However, Firestone does a decent job of summarizing what has worked for others without prescribing a self-help plan to the reader. I was initially apprehensive of the second half of the book, which offers seven principles to begin healing. I had several “aha” moments reading this book when I recognized my own experiences reflected in Firestone’s stories. She draws on biological and social science as well as anecdotal narratives to illustrate the experience of modern Jews reconciling with our family’s difficult histories. In “Wounds into Wisdom,” Rabbi Firestone synthesizes the multifaceted effect of trauma on the Jewish people’s collective and individual psychology. This book is the beginning of an essential conversation for the modern Jewish community. At the broadest level, these principles are directives for staying morally awake in a world rife with terror. Seven principles emerge from these wise narratives―powerful prescriptive tools that speak to anyone dealing with the effects of past injury. The tragic story of Firestone’s own family lays the groundwork for these revealing testimonies of recovery, forgiveness, and moral leadership. Throughout, Firestone interweaves their voices with neuroscientific and psychological findings, as well as relevant and inspiring Jewish teachings. In this book, Tirzah Firestone brings to life the profound impact of protracted historical trauma through the compelling narratives of Israeli terror victims, Holocaust survivors, and those whose lives were marred by racial persecution and displacement. Even when past trauma remains unspoken or has long been forgotten, it becomes part of us and our children―a legacy of both strength and woundedness that shapes our lives. The painful history of our ancestors and their rich cultural wisdom intertwine within us to create the patterns of our future. Her presence and authenticity move through every word in this book and bring forth a connection to self, others and the world.FOREWORD REVIEWS 2019 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS FINALIST IN BOTH THE RELIGION AND SELF-HELP CATEGORIES Our past does not simply disappear. She teaches that no matter what has happened in your life, you have the capacity, light and ability within you to heal. Furthermore, Teresa brings love, compassion, kindness, prayer and ceremony to life that will touch every soul with renewed faith and hope for healing. With audacity and courage, she reveals that anything that is loved can be healed and that we are born to heal. The author allows us to journey with her through her oppressive life and poverty in South Africa to her journey onto Turtle Island (Canada) and her joining with the Indigenous Nations in British Columbia and Northern Ontario. Written with soul language, poetry and story telling, Elders' teachings and ceremony, the author brings to life resilience and transformation. The author brings to life our journey as Indigenous Peoples globally from atrocities, oppression and multiple loss to healing and liberation of Spirit, mind, body and emotions. This book will evoke in the reader a Spiritual energy, hope, compassion and understanding of healing from Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction.
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