Judith L. Herman, MD is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of the Victims of Violence Program at The Cambridge Hospital, MA. She is the author of two award-winning books: Father-Daughter Incest and Trauma and Recovery. Considered one of the world's leading experts in the field of psychological trauma, Herman has lectured widely on the subject of sexual and domestic violence. She has received numerous awards including: a Guggenheim Fellowship, Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the Woman in Science Award from the American Medical Women's Association, and was named a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Three decades after the publication of her foundational Trauma and
Recovery, Herman brilliantly confronts us with another vital, but
much ignored, aspect of recovery: social justice . . . A
magnificent and inspiring contribution with profound implications
for the healing professions and for society at large
*Bessel van der Kolk MD, author of the No. 1 New York Times
bestseller THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE*
Through masterful storytelling, Herman charts the course from
trauma to justice and compels us to follow it. An inspiring and
practical call to action, Truth and Repair celebrates survivors'
wisdom and their power to heal themselves and the world we live
in
*Anita Hill, lawyer, educator and author*
Herman has written some of the most seminal, life-changing books on
violence against women. [Truth and Repair] does something even more
radical. She listens to the survivors themselves and skilfully
shapes their voices and wisdom into a practical and truly
enlightened road map for our future. Every word rang true and
essential
*V (formerly Eve Ensler), playwright of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES*
For thirty years, every single book written about the impact of
trauma has stood on the shoulders of Herman's groundbreaking book
Trauma and Recovery. Now, thirty years later, we receive a bookend
to that masterpiece, examining how survivors of gender-based
violence seek justice and healing. Truth and Repair is a deeply
researched and thought-provoking book offering hope and healing for
victims of violence
*Michelle Bowdler, author of IS RAPE A CRIME?*
Herman's earlier studies of abuse of women and children recast our
understanding of trauma. Now, in Truth and Repair, she comes full
circle in describing how initially powerless victims can, through
innovative social arrangements, achieve hard-won survivor justice.
In the process, we learn much about what justice really means for
traumatized people. Herman's perspective is deeply humane and
grounded in historical and political reality. Her work stands alone
in its arc and originality
*Robert Jay Lifton, MD, Columbia University*
This book is a revelation. With careful precision and dogged
research, Herman offers us not only a diagnosis of our most
pressing social ailments, but a prescription for healing. Rarely
does a book offer this level of insight, hope and remedy
*Rachel Louise Snyder, author of NO VISIBLE BRUISES*
A compelling outline of the necessary conditions of personal and
collective recovery from trauma
*Kirkus Reviews*
An incisive report on the links between patriarchy and gendered
violence . . . The result is a scrupulous and ardent call for
change
*Publishers Weekly*
A vital text to understanding the processes that underlay trauma,
how it unfolds, what it does to victims, and several larger
discussions about recovery
*Booklist*
An intriguing exploration of alternative methods of justice for
trauma survivors
*Library Journal*
An extraordinary book . . . beautiful, profound, and important
*New York Times Book Review*
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