Healing Ptsd

Catherine, a sexual perpetrator, was Lauren O. Thyme's most dreadful past life. Karma was then brought forward from Catherine’s life to Lauren’s. Karmic repayment appeared in the form of sexual and emotional abuse from multiple perpetrators, resulting in lifelong complex PTSD for Lauren. The fear and despair that Lauren has experienced since toddlerhood has been intense.Catherine, Karma, and Complex PTSD is a riveting narrative of Lauren’s exploration into psychological and metaphysical realms to restore herself to health. She speaks for millions who are suffering.Lauren is ...

Can a woman haunted by torture and a man battling his own demons find love while outrunning a dangerous motorcycle club? Cayenne, road name Kai, is on the run from dangerous enemies, haunted by the trauma of being kidnapped and tortured. Suffering from PTSD and depression, her one responsibility is a weekly call to her brother, Spider, whose life depends on her existence. But when she sets up camp by a river in an isolated area, she expects to be alone. That is, until Rick and his loyal German Shepherd, Smoke, arrive and disrupt her precarious existence. Initially an enigma, Rick becomes a ...

Embark on a transformative journey to healing with "Beyond the Wound," a vital companion for anyone navigating the after-effects of psychological trauma. Through each chapter, this book delicately unfolds the fabric of trauma's profound impact on the human psyche, illuminating a pathway from darkness to the dawn of understanding and recovery. The narrative begins by peeling back layers of misconceptions, exploring the very nature of psychological trauma with depth and compassion. As the guide delves into different types of trauma, from acute, chronic to complex, readers are met with a sense...

We have learned how to suppress our pain and deny its presence, but when we fight against our internal turmoil, glimmers of peace are short-lived. Rejecting our suffering is not a sustainable solution because trauma is held in the body. In this book, Nityda Gessel invites listeners on a journey toward lasting freedom, with insights and experiential practices that marry the wisdom of Buddhist psychology, yogic teachings, and Indigenous understanding with somatic psychotherapy and neuroscience.

If you suffer from anxiety or depression it could be a sign that you're going through a spiritual awakening. Older souls are far more sensitive and tend to be plagued with emotional highs and lows, but that doesn't mean you need to live your life always on edge or in darkness. You can get control of your thoughts and moods while still progressing as a spiritual being, and I want to show you how. Many people, include me, believe that hyper or hypo moods can often be rooted in the soul. When we find ourselves feeling anxious or depressed it's an indicator that your spirit is going through a ...

If you want to improve your health and wellness, this audiobook is for you! Many people across the globe suffer from chronic ailments. If you’ve found yourself at a loss as to what to do to improve your health or ease the symptoms of chronic illnesses, your vagus nerve may the key. After all, it’s the largest and most important nerve in your body. Vagus Nerve details everything you need to know to unlock your body’s natural abilities and overcome and eliminate inflammation, brain fog, anxiety, depression, and a host of other ailments.

Where do you turn when the past comes to call? Cara Alexander wants to live life on her terms, but her paltry attempts at adulting have left her world a mess. Those around her think if she returned to the faith of her childhood and let God be in control, all would be well. She's not convinced. God proved Himself untrustworthy during the most tragic event of her life. Why would she believe His empty promises and supposed plans now? She’s just fine on her own. Except she's not. Her struggles with self-defeating behavior, bad choices, and debilitating fear bring consequences beyond her ...

Written by Twylia G. Reid, “BROKEN WINGS” is a true story of a mother’s unwavering love and courage for her son in the aftermath of a car accident. Main character, Mylon, was in all respects a bright young man on track towards the future he imagined when his life changed forever. Reid artfully describes the medical, emotional and spiritual difficulties of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor and his caregiver as she shares the pain of her son’s TBI diagnosis; and her commitment to support him through recovery and learning to live anew. She walks readers through accounts of ...

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), besides, it being something I’ve lived with for over 40 years now, it’s fear. When you experience something so traumatic like war, loss of a loved one, being attacked/raped, active shooter events, a car accident a fear response is embedded in your memory and “triggers” are created. You relive that experience over and over, especially if you experience a trigger like a similar smell, sound, sight, feeling (internal or external), or taste.

Packed with authentic advice, powerful anecdotes, and practical strategies designed to help listeners work through the trauma and emotional turmoil associated with PTSD, this groundbreaking DBT workbook shares an actionable path for working through PTSD and reclaiming your life.

Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and sensed a part of you was missing? Are you no longer the fully whole, vibrant, and courageous person you once were? Often it takes a fall to realize you were meant to soar high all along. Don’t accept emotional struggles as a life sentence. In You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished, Dr. Mehran helps you analyze your emotions and your body and go from managing symptoms to living abundantly. Learn how depression and anxiety are our own signals, saying, “Wake up, claim your life.” Meet Zoe, a successful corporate counsel and role ...

Embark on a transformative journey of healing with "Dance! The Complete Guide to Trauma Informed Dance Therapy." This groundbreaking book bridges the gap between psychological trauma recovery and the healing power of dance. Discover how somatic practices and dance therapy can unlock emotional release, stress relief, and personal transformation. For anyone grappling with the aftermath of trauma, "Healing Moves" offers a compassionate guide to using movement as a pathway to wellness. Learn about the body-mind connection and how dance can serve as a powerful tool for expressing and processing ...

It shook me to my core, having composed and survived these one hundred reasons why. I’ve kept them a guarded secret, remaining unshared for many years, but the shame should’ve never been mine... These are my truths, and I sincerely hope that sharing them will help someone else struggling with grief in their healing from abuse. I encourage everyone with a story of their own to speak it, even if your voice is a whisper. Write it, even if your hand trembles and perspires while you do. There’s something incredibly powerful in knowing that you’re not alone, after all.

The Desert Warrior is an extraordinary memoir of trauma recovery and resilience, while providing a fascinating look at one soldier’s return from the early, grisly years of the Iraq war. After losing her money, possessions, and fiancé, a soldier returns to the U.S. from war feeling disconnected from family, friends, and everyday American life. When she encounters rejection from her compatriots and the VA as a female combat veteran, she decides to embark on a global odyssey to find her own true meaning of “home.” While she may appear different than most as a multiracial woman who was ...

Reclaiming Life After Trauma addresses both the physical and psychological expressions of PTSD, presenting an integrative, fast-acting, evidence-based, and drug-free path to recovery. Authors Daniel Mintie, LCSW, and Julie K. Staples, PhD, begin with an overview of PTSD and the ways in which it changes our bodies and minds. They present research findings on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and yoga, giving the listener insights into how these powerful modalities can counteract and reverse the physical and mental aftereffects of trauma.

After serving in a scout-sniper platoon in Mosul, Tom Voss came home carrying invisible wounds of war - the memory of doing or witnessing things that went against his fundamental beliefs. This was not a physical injury that could heal with medication and time but a "moral injury" - a wound to the soul that eventually urged him toward suicide. Desperate for relief from the pain and guilt, Voss embarked on a 2,700-mile journey across America with a fellow veteran. Listeners walk with these men as they meet other veterans, Native American healers, and spiritual teachers.

Considering addiction through a trauma-informed lens, The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps offers an accessible, lyrical, and practical guide to Twelve-Step recovery that elevates a somatic approach rooted in healing, relationship, and Earth connection. Somatic and spiritual counselor, educator, and writer Nina Pick shows how addiction is rooted in survival strategies that protect us from overwhelmingly painful experiences.

Kayla is intent on leaving her past north of the border. Hired as a Canadian liaison by the US Navy, she finds the Coronado SEALs tough but amiable. Their Commander is another matter. With eyes like blue steel, Kayla resists the hungry attraction between them for good reason. Navy SEAL Commander Thane Austen (Ghost) treats his women like his missions: in, out and gone. Returning from deployment to find Kayla is his new tactical specialist poses a challenge, one he’s never faced. When the defiant beauty with haunted eyes becomes a serial killer’s target, the Commander has the excuse he ...

Taking place on a peaceful Wyoming ranch, this tale of love follows a brave pilot who confronts his personal struggles and finds forever in his soulmate. Sometimes the monsters are in your head... Xander ‘Panic’ Isaacs was always cool under pressure. His call sign had been a joke among the other pilots because nothing fazed him… until now. When even the bravest among the team shatters under pressure, they give a chance to one broken Flyboy to pick up the pieces in Wyoming. And sometimes you are trying to hide from them... Lyndsey is a forensic scientist and wants to testify for a ...

If you’ve already tried one method of treatment for PTSD yet experienced no positive results, there are still multiple other options available for you to test out, so don’t get discouraged. Every person heals uniquely to the next, which means you need to find the method that works solely for you. Keep in mind that treatment doesn’t automatically mean having to go to therapy - plenty of alternative ways to heal exist, allowing you to choose whatever feels most comfortable for you.