Keep Breathing

I think this book will be over a lot of people's heads. It had so much information.
Good book tho.
Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

This book was part memoir, part psychology textbook. There was lots of information presented and the author clearly did her research and is knowledgeable about the subject of trauma.

Possibly because I am a psychology professor and familiar with some of the information she presented, I found if sometimes too much and made it feel more like a book I’d assign in my class and less a book that could be accessible to someone navigating trauma.

Overall the book is well written and I can see how it could be very important to help some people navigate trauma and recognize the role their brain is playing in their current situation.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Have you experienced a great loss in your life? Are you struggling to understant what trauma looks like. If so, you will appreciate Kate Truitt's offering. Here she shares candidly about the crushing loss of her fiancée just days before thier weeding and the ramifications of such a loss. In addition, she shares her clinical experience to help others understand why the brain acts the way it does. Trauma is hard and relationships are risky, but Kate's book will help you unpack both just a bit.

This isn't going to be a book that non-mental health professionals will want to read. It will definitely go over their heads. Considering it's going to be published by PESI that makes sense overall. I would assume it's going to go along with a training associated with this material.

The book has a good mixture of memoir to keep the reader engaged but also concrete information that can be applied to daily practice needs. The author presents themself as well-informed and knowledgeable about the subject of trauma.

Thank you to @netgalley for a copy of this eARC for review.

Keep Breathing is part memoir, part textbook in trying to understand the themes of trauma and loss. Reading this perspective from someone that went through loss and how they are trying to resolve it through a scientific understanding was a breath of fresh air. As someone who is learning within the Psychology field, it was a little easier for me to understand the subject matter but I can see that this could be somewhat heavy for others that do not normally read about psychological themes. I appreciate the openness and vulnerability from the author and the work put into explaining the finds from her research.

I highly recommend this for people trying to navigate their own grieving journey. It was a tender and direct look into what healing can look like for someone.