Trauma Stewardship, Revised and Updated

The beloved bestseller and proven resource for maintaining resilience in the face of trauma—revised and updated for today's even more challenging caregiving landscape.

This much-loved bestseller has helped caregivers worldwide stay emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and physically healthy while confronting the overwhelming traumas they face every day.

Drawing from her decades of trauma work, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky offers a compassionate survey of the toll taken on those working to make the world better. You may feel exhausted, cynical, or numb—like you can never do enough. These symptoms of trauma exposure response affect us individually and collectively, draining the energy we desperately need to help others.

New in this revised edition:

• Addresses the intensified challenges facing today's helping professionals
• Features new stories from a diverse range of caregiving settings
• Includes updated research on trauma exposure and resilience
• Offers fresh tactics for staying vital and healthy in an increasingly difficult world

Trauma Stewardship guides you to meet these challenges through actionable strategies for examining your reactions, discovering renewal, and maintaining your capacity to care.“This book is a gift, a wise and compassionate guide for those who undertake the difficult work of caring for the traumas of the world.”
—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart

“Trauma Stewardship offers something essential: profound yet practical wisdom that doesn't look away from the world as it is. Clear-eyed, compassionate, and deeply humane, this book is exactly what we need for a time such as this.”
—Beth Macy, author of the New York Times bestseller Dopesick and executive producer on the Hulu miniseries of the same name

“This brilliant book balances emotional warmth with remarkable depth, and reminds us we are not alone. It equips us with essential tools to overcome what may feel like insurmountable challenges.”
—Devan Agrawal, researcher, Horne and Chueh Groups, Stanford University School of EngineeringLaura van Dernoot Lipsky is the founder and director of the Trauma Stewardship Institute. A pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, she coined the term trauma stewardship to describe a sustainable, justice-rooted approach to caring for ourselves while caring for others.

Connie Burk is the executive director of Kol HaNeshamah. She previously directed the NW Network, where she founded the National LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence, the National LGBTQ TTA Institute, and the annual Q&A summit.