What Happened to You? is subtitled “Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing.” Why have the authors chosen the format of a conversation to present the topic of trauma? What aspects of the authors’ backgrounds, as well the topic itself, lend themselves to this kind of structuring?

Examine the title of the book. Where does it arise from? What opposing view is the book trying to dispel through the key idea presented in the title?

Perry presents the idea that the brain develops, as well as processes information, in a sequential manner. What important underpinning does this have for the understanding of how trauma can lead to the creation of maladaptive responses?