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

By Bruce D. Perry, Bruce D. Perry M.D. Ph.D and Oprah Winfrey

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.

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Published Apr 27, 2021

304 pages

Average rating: 8.62

207 RATINGS

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Readers say *What Happened to You?* offers a compassionate, accessible conversation on trauma, resilience, and healing, blending neuroscience with per...

Jessica M
Jul 11, 2026
10/10 stars
Amazing. I don’t read books multiple times, but this one I will. It is SO full of wonderful information and quotes that I want to capture. For those who have had trauma, know someone who experienced trauma, or work with anyone that has had trauma (teachers, coaches, managers, spouse, adult children, parents, etc). So much insight. Excellent read/listen.
StephGold
Jan 06, 2026
10/10 stars
This is easily one of the most accessible books about recovering from trauma I have read. This is an excellent read for the general public. I highly recommend it!
wendyhale
Nov 30, 2025
10/10 stars
This is a great book about trauma and recovery. Dr Perry breaks down symptoms of ptsd and removes the stigma of trauma with a clear path for moving forward.
annikamuyres
Sep 10, 2025
10/10 stars
This book was not a "self-help" book per se, but more of a self-awareness/self-reflection book. It delved into a lot of the science, on an understandable level behind trauma, childhood experiences and how they affect us as adults, as well as how societal systems work with trauma. I learned so much and I thought it was very insightful.

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