On My Way to Wisdom($25.00Value)

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In this beautiful memoir, renowned trauma therapist Dr. Alison Miller recounts her long and wending life journey towards an undeniable and humane wisdom. From her youthful struggle to find herself as a woman who didn't fit what people thought women should be, to her eye-opening experiences as a student in India, through her survival of domestic abuse at a time few openly acknowledged it, and into her professional life as a therapist for abuse victims, Miller weaves a beautiful narrative of a spiritually-curious life grounded in compassion for others and for herself. Sometimes startling, sometimes heart-wrenching, but always relentlessly kind and inspiring, On My Way to Wisdom is a remarkable autobiography that will feel as beautiful as a fairy-tale and as true as your own life. Every human being has a story to tell. While celebrity memoirs and accounts of survival have long drawn readers, this book offers something different: the life of a psychotherapist who has spent decades helping victims of extreme trauma. Alison Miller, a leading trauma therapist, now in retirement, writes with characteristic honesty and humility about her childhood, adulthood, domestic abuse, spiritual searching, cross-cultural encounters and professional life. In doing so, she gently narrows the distance between therapist and client, reminding us that all of us mental health professionals are shaped by our own histories, losses and vulnerabilities. Despite knowing Alison and her work for decades, this book was a powerful surprise. O n My Way to Wisdom: The Evolution of a Trauma Therapist is thoughtful, clear and quietly wise. It will interest anyone curious about how the impact of lived experience can deepen compassion and how wisdom is formed over a lifetime. -Valerie Sinason, author of Hotel Mirabelle and the Wonderful Wheelchair Company