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What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

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513
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88
Release Date
April 27, 2021
Duration
8 hours 27 minutes
Summary
'[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter...The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their traumatic past.' —AudioFile

This program is read by the authors.

Our earliest experiences shape our lives far down the road, and What Happened to You? provides powerful scientific and emotional insights into the behavioral patterns so many of us struggle to understand.

“Through this lens we can build a renewed sense of personal self-worth and ultimately recalibrate our responses to circumstances, situations, and relationships. It is, in other words, the key to reshaping our very lives.”—Oprah Winfrey

This audiobook is going to change the way you see your life.

Have you ever wondered 'Why did I do that?' or 'Why can't I just control my behavior?' Others may judge our reactions and think, 'What's wrong with that person?' When questioning our emotions, it's easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It's time we started asking a different question.

Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”

Here, Winfrey shares stories from her own past, understanding through experience the vulnerability that comes from facing trauma and adversity at a young age. In conversation throughout the audiobook, she and Dr. Perry focus on understanding people, behavior, and ourselves. It’s a subtle but profound shift in our approach to trauma, and it’s one that allows us to understand our pasts in order to clear a path to our future—opening the door to resilience and healing in a proven, powerful way.

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Reviews
Profile Avatar Elayne C. Jul 2021

This book is an investment in you and your clan. You will learn how “what happened to you” has impacted your life and how you can learn, grow and build resiliency. Fantastic read! Thank you Dr. Perry and Oprah

Profile Avatar Betty T. Apr 2021

It’s not about you! It’s about Opra

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2021

This book should be mandatory for anyone who works with children. The authors have a nice rapport and it is as if you are listening in on their conversation. The simple suggestions made by Dr.Perry are something that one can grasp and implement easily.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Mar 2022

Really good book, I think everyone should listen to it, as a former educator and someone with a traumatic past this book offers valuable insight to our behaviors.

Profile Avatar Lis H. Mar 2022

This was an insightful and powerful book. We all have had pain and some type of trauma. It has shaped us whether we realize it or not. Hearing the different stories from this book has given me new perspective. I recommend this book to everyone, we all need to listen and learn from others stories.

Profile Avatar Nat M. Feb 2022

Incredible book, highly recommend

Profile Avatar Karin D. Jul 2021

outstanding, invaluable content. this info should be mandatory course work for anyone

Profile Avatar Patricia D. Jun 2021

great book and so insightful

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2021

Everyone needs to hear this book. We all have trauma and it shapes our behavior. I appreciated the relatable stories and the hopeful healing sections. Great book!

Profile Avatar James N. Jun 2023

Excellent. The best and most accessible book on child trauma I have ever come across.

Profile Avatar Judi L. Nov 2022

This book holds life altering information for anyone dealing with our children or adults who have dealt with trauma-and who hasn’t?! If our educators were required to understand this vital information it could transform how they deal with our injured children without putting them on unnecessary meditations! A must read for educators or anyone wanting to understand people in general.

Profile Avatar Sussan C. Jul 2022

Excellent book. Everyone should listen to this to better understand ourselves and others. The stories are moving and many can relate to them in some form or another. Both Opra and Dr. Perry were great narrators. I am grateful for the groundbreaking work Dr. Perry did to understand how the brain processes trauma.

Profile Avatar Jackie S. Jul 2022

A new way of looking at trauma.

Profile Avatar Daniel C. May 2022

This book has made it into my Top 3 so far. It feels intimate and insightful. The conversation style makes it feel more like a podcast than a book but yet, it is rich in information and interesting data related to the brain, healing and trauma. I loved it. The narrators have great engaging voices and when the switch between “heavier” content and stories makes the materials discussed more digestible and relatable. Absolute gem of a book.

Profile Avatar Anonymous May 2022

I loved this book

Profile Avatar Amy N. Jan 2022

Worthwhile. Two take aways about giving others permission to treat us a certain way and Oprah’s definition of forgiveness.

Profile Avatar Michael H. Nov 2021

Found this book very helpful and illuminating. Understanding the neuroscience behind the traumatic response explains a lot. If you can understand what your going through and from where it originates you can learn how to tame it.

Profile Avatar Tamera K. Nov 2021

Healing salve to the soul. A must read for this generation in hope to once again see and thus reconnect to one another.

Profile Avatar Brent M. Oct 2021

Revolutionary

Profile Avatar Anonymous Sep 2021

Brilliant learning about human nature and the constructive truth about trauma

Profile Avatar Anonymous Apr 2021

Excellent!

Profile Avatar Suzylu May 2025

Such good information...whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey.

Profile Avatar Solar Feb 2025

Very inspirational.Tell me a lot but I want to write here more

Profile Avatar JerriAnn T. Jan 2025

Great book to help anyone understand how trauma effects us on every level.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2024

What happened to you ? That is the Reframed Question I can ask myself wholeheartedly without painful emotions such as fear, sadness, anger and toxic indifference in connection to American culture. Ms. Winfrey and Doctor Perry open up their hearts wide for all readers to clearly and truthfully provide plenty of guidance and insight concerning the inner lives of people everywhere in America and the world by extension .

Profile Avatar Emily C. Jun 2024

Excellent read. Great explanation of trauma and the brain.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Apr 2024

Definitely makes you think about life a little differently.

Profile Avatar Cindy V. Jan 2024

very cool book

Profile Avatar Niki B. Jan 2024

This book was a great start to my journey to knowing who I am deep inside.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2023

Life changing. This book is applicable in all of our lives trauma or not. One of the best books I’ve had the pleasure to read.

Profile Avatar Mike H. Sep 2023

This book won't be for everyone as it is more instructional and digs into the weeds about mental and behavior health, and how trauma impacts everyone, especially in the early days of life. I actually found it profound, however, I struggled with listening to Dr. Perry and his way of speaking for the book. In any case, he certainly is a brilliant person and has much to offer. From this day forward, I will ask myself what happened to that person versus what is wrong with that person. I have much to learn.

Profile Avatar Candice M. Aug 2023

I needed this book for a summer program for teachers. It was really a wake up call regarding trauma and information was so valuable. The narrators did a great job, both have a speaking style that kept my interest in a very challenging topic. Should be a must read for anyone working with children of trauma

Profile Avatar Luchi May 2022

great content that is useful on truma

What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

Author: Oprah Winfrey
Read by: Bruce D. Perry
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