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Buddhist Practices for Healing Trauma
Author(s): Tim Desmond (Author)
- Publisher: WW Norton
- Publication Date: June 16 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 176 pages
- ISBN-10: 132408247X
- ISBN-13: 9781324082477
Book Description
While many mental health books draw on secular mindfulness, Buddhist Practices for Healing Trauma offers something deeper: a comprehensive healing path grounded in the full breadth of Buddhist wisdom. Drawing from ancient sutras, traditional metaphors, and modern psychology, Tim Desmond—a psychotherapist and longtime student of Thich Nhat Hanh—guides readers through a journey of strengthening, acceptance, and transformation.
Each short chapter offers a concrete practice, from visualizing your five-year-old self to embracing suffering as compost for growth. Interwoven with teachings on non-self, the Discourse on Happiness, and the transformational power of loving–awareness, this book goes beyond symptom relief to support deep spiritual and emotional healing. Gentle, profound, and accessible, this is not just a guide to feeling better—it’s a path toward liberation. For readers seeking trauma recovery through Buddhist practice—not just Buddhist-flavored therapy—this book offers a rare and authentic resource.
Key takeaways include:
- You don’t have to “fix” yourself to begin healing—your suffering already contains the seeds of transformation.
- True mindfulness is not just attention—it includes compassion, wisdom, and joy.
- Healing trauma is not a linear path; it’s a process of strengthening, accepting, and transforming, repeated again and again.
- Buddhist psychology offers tools far deeper than secular mindfulness—tools for liberating the heart.
Whether you’re a trauma survivor, therapist, or spiritual practitioner, readers will come away with practical tools, deeper understanding, and a renewed trust in their capacity to heal.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Desmond’s clear, gentle writing style matches his approach to meeting our traumas and past sufferings. With his
Buddhist Practices for Healing Trauma, he encourages readers to nurture the seeds of compassion within us, making healing within reach. —Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real LifeTim Desmond offers a clear, compassionate pathway for healing that honors both Buddhist wisdom and the realities of trauma. Structured around cycles of strengthening, acceptance, and transformation—and grounded in safety, choice, and embodied practice—this book helps practitioners build capacity without overwhelm and translate insight into compassionate action. A practical, trustworthy, and deeply humane guide.—David Treleaven, PhD, author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
About the Author
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