Unlocking the Secret Power of Awe: How Wonder Transforms Trauma into Healing
Part 1 is the section that reads most like memoir and is Walker’s own personal history of trauma and wonder. Part 2’s perspective widens to include stories from four other “survivors of loss, addiction and trauma.” These stories come from participants in the Healing Through Wonder Project which, in collaboration with The Sun Will Rise Foundation (which helps people who are bereaved due to substance use) focuses on sharing these stories. Part 3 is more of a field guide to wonder: some comments on the current work on wonder and awe, where and how to access wonder, and the chemical processes by which it heals our brains. An extensive Appendix lists books, music, and film that are related to, or could spark, wonder.
