The Paradox of Trauma and Growth in Pastoral and Spiritual Care: Night Blooming

Night Blooming explores the paradox of trauma and growth in pastoral and spiritual care, highlighting the complexity of human experience and the potential for positive transformation through suffering. It suggests that while psychological trauma is negative, moving through it can reveal a new, complex reality of the human experience. The book aims to learn how to stay awake through the night without glorifying it, believing that witnessing a rare and beautiful bloom could have great consequences for living a meaningful life.

Format: Hardback
Length: 130 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

The Paradox of Trauma and Growth in Pastoral and Spiritual Care: Night Blooming offers a unique perspective on the interplay between psychological and spiritual responses to trauma. It challenges the notion that trauma is solely negative and highlights the potential for growth through suffering. Through the metaphor of night bloomers, rare plants that thrive in darkness and bloom in the light, the book suggests that navigating trauma can lead to a deeper understanding of the human experience. It encourages pastoral and spiritual caregivers to embrace the darkness without glorifying it and to learn how to stay awake through the night, finding beauty and meaning in the process. The book emphasizes that the goal of pastoral and spiritual care is not to extinguish darkness but to learn how to stay awake through it, recognizing that growth and transformation can occur in the midst of suffering. By exploring the paradox of trauma and growth, Night Blooming provides a valuable resource for those engaged in pastoral and spiritual care, offering insights into the complexities of human experience and the potential for healing and growth.
The Paradox of Trauma and Growth in Pastoral and Spiritual Care: Night Blooming presents a unique perspective on the interplay between psychological and spiritual responses to trauma. It challenges the notion that trauma is solely negative and highlights the potential for growth through suffering. Through the metaphor of night bloomers, rare plants that thrive in darkness and bloom in the light, the book suggests that navigating trauma can lead to a deeper understanding of the human experience. It encourages pastoral and spiritual caregivers to embrace the darkness without glorifying it and to learn how to stay awake through the night, finding beauty and meaning in the process. The book emphasizes that the goal of pastoral and spiritual care is not to extinguish darkness but to learn how to stay awake through it, recognizing that growth and transformation can occur in the midst of suffering. By exploring the paradox of trauma and growth, Night Blooming provides a valuable resource for those engaged in pastoral and spiritual care, offering insights into the complexities of human experience and the potential for healing and growth.

Weight: 352g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498519939