We elicit from the world what we project into the world; but what you project is based upon what happened to you as a child.
Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and this book ‘What Happened to You?’ provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand.
Have you ever wondered “Why did I do that?” or “Why can’t I just control my behavior?” Others may judge our reactions and think, “What’s wrong with that person?” When questioning our emotions, it’s easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It’s time we started asking a different question.
Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
It Didn’t Start with You: Free And Heal from Inherited Suffering
Here, Winfrey shares stories from her own past, understanding through experience the vulnerability that comes from facing trauma and adversity at a young age. In conversation throughout the book, she and Dr. Perry focus on understanding people, behavior, and ourselves. It’s a subtle but profound shift in our approach to trauma, and it’s one that allows us to understand our pasts in order to clear a path to our future―opening the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way.
Lastly this book is going to change the way you see your life. Add this bestseller book to your reading list now!
Winning The War In Your Mind: Way Out of Unhealthy Patterns
“Where Hope Lives. What we experience in childhood shapes us forever―and that is especially true for young victims of trauma. It’s a lesson Oprah learn as a child being raised by an abusive grandmother. She developed ‘a keen sense of when trouble was brewing’. When she would be subject to ‘whuppings’ at times so brutal, the welts left behind would bleed through her clothing.
As a result of this and other abuse she suffered, Oprah has had a lifelong interest in understanding. And overcoming the profound effects of early trauma―and helping others do the same. Now, she’s team up with neuroscientist and child trauma expert Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, on this essential book. Revealing, intimate, and educational, it’s a testament to the authors’ wish for readers to come to grips with. And let go of, the past―and to move forward into ‘post-traumatic wisdom.'”
―Leigh Haber, O Magazine