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Eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) - although still in its early stages of global recognition - is a form of therapy that has helped millions with their psychological ailments. Extensive research has evidenced the efficacy of EMDR’s approach in the treatment of trauma. This audiobook provides essential information about EMDR, discussing its history and definition, the eight phases of treatment, research-based results, and plenty of self-help techniques.

Anxiety is an insidious little monster that sneaks into our lives and turns them upside down. From panic attacks to irrational fears, this compact and quick-read book will give you 7 techniques you can use to lessen or gain control over your anxiety. Unfortunately, it does take more than reading this book to feel more confident and less anxious. You have to do the work using the skills that you learn through this book to make real changes. It's time to get started on your private wellness journey to overcome anxiety once and for all. There is a bonus section of affirmations and journal ...

Is it possible that the struggles you have with your child may because he or she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder? Once ignored, even by the medical professionals treating war veterans, PTSD is gaining global recognition as a very real and serious issue for those who have experienced traumatic events, even children.

The vivid and emotional story of one soldier's heroic struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.1944: Norm Bussel, an introspective and happy-go-lucky teen from Memphis, finds himself bailing out of a burning B-17 bomber just months after his 19th birthday. Touching-down in a field outside Berlin, Norm was immediately seized by local farmhands, who were in the process of lynching him when a passing German soldier put a stop to the execution.

Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is debilitating. Life seems to be on hold. Accomplishing the smallest of tasks takes all the stamina you can muster. Without treatment the symptoms get worst. Many suffer in silence. They simply don't have the energy or will power to leave the house and face the public to attend therapy appointments for help with their PTSD. That is where books come in handy. You can work on your healing in the privacy of your own home. I've written this book to help you on your road to recovery.

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.

If you're a survivor, it's important to take one day at a time. Let 101 Tips for Survivors of Sexual Abuse be your companion in healing, and you'll be reminded of the strength and wisdom that's already inside you. This book will help you celebrate the good days and develop solid coping strategies for the bad times. Most importantly, this book will remind that you're not alone, and it was never your fault.

Have you ever had a memory that, when brought up again, brings out the worst emotions in you? Perhaps it's an overwhelming sense of fear that you feel, despair, grief, or embarrassment. It takes control of your current self, and although the experience happened yesterday, a year ago, or even a decade ago, the vividness of that memory has a huge impact on how you perceive the world today. What if you could rewrite that memory and associate new feelings with it? Would you choose to be happy with, satisfied with, or even entertained by that memory instead?

Nossos problemas de ordem física, emocional e mental são fruto de cinco feridas que trazemos da infância: rejeição, abandono, humilhação, traição e injustiça. Para tentar fazê-las desaparecer, desenvolvemos máscaras. Porém, com o passar do tempo, essas feridas se tornam ainda mais profundas e nos distanciam de quem somos de verdade. Por meio de descrições detalhadas das feridas e de suas respectivas máscaras, Lise Bourbeau mostra como elas podem se refletir em nossa personalidade e até mesmo no formato do nosso corpo.

Conquer the CCTP Exam: Your Guide to the Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Credential is a concise, accessible study guide designed to help mental health professionals deepen their understanding of trauma treatment while preparing for the CCTP certification. This guide walks readers through essential topics such as trauma neurobiology, PTSD, dissociation, complex trauma, cognitive and somatic therapies, and professional ethics. Rather than providing comprehensive coverage of every topic that might appear on the exam, this book focuses on core principles, real-world applications, and ...

In Reggie Ford's bold reassessment of the Black experience in America, he demonstrates that a new understanding of PTSD is required. PTSD, or Perseverance Through Severe Dysfunction, as Ford defines it, underlines the darkness of mental illnesses and behaviors that impact young Black men and have plagued Black Americans for generations. But his reassessment is not doom and gloom. Instead, Ford implores that we turn pain into peace. Ford uses his own traumatic experiences to inform his call to action.

The Trouble with Trauma is the story of how the idea of psychological trauma appeals to the human mind. Trauma impacts many people psychologically, but the evidence on the long-term physical effect is incomplete. Theories that psychological trauma can permanently damage your brain, cause physical disease, and change your essential character have become staples of human thought worldwide.

If you want to learn how to recognize PTSD and help a friend or loved one heal, this audiobook is for you! The cure for PTSD is to learn how to recognise it in others (or perhaps even in yourself) and how to provide them with the support and understanding they need to make a full recovery. That's exactly what this audiobook is meant to help you do. So don't wait any longer: Be diligent about trying to save your precious one - and those around him - from being robbed of a better life.

Many health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes, have stress as a prime contributor. And if this continues, you could become fatigued, sick, etc., or even worse. If you want to be able to continue being a productive employee, doting parent, or caring friend, something needs to change. But it can be hard to change when you’ve become used to living with stress for so long. This is where this guide comes in.

With raw honesty and shocking vulnerability, Isaac Ford, Jr. shares his journey of tragedy, resilience, forgiveness, and unconditional love. This powerful, unforgettable memoir recounts the author's childhood in east Augusta, Georgia, affectionately known as "The Bottom", in the late '70s and early '80s, and a tragic childhood event that changed the trajectory of his life in very unpredictable ways. His incredible story inspires other survivors to believe and proves that you can heal and grow from traumatic events and adversity without being defined by them.

Are you happy with the person you see in the mirror? Find happiness and self worth by becoming "comfortably uncomfortable". Imagine what life would be like if you started to reconcile with your past and rewrite the narrative of who you are. You are the author of your story, and in mine, you'll learn how I took the steps to make peace with my troubled past. Rebuild my relationship with myself, my friends and my spouse. Outgrow my bad habits by forcing myself into uncomfortable situations and even find life hacks to parenting- which can definitely be uncomfortable.

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.

The truth of the matter is this: a person can experience complex PTSD (CTPSD) from any kind of event or events which make them feel helpless or hopeless. These events can be rape, childhood abuse or neglect, emotional trauma, extreme weather, and more...I understand the symptoms you are suffering all too well. I suffered from the symptoms until I spent a significant amount of time on my own personal growth and wellness. I can help you, too - but only if you’re willing to get real with yourself.

Young Sue Gurwell had always known that her father had been a paratrooper. And then there was the special poem in his roll-top desk she sometimes snuck a peek at, written by a member of Dad's regiment. This poem was a premonition of the sergeant's death. "Yes," her dad told her, "He was right—he died on D-Day." But it's not until 2016, after her parents had both passed away, that Susan Gurwell Talley and her husband Jack L. Talley begin to understand the true extent and significance of the wartime artifacts that had been staples of Sue's childhood.