Even if one's past is marked by psychological trauma, it is possible to learn to love oneself again and to approach others with empathy. Encouraging examples show the way in which perpetrator-victim entanglements can be resolved and the goal of achieving a society as free from trauma as possible can be reached. Franz Ruppert, recognized as a trauma specialist through numerous psychotherapeutic publications, focuses in this book on an aspect that is often overlooked in trauma discussions: the perpetrator-victim dynamic that leads to a never-ending cycle of emotional injuries. Parents who were unwanted as children and not protected from violence often become perpetrators themselves towards their own children, unconsciously reenacting their own experiences. Entire societies can be associated with trauma in this way.