What Happened to you? Episode 5

The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry. Lots of trigger warnings - this was a hard one to read for some of the members. Were you impacted emotionally, intellectually or both? And where is the hope in this book? Discussion Points: This is a hard book to read. Trigger warning. Link between biological and psychological health  Déjà vu - what is it? The importance of social relationships with depth  Coping mechanisms  Implicit bias from when we are children The impact on children in their first few months of their life Where is the hope? Was the book told without empathy? Learning about others who had past trauma Did this book impact you emotionally or intellectually or both? Trauma on a spectrum Missing the protective factors and talk of risk factors Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle ...

The Book Interrupted women, and their fan Squiggy, begin their first conversation on their Series 4 and first fan book choice: “White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism” by Robin Diangelo. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “White Fragility”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of white privilege, history, and how to begin antiracism work, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of Robin Diangelo. Discussion Points: White privilege Micro aggressions How to start talking about race and take the first steps in antiracism work How the history that is told to us is through a white perspective  Making noise can make change White centering Racism does exist and we’re all a part of it Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo Armchair Expert Brené Brown podcasts Miriam Makeba Interview 1969 Home appraisals: Hidden camera investigation reveals race could affect value (CBC Marketplace) The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson ...

Concluding their series on “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know” by Malcolm Gladwell, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle.  Discussion Points: Squiggy’s Stumble Forward t-shirt Mere’s mullet Twitter responses and Kim’s attempt to connect with Oprah  Book Interrupted playlists  International Women’s Day - Breaking the Bias Our next fan book: The Midnight Library Kim’s tarot card interruptions and Celestial Saturdays Joy Harjo quote: “silence is the white light of sound” Children asking parents stories of when they were younger Other podcasts to listen to on similar topics   Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:  Book Interrupted Website  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell Books Revisionist History Book Interrupted Teespring Shop Tony Scruggs The Empathy Guy Book Interrupted Talking to Strangers Playlist The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Masterclass - Joy Harjo Teaches Poetic Thinking Hidden Brain Mind Reading 2.0 Malcolm Gladwell debates Adam Grant Super Soul Sunday Hidden Brain Podcast: Mind Reading 2.0 Meredith Lady Lamp Instagram Reel  ...