Psychology Trauma

In an age where the familiar structures of identity, community, and certainty crumble into chaos, The Avatar Within: Designing Your Mythic Self in an Age of Chaos is an empowering guide for those ready to reclaim their power, authenticity, and purpose. Drawing from timeless myths, archetypal psychology, and transformational storytelling, Joseph Crown invites you on a profound journey inward to rediscover your mythic self—your Avatar. Far from a mere persona, this Avatar serves as your inner compass, guiding you toward wholeness and resilience amidst uncertainty and upheaval. Through ...

Life is a beautiful mess, full of ups and downs, elation and sadness. All experiences are good for development, despite their benevolence and horror, because they make us who we are, i.e., we are shaped by them. Without the contrast between the light and dark of them, we are left alone as hopeless and innocent as the day we are conceived; therefore, all experience offers us an opportunity to grow and navigate the disorder thrown in our way on a daily basis. It's necessary to become whole with our life history as it is our personal education that allows us to improve decisions and life ...

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.

A guided tour through the body’s innate healing powers. Many of us have learned to ignore, deny, or even mistrust the wise messages our bodies give us. The result is that when trauma strikes, a time when we need every aspect of our beings to master the challenge, we may find ourselves disconnected from our greatest strengths. Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, who has spent 30 years studying the gifts of the body and teaching thousands how to reclaim them, began to recognize this strength, which she likens to a GPS, when she herself experienced a life-threatening trauma.

Aimed primarily at teens and young adults, the information, guidance, and resources in this book will also make it valuable for anyone directly or indirectly affected by trauma as well as those wishing to learn new resiliency and coping strategies. Traumatic experiences come in many forms, from fighting in a war zone to suffering abuse at the hands of a stranger or a loved one to being in or witnessing an accident.

When neuroscientist Stephanie Mines started practicing the hands-on healing Art of Compassion, she began to unravel the mystery of trauma and the secret to resilience. As a survivor of early childhood abuse, police brutality as a social justice activist, and a series of dysfunctional and abusive relationships, Mines was profoundly curious about how the human nervous system finds resilience despite the cumulative burden of chronic stress and traumatic life events. While earning her doctorate in neuropsychology, she met Mary Iino Burmeister, master of the Art of Compassion, or Jin Shin Jyutsu.

When it comes to healing from trauma, several important factors play a role. These factors help victims of traumatic happenings heal faster. This is exactly what you will find in this audiobook: You will find seven reasons why you may still have PTSD symptoms, suggesting another perspective on your situation and the opportunity to improve it. Also, this guide will go over what the grieving process consists of, and how people manage their dissociation from things they would rather not remember.

Breaking the Cycle: The Epigenetics, Psychology & Trauma of Narcissistic Families not only tells a story about the author’s journey through healing and recovery, but also dives deep into the science and psychology behind generational family disfunction.

Comment guérir d'un traumatisme sans se sentir dépassé, même si vous avez lutté pendant des années et que la thérapie traditionnelle a échoué.

There’s a brighter road ahead than you can possibly imagine and you have everything you need to reach it. Ready to unlock the door? It’s estimated that almost 2% of the population has borderline personality disorder, so you’re certainly not alone, but it probably doesn’t feel that way, does it? Still, no challenge is insurmountable, not even the challenge of overcoming BPD. There’s hope on the other side of this, and there are realistic approaches you can take to transform your experience of daily life.

Boundaries are our way of setting limitations and rules around us in order to protect ourselves. This is crucial for inner child healing as we reparent and protect our wounded inner child. Drawing from the principles of inner child healing, this book offers a step-by-step approach to establishing and nurturing six essential boundaries. Boundaries for Inner Child Healing offers practical guidance, actionable strategies, and real-life examples to help you navigate the complexities of boundary setting and maintenance.

Are you sick and tired of bad habits dictating your life? Have you tried endless other solutions but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks? Do you finally want to say goodbye to trauma/PTSD and discover something which works for you?...you can utilize principles of neuroplasticity to improve cognitive flexibility, eliminate depression, and so much more without experiencing any negative side effects and without spending a lot of money!

Trauma following automobile accidents can persist for weeks, months, or longer. Symptoms include nervousness, sleep disorders, loss of appetite, and sexual dysfunction. In Crash Course, Diane Poole Heller and Laurence Heller take listeners through a series of case histories and exercises to explain and treat the health problems and trauma brought on by car accidents.

Built for Freedom is a no-holds-barred look at the root of all this suffering and the way I’ve found to leave it behind without having to turn your life into an unpaid career of therapy, recovery, and healing. The stories inside are an invitation to quit the fight and finally enjoy your birthright of freedom. Because you are already built for it.

Brendon Abram combines his first-hand experience with PTSD in the field and years of teaching to offer this practical guide to bringing trauma-sensitive yoga to both clinical and studio settings. Drawing on his work with military veterans, first responders, and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, he emphasizes the importance of respecting the uniqueness of every individual and demonstrates how to use the foundational principles of yoga to create a safe experience.

It is easy to be depressed if you live in a neighborhood that has few supportive resources available or is marred by gun violence. We are able to diagnose people with depression, but how does one heal a neighborhood? This City Is Killing Me brings policy and psychology together. Through case studies, Jonathan Foiles opens up his therapy door to allow us to overhear the stories of individual poor Chicagoans. Through statistics and the example of Chicago, he teaches us how policy decisions have contributed to these individuals’ suffering.

If past trauma is still affecting your decisions, relationships, and feelings, let this be your guide to freedom. From the best-selling publishers – LearnWell – comes the ultimate companion for everyone wanting to heal from past trauma. In a highly practical and relatable book, co-author Greg Sara shares his own trauma story and the exact steps he took to find healing, including therapy and lifestyle adjustments. Learn from his experiences, trials and errors, and emotional hurdles to pave your own path to freedom, hope, joy, and love.

Combining evidence-based approaches including positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and skills for regulating stress, The Resilience Workbook will show you how to bounce back and thrive in any difficult situation. You'll learn how to harness the power of your brain's natural neuroplasticity; manage strong, distressing emotions; and improve mood and overall well-being.

Healing Sex is the encouraging, sex-positive guide for all women survivors of sexual assault- heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, coupled, and single - who want to delight in their own sexuality. While most books on the topic broach sexuality to reassure women that it's all right to say "no" to unwanted sex, Healing Sex encourages women to learn how to say "yes" - to their own desires and on their own terms.

In stories of love and loss, of trauma and hope, told from care homes, living rooms, classrooms and kitchens, All the Lonely People is an intimate portrait of loneliness. Over countless cups of tea, psychologist Dr Sam Carr has collected hours of conversations with people young and old, including single parents, carers, teenagers and the bereaved, and found that while each of their stories is utterly unique, they are all born out of the same desire for human connection.