisingly graphic intro that had me quite literally yelling in disgust (I listen while I commute to/from work) it as been an incredible read so far. The author gets straight to the point, summarizes each chapter at the end (AWESOME for audiobooks), and is referencing a lot of research books I’ve already read. I need a hard copy to highlight the heck out of!

Still phenomenal, but I just had a moment where I realized how much being around students has sunk in when I snort-laughed at the line, “Dear lord, keep me away from the devil’s taint.”

There’s a great balance of historical fiction—where it’s giving me “Crucible” and “The VVitch” vibes—and dark fantasy—where it’s really reminiscent of Neil Gaiman.

Patriarchy, Puritanical hypocrisy, religious persecution, and demons and spells and charms galore.

Absolutely loving this so far.

This definitely has potential, but I couldn’t get into it. I plan to come back to it!