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mudsumSenior Contributor
@CheerBear @Phoenix_Rising
Hope i didn't jump the gun but i'm really excited to read TBKTS (The body keeps the score) with any one else who is going to come along. not sure who else to tag. tried tagging others but the tags wouldn't come up.
still waiting for my book to arrive but thought why not.
hope no one is going to dis-friend me after this.
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@mudsum@Phoenix_Rising@CheerBear@NikNik@Former-Member Hi, I read this book a few mths ago. Though I felt triggered in places, it's an interesting read. Another good book is Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman. Hope you don't mind me butting in.
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@CheerBear I've come across that too, my very first post was about finding it hard to get help. The more we educate ourselves and others eventually helps us all get through. Good luck with your psych appointment, we'll be cheering you on. Before I go, I have found a social worker who is brilliant,mother are out there.
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MaggieSenior Contributor
It is supposed to read they are out there. Computer checks #######
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor
Hi @Maggie, It is super nice to see you here in our bookclub. 
The best counsellor I have had was my uni counsellor and she was a social worker by training. I think social workers tend to be much more helpful than psychologists (and that's coming from someone who has a psychology degree ). It is two years since I finished my degree and I am still grieving for my uni counsellor a LOT. I find it so hard that I FINALLY found someone who could actually help me...and then I lost her again. 
@CheerBear I can definitely relate to your feelings of hopelessness regarding the way most mental health professionals practice. Still, I am educating (A) and it sounds like you are educating your counsellor, so we are well on our way to educating every mental health professional in the country. Was it @Former-Member that we were discussing this with? I think it was.
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@mudsum@Phoenix_Rising@CheerBear Actually the mental health system gave up on me, that was how I found my social worker. She was willing to lay aside her previous experiences and walk with me. What a gift!!! I read whatever I can get my hands on now and learn myself. What a journey eh, each one different, unique. I only recently found my voice, it come and goes. Not physically, the courage to speak and hope there is something worth listening, writing. Thank you for letting me join in.
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Hi @mudsum, @Phoenix_Rising, @CheerBear and @Maggie
I want to join in on your book club! I've been wanting to read this for a while and have read the similar title "The Body Remembers", which references TBKTS and Van Der Kolk a bit so wanted to read this too.
Is everyone up to chapter 13 or have you moved past this already?
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