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Psychologist Dr. Meg Arroll offers a much-needed framework for recognizing and combatting the devastating cumulative effects of small everyday wounds--"tiny traumas"--that, like major traumas, can negatively shape our lives.
Have you ever felt at a loss for an answer when asked: 'How are you really feeling?" Maybe you can't quite put your finger on it, but you know something is definitely off. Microaggressions, challenging family relationships, toxic positivity, work and pandemic stress, gaslighting--these are just a few examples of what psychologist Dr. Meg Arroll calls "Tiny T" trauma. These tiny traumas can slowly build up inside of us, and if ignored for too long, can manifest in our lives as high-functioning anxiety, perfectionism, binge eating, insomnia, broken relationships, and a host of other problems. While advice on healing from major trauma is plentiful, there is little guidance available to help us recover from these "smaller" yet emotionally devastating traumas that are common to all of us. Now, Dr. Meg fills that gap and helps us find peace with this revolutionary guide.
In Tiny Traumas, Dr. Meg introduces her three-step AAA approach that allows us to start understanding and healing from these tiny traumas:
Awareness: discover your unique constellation of tiny traumas Acceptance: see how these tiny traumas show up in your life and start processing them Action: start taking the steps to actively create the life you desireTiny Traumas teaches readers how to recognize and address past experiences so we can overcome the lasting pain and detrimental effects and truly start living the happier, more peaceful lives we deserve.
Author Notes
Psychologist Dr. Meg Arroll has worked with countless clients to address these Tiny T traumas and solve the issues they create. Tiny Traumas gives you the practical tools to take back control of your life.
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When left unaddressed, seemingly minor traumas can snowball over time into major problems--including insomnia, binge-eating, and a pervasive, "low-grade sense of 'what's the point of trying?' "--according to this compassionate guide. Psychologist Arroll (coauthor of The Shrinkology Solution) contends that, while bullying, financial strain, frequent moves, and similar stressors don't fit classic medical criteria for trauma, they exert cumulative damage on the psyche. When properly handled, however, "small-T traumas" can help readers create "emotional antibodies" that make for a stronger "psychological immune system." Arroll outlines a process that involves becoming aware of one's "unique constellation" of traumas, accepting how the trauma has affected one's life, and drawing on healthy coping strategies, such as maintaining a mood diary, meditating, and developing a healthier bedtime routine. While Arroll's definition of "tiny traumas" is sometimes so broad as to lose specificity, her argument for taking seriously "the small, daily things that drain our vitality, spark, and potential" is convincing and gives welcome due to the subtler pain points of modern life. This will resonate with those who feel caught in an "undercurrent of constant melancholy" and can't quite put their finger on why. (Jan.)
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 1 |
| 1 Tiny T Trauma and Why It Matters | 7 |
| 2 The Happily Never After … | 43 |
| 3 Comfortably Numb | 65 |
| 4 Born to Be Stressed | 89 |
| 5 The Perfectionism Paradox | 119 |
| 6 Human Seemings, Not Human Beings | 143 |
| 7 Eat Your Heart Out | 167 |
| 8 What's Love Got to Do with It? | 189 |
| 9 To Sleep, Perchance to Dream | 217 |
| 10 Transitions, Transitions, Transitions | 243 |
| 11 Jumping, Not Staring, into the Abyss: Your Tiny T Prescription for Life | 269 |
| Notes | 297 |
| Acknowledgments | 305 |
