Mental Recovery

Simple, imaginative activities and expressive therapies designed for caregivers to engage and connect with people living with dementia. Finding the creativity in the journey through dementia is a challenge millions of people face. One in three Americans knows someone with the disease. This practical book offers caregivers hands-on ideas for meaningful, creative activities they can do with their patients, family members, or friends who have dementia.

Survivors of childhood sexual abuse can begin a recovery journey informed by accurate understandings, not myths, and empowered by processes that help them thrive. Written for men and women by an author who is herself a survivor, this guide tells the truth about what complex trauma means for your physical and mental health. Listeners will learn how to build key recovery processes into their lives, including grieving, meaning-making, forging healthy connections with others, and finding hope. This guidance is scientifically-based, in findings from positive psychology.

If you're ready to transform your relationship with stress, anxiety, and overwhelming emotions, this book is your ultimate guide. Here's what you'll uncover: 5 Myths About ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) That Are Holding You Back

Miriam tried for most of her life to hide her mental illness. She hoped that if she pretended it didn't exist, nobody else would notice it either. That didn't happen. Unexplainable rage attacks, persistent intrusive thoughts and a recurring overwhelming despair are difficult to hide. Working as an x-ray technologist through Covid-19 contributed to her declining mental health. In a desperate attempt to numb the pain and cheer herself up she reached for what society endorses as the ultimate relaxant: wine.

The Mindfulness Approach to Health Behaviour Change (MATHC) takes the listener through a six stage experiential process that delves into the intricate landscape of change theory and therapeutic strategies to aid the transformative process.

Tired of being in a toxic relationship where the other one wants everything to go as they want? Are you in a relationship with someone who is a narcissist? You’ve found the right audiobook! This audiobook is meant to remove narcissism from your life and intends to completely remove this picture, where you are helpless in front of your partner and don’t want to bow to them every single time, just to make them happy. Make your relationship livelier and more exciting just by removing the "narcissism" curse, and live your life in a lovely and happy way.

“I’m fine” is the usual answer, typically the expected answer that rolls off the tongue without thought, a habit. The question is why. Because others don’t want to hear about problems? Because it would be viewed as complaining? Or, more importantly, because others wouldn’t understand? It is true, our culture as a whole does not understand psychological distress, such an essential topic. I’m Fine epitomizes how real feelings are generally difficult to reveal.

I was courageously invited by my wife’s family and my clients to look at Christianity and the Bible as a therapist and evaluate their value using my standards for mental health. My mind went into an entirely new level of functioning with what I discovered from the Great Within. We need to be confident in these conversations with Christians, because we have the high ground. Psychology, history, and research are on the side of Truth and not Christianity.

The primary objective for the narcissist is power. Narcissists are masters of deceit and manipulation, so anyone can be made a victim and suffer abuse at their hands. Those that do are likely to develop some level of narcissistic abuse syndrome.

For many of us, time spent in recovery—from a broken leg, a virus, chronic illness, or the crisis of depression or anxiety—can feel like an unwelcome obstacle on the road to health. Modern medicine too often assumes that once doctors have prescribed a course of treatment, healing takes care of itself. But recovery isn’t something that “just happens.” It is an act that we engage in and that has the potential to transform our lives, if only we can find ways to learn its rhythms and invest our time, energy, and participation.

Eating Disorder Recovery: A Comprehensive Guide to Healing Your Relationship with Food and Embracing Self-Acceptance is your compassionate companion on the path to overcoming eating disorders, regaining control, and rediscovering your true self.

Throughout recovery, whenever I’d heard something valuable, I'd write the gist on a scrap of paper. The book is a compilation of 250 such discussions—difficult lessons I've learned. Everyday "life" situations, relatable to anyone—whether they struggle with addiction or not: romantic relationships, self-esteem, self-centeredness, guilt, not letting go, dealing with other people.

This is the story of Ame, an unusual girl with a tendency to fall for all the wrong ones. Her abduction was foretold by the voices in her head. She has the same light in her eyes that marks them.

Are you looking for clarity on how to heal from the emotional toll of narcissistic abuse and wondering what steps to take next? You see, reclaiming your self-esteem after narcissistic abuse doesn't have to be difficult. Even if you've tried self-help techniques that seemed to make no difference, The truth is, its easier than you think.

In his plain spoken way, Father Martin tells it like it is about relapse. What relapse is, and what it is not. He talks hurtful unkind attitudes towards relapse and members coming back that are not helpful. How to prevent it happening to you, and what to do if it does.

Crises Happen... Will You Be Ready? Crises affect people on many different levels, including psychological well-being. The 2004/2009 tsunamis, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are among events continuing to affect millions of lives daily. Potential events like Avian and Swine Flu pandemics, global warming/climate change and threats of spreading unrest in the Middle East are concerns weighing heavily on all. Planning and coordination are important components of responses to crises, disasters, and critical incidents. Resilience, recovery from crises, community ...

Seventy percent of adults in the U.S. have experienced some type of traumatic event at least once in their lives. That's 223.4 million people. Twenty percent of these people will develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a severe reaction to traumatic events. One in 13 people will develop PTSD at some point in their life. No matter what caused your trauma or how bad it is, there is a cure to recover from darkness and rediscover happiness again.

A compassionate and accessible guide for parents whose children have experienced traumatic or life-threatening events written by one of the foremost authorities on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents. Dr. Scheeringa understands the desperation many parents feel and explains the impact of trauma, simplifies the science into layman’s terms, debunks the myths, and provides direction on navigating the confusing maze of the mental health world to find appropriate care.

There is a lot that you can do to free yourself from the pangs of long COVID. You can take back your life and regain your control over it. You might be wondering how, but that is why this book was written - to guide you on how to regain control over the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of your life after a COVID-19 illness.

Does fear of weight gain and all the options available overwhelm you, keeping you stuck where you’re at? Wouldn’t it be great if you had access to a recovery resource that works and left you feeling confident with how to get there and stay well? Freed & Fierce has got you covered! This comprehensive book is your solution to sustainable recovery, with a structured system to help you through each phase of recovery, step by step.