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Waking the Tiger

Written by: Peter A. Levine, Ann Frederick
Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
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Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: Why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed. Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. People are often traumatized by seemingly ordinary experiences. The listener is taken on a guided tour of the subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming life events. To do this, it employs a series of exercises that help us focus on bodily sensations. Through heightened awareness of these sensations trauma can be healed.

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What the critics say

"Fascinating! Amazing! A revolutionary exploration of the effects and causes of trauma." (Mira Rothenberg, author of Children with Emerald Eyes)

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Awful voice, but amazing book!

This book is filled with revolutionary research and life-changing advice and exercises! I'll definitely be buying the hard copy so I can reference it often

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Narrator puts you to sleep

The narrator has a very slow manner of speaking and it makes the subject matter more boring than it is.

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Narration hard to bear, but manageable

As others have suggested, I out the narration on 1.1x speed and that helped. Also picturing the narrator as a 1940’s radio announcer helped for some reason.

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Waking The Tiger is an awakening for oneself.

Informative, straight-forward explanations for a curious mind. A fascinating read the whole way through. A perfect book for anyone who is looking to have a great foundation of information for trauma related work with some methods to help process ones feelings.

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Annoying narration

I had a really hard time getting into this book, only because of the awful narration. The only reason I stuck with it, and got used to that voice, is because the information is so valuable.

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If you read this…

You’re at risk of realizing deep childhood trauma that happened in your life. Like I did. Amazing book but not for the faint of heart.

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Grain of salt book

One needs to be cautious while listening as there are comments that are out in left field.

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From the Master

This core work from Dr. Levine has been very helpful to me as I delve into my childhood wounds and chart a course forward. Recommended by my valued therapist, this book was insightful and useful. Explanatory and instructional. Highly recommend.

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Trauma is so devastating, and treatment doesn't always require drugs. But, there are also illnesses where medication is needed.

The narration was very slow, but I was able to speed it up. I learned a lot about trauma and how to help myself and others through trauma.

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Bad choice of Narrator for such an important book

This is an amazing book. I am so moved but what I've learned about trauma and the content is invaluable. The narrator is horrible. For such a sensitive and extreme topic the voice of the narrator is kurt, sharp, robotic and inhuman. I was so committed to the content that I pressed through but it was very, very difficult to manage.
Please re-record this book with a warmly voiced narrator who expresses the essence of the very sensitive material.

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