Reclaim: Understanding Complex Trauma and Those Who Abuse
Ahona Guha
Reclaim: Understanding Complex Trauma and Those Who Abuse
Ahona Guha
The relationship between trauma and mental health is becoming better recognised, but survivors and professionals alike remain confused about how best to understand and treat it. In Reclaim, through a series of case studies and expert analysis, Dr Ahona Guha explores complex traumas, how survivors can recover and heal, and the nature of those who abuse. She shines a light on the ‘difficult’ trauma victims that society often ignores, and tackles vital questions such as, ‘Why are psychological abuse and coercive control so difficult to spot?’, ‘What kinds of behaviours should we see as red flags?’, and ‘Why do some people harm others, and how do we protect ourselves from them?’
As a clinical and forensic psychologist, Dr Guha has had extensive experience in working with those who perpetrate harm — including stalkers, sex offenders, violent offenders, and those who threaten, bully, and harass — and she has a deep understanding of the psychological and social factors that cause people to abuse others. In turn, her clinical work in the trauma treatment field has led her to recognise the enormous impacts of complex trauma, and the failures of systems when working with those who have been victimised.
By emphasising compassion above all, Dr Guha calls for us to become better informed about perpetrators and the needs of victims, so we might reclaim a safer, healthier society for everyone.
Review
Mark Rubbo
In Reclaim, clinical and forensic psychologist Dr Ahona Guha examines the causes and impacts of trauma. Guha works both in private practice and as a forensic psychologist within the prison system. Her understanding of the complex nature of trauma and the way it impacts both victims and perpetrators makes this book enlightening. Many of us may have been the victims of abuse or some even the abusers; Guha identifies when behaviour crosses the line and causes significant psychological damage.
In many abusive relationships, the abuse creeps malignantly, desensitising the victim, often causing them to blame or doubt themselves. She investigates why some people harm others and takes us through the aspects and causes of trauma, as well as the possible treatments, and examines how society needs to change to minimise the prevalence of trauma. She does this drawing on her own experience, research, and fascinating cases studies. She reveals how she was the victim of abuse at the hands of her therapist, who abused her trust and vulnerability, and how she was able to recover from that abuse. Reclaim is for victims of abuse, for their families and loved ones, but above all for anyone who wants to understand human behaviour.
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