{"product_id":"trauma-industrial-complex-by-darren-mcgarvey-9781529103908","title":"Trauma Industrial Complex","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn eye-opening critique of the trauma industry from Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey, revealing the unexpected consequences of sharing his story and outlining the need for systemic change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, trauma is everywhere, and it seems like everybody has it. Trauma shapes public debates on education, criminal justice and healthcare. It's cited as a root cause of addiction, mental health issues, and relationship breakdowns. It permeates media, from music and television to films and books – my own included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the increasing openness is welcome, I've observed that this rise has been accompanied by a parallel explosion of disinformation. We now have a poorly regulated marketplace – powered by social media's financial incentives – filled with confusing and sometimes harmful guidance about how to deal with personal trauma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery day, trauma-related content drives billions of views online. Across the Western world, millions are adopting narratives of their own fragility based on ideas they've acquired from under-informed content creators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs trauma is rapidly commodified, I've seen our stories of lived experience become largely dislocated from their original social and political value: to defend the vulnerable and leverage for social change. Now, trauma stories are less about spotlighting injustice, and more about monetising self-help for affluent people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did we get here? Are the stories we are telling ourselves liberating us or keeping us trapped?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this revealing and deeply personal book, I'll pull back the curtain on the \u003cem\u003etrauma industrial complex\u003c\/em\u003e, tipping the sacred cows of lived experience and sharing the hard-won wisdom I've gained from the calamitous events brought on by telling my own story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976841642220,"sku":"9781529103908","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529103908-trauma-industrial-complex.jpg?v=1784701139","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/trauma-industrial-complex-by-darren-mcgarvey-9781529103908","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}