I just wrote a long review. I pressed Preview your review. It's no where to be seen. Oh well.

Suffice to say, for now, Belleruth Naparstek, in her beautifully put together composition, has created a wonderful, easy to read, 'makes sense' story, (with up-to-date findings on brain chemistry, and the workings of the body chemistry, etc)-that explains, for me, clearly, why my father, is the way he is, and, what he has 'walked through' since being a WWII COMBAT Gunner, and UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Enlisted man, at the ages of 17, 18, 19 and 20, in the years, 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945 in the South Pacific. It has also provided much insight into how I might even 'help' him now, in his 82nd year, and, it has also given me great insight, into 'what' is my problem--the blessing, and the curse, from my own experience, of being a survivor of a traumatic (life threatening) experience.

As a therapist who works with many trauma survivors, I believe this book should be required reading for every clinician. Survivors will be able to feel validated in their suffering, understand why talking alone has not helped, and access clear ways to move past their symptoms.