Being A Wounded Healer
Being A Wounded Healer Books
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Being A Wounded Healer presents a “spiritual develop of care” to complement the typical “medical develop of care.” The medical develop looks at eliminating wounds. The spiritual develop looks at finding meaning in the midst of wounds. The spiritual develop presented in this book is based upon the spiritual traditions of all of the major religions. The develop is presented to help physicians, nurses, social workers, clergy, and counselors find meaning in the midst of their own wounds so that they can help patients/clients find meaning in the midst of their wounds.
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I first read “Being a Wounded Healer” when I was interning at a rest home agency. As a recovering survivor of chronic abuse and trauma; I secretly feared that I would not be able to handle the stark, raw emotions that many of my clients and their families were expressing to me. My insecurity was armored by comments from some of my supervisors and peers who insisted that abuse survivors cannot become effective mental health professionals because we’re hurt goods (my words, their underlying meaning). Douglas Smith’s book helped me to realize that I not only should stop accepting their unwarranted shame and rejection; but I also should CELEBRATE the fact that my healing wounds were now apt a source of strength, like, caring, and spiritual light. Today, as a licensed mental health professional, I specialize in recovery from trauma, abuse and grief. I like my work, I like my clients, and I like watching them heal and learn their own Posttraumatic Growth (Tedeschi and Calhoun, 2004). Thank you, Mr. Smith, for challenging us to accept, honor, and celebrate our wounds, even as we continue to minister to others.
Rating: 5 / 5
Doug Smith is fabulous in person as a presenter and I was truly looking forward to reading his book. Perhaps my expectations were high, having heard him converse in, but the inspiration and knowledge I was hoping to glean from his book were severely gone. It is not well written and tends to overstate the same concept. There are better books if you are looking for any inspiration or private growth.
Rating: 2 / 5
As a nurse that works with the terminally ill I constantly hear from the patients that they feel useless, a burden on their family, left out, diseased or not worthy. In our society we tend to focus on those that are “perfect” or “exceed”. No one is perfect. Our wounds make us unique. It teaches us humility, compassion, charity and like. Doug’s book is about “real” people and how we are all alike in unique ways. I appreciate the book showing us how we can take our wounds and become better people.
Rating: 5 / 5
“This is an extremely matter-of-fact book aimed at helping people USE their woundedness. As a Thanatologist, I’ve encountered all manner of woundedness, suffering, and misery. So often we hear the messages RUN from pain and suffering. HIDE FROM IT. TAKE A PILL. GET OVER IT. But wounds are a part of life: we cannot escape them. So Doug shows how we can USE them to become better people, how we can USE them to become better healers, how we can USE them for the benefit of ourselves and others. This is a VERY PRACTICAL BOOK!”
Rating: 5 / 5