{"product_id":"trauma-of-everyday-life","title":"Trauma Of Everyday Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the bedrock  of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even the everyday  sufferings of loneliness and fear are traumatic. In \u003ci\u003eThe Trauma of Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e renowned psychiatrist and author of \u003ci\u003eThoughts Without a Thinker\u003c\/i\u003e Mark Epstein uncovers the transformational potential of trauma, revealing how it can be used for the mind''s own development. Epstein finds throughout that trauma, if it doesn''t destroy us, wakes us up to both our minds'' own capacity and to the suffering of others. It makes us more human, caring and wise. It can be our greatest teacher, our freedom itself, and it is available to all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Western psychology teaches that if we understand the cause of trauma,  we might move past it while many drawn to Eastern practices see  meditation as a means of rising above, or distancing themselves from,  their most difficult emotions. Both, Epstein argues, fail to recognize  that trauma is an indivisible part of life and can be used as a tool  for growth and an ever deeper understanding of change. When we regard  trauma with this perspective, understanding that suffering is universal  and without logic, our pain connects us to the world on a more  fundamental level.  Guided by the Buddha''s life as a profound example of the power of trauma, Epstein''s also closely examines his own experience and that of his psychiatric patients to help us all understand that the way out of pain is through it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57353914646910,"sku":"NW9781781804087","price":15.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781781804087.jpg?v=1778531107","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/trauma-of-everyday-life","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}