Individual Responsibility in Large Scale Trauma - Melissa Sinclair
Episode 21
Today, trauma is happening at a larger scale than most of us have ever seen. Real wars are being fought, and individuals are hurting. As leaders, we want to do everything we can to create peace and stability in our communities and lives. But few things are more daunting than this task. In a world full of hurt, what can we do as leaders to create peace and stability?
Join us on the Lasting Change Podcast, where we’re talking with Melissa Sinclair, Ph.D. and professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. Together, we talk about how she has learned to be a peace leader and how it all starts with focusing on the self before leading others to do the same.
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Recommended Reading from Melissa Sinclair:
Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh (note: I suggest starting with Part III, and then returning to Parts I and II of the book... bite-sized inspirations from a tremendous peace activist during the Vietnam War whose insights come from processing his own deep grief, loss, anger, etc.).
The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk
Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes, Peter Levine
Anatomy of the Soul, Curt Thompson
Trauma & Resilience, Schaefer and Schaefer
On sustainable peacebuilding, various works by John Paul Lederach
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