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Book Review of Trauma Proof: Healing, Attachment, and the Science of Prevention by Benjamin Perks from Detask Reviews.
Author: Benjamin Perks @BenjaminPerks
Just back from an unforgettable #TraumaProof inspired policy exchange in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney with Centre for Policy Development. Great to engage with so many people committed to creating a world where every parent and child flourishes.
A very late โ books that I loved reading in 2025โ post. Not all published in 2025, but all shaped my thinking during the year. Obviously I sneaked my own book in there!
Carriage for Tudor. Has to happen. Spurs wanted to give Igor Tudor four more games, starting with this one. He doesnโt deserve even one more game. He doesnโt actually deserve one more half. That half was humiliating. 4-1 down and should be down to 10 men. Spurs were bad under Thomas Frank. Tudorโs made them worse. Wrong selections, wrong tactics.
Some sympathy for Antonin Kinsky; should never have started. Crazy decision by Tudor to pick him. And now heโs crushed him. Like his team, Tudor has no defence. He has to go. Now.
But the problem runs far deeper than a coach patently out of his depth and urgently needing put out of his misery. Players have to take more responsibility - why is Micky van de Ven flying in recklessly like that? Spurs dragged down by a lack of leadership throughout the whole club: from dressing-room to board-room via those in charge of recruitment and those in the dug-out.
Dismissing Tudor is an easy decision for the board to make. It's the obvious decision. The difficult decision is who should replace him? Fans want Mauricio Pochettino but he's otherwise engaged. For now. Robbie Keane? #THFC #ATLTOT
@CLAN_AU@Dymocksbooks I would love to, but doing a whirlwind visit to Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney this week with a packed agenda. I will come back! But dm me and I will send a signed copy for CLAN
@BenjaminPerks raised in an English orphanage, now Head of Advocacy for UNICEF in New York. In Trauma Proof, he explores healing from childhood trauma & argues '...pain caused by child trauma is not just an individual, it is a societal catastrophe. But it doesnโt need to be.'
At 3am, after 13 years in a harmful institution in Moldova, Pavel and his brother packed their bags, climbed the fence, and escaped into the night.
His journey beyond institutionalisation and toward safety, dignity, and belonging in a family shows why no child should ever grow up without one.
Read his inspiring story and support our Home for the Holidays Appeal to help more children find safe, loving families. ๐
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UK paperback edition of #TraumaProof out on January 7th, featuring a slightly different cover. I appreciate everyone who has supported the book so far. Exciting speaking engagements are scheduled in New York, Colorado, Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra in Q1 2026. Wishing everyone a 2026 full of love, hope and belonging.