Creating a Healing Society
by Susan Lawrence, M.D.
Published by Elite Books
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Reviewed by Lauretta Ali
Susan Lawrence, M.D. is more than an author and a doctor. She is a healer, a motivator and absolutely a lifesaver. Her book, Creating a Healing Society, is not only profound but has the capabilities of changing our views on trauma and how it impacts all of us daily.
I was just overwhelmed with emotion after reading the first few pages. I put it down, I picked it up--all in the span of a few moments. Not only does she share her own personal experiences with trauma, but she also shares her life with those she has and continues to come in contact with. I found it unbelievable how giving this nurturing human being can be.
Honestly, reading this book has changed my life for the better. It was like holding up a mirror and finally finding out who is on the other side.
Dr. Lawrence takes us through a journey of understanding how trauma, particularly as a child, can change us and chart the course of our lives. We learn about how AIDS is affecting us as a people, and also how other diseases affect society as a whole. Her book touches on loss of life, and how people can affect us long after they have passed away.
But, most important, what can happen to society if we recognize how as adults we traumatize children in a way that we truly never realize. By understanding this we can surely eliminate and discontinue the handing down of pain from one generation to another.
I celebrate Dr. Susan Lawrence, her book and its message. She is our modern-day Florence Nightingale, alive, well and healing others by the grace of God.
Armchair Interviews says: Very thought-provoking book.
Author's Web site: http://www.creatingahealingsociety.org