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“Sometimes bad things happen and you have to tell everyone; sometimes terrible things happen and everybody knows.”

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Stories keep the world intact. Storytelling predates the written word by about 3000 years. Fairytales specifically have always protested against societal constraints and commented on the human condition. Fairytales offer whimsy and truth. The whimsy makes us brave, and the truth points us in the right direction. I use fairytales from around the world because they remind me of hope and they show that no one is immune to sorrow.

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This book is a powerful invitation to think about yourself and others from an intergenerational perspective. What unexamined ghosts lie hidden in our family histories? Through compassionate and insightful storytelling, Dr. Galit Atlas illuminates how unprocessed traumas repeat themselves throughout generations, and confronting them offers the possibility of change. 🎧

Did you know that trees talk? Scientifically, another tree can send love to a sad one or a sick one. Baby trees hardly get any light, which means that a baby tree should die, but the roots of the vast trees feed it. Some forests are just fine. They are roots and joy and babbling brooks. Did you know if there‘s something that poisons one tree, the forest can suffer? That‘s how I think this happened. That‘s why it‘s all my fault.

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

#ABookADay2025

I picked this up to read again today after my day of work as a psychotherapist. My heart aches for those of you out there. It is so difficult to overcome the mother wound.

I loved this book so much.