Trauma Informed Healing

A new model of therapeutic action, one that heals trauma and dissociation, is overtaking the mental-health field. It is not just trauma, but the dissociation of the self, that causes emotional pain and difficulties in functioning. This book discusses how people are universally subject to trauma, what trauma is, and how to understand and work with normative as well as extreme dissociation. In this new model, the client and the practitioner are both traumatized and flawed human beings who affect each other in the mutual process that the promotes the healing of the client-psychotherapy.

Break free from the chains of your past, reclaim your life, and embrace a future filled with resilience, growth, and happiness. Do you tend to avoid getting too close to others, because you have this overwhelming dread and fear that they are going to leave you? Or perhaps you gravitate toward unhealthy relationships, because it’s what you’ve seen growing up?

In this groundbreaking book, Eduardo Duran - a psychologist working in Indian country - draws on his own clinical experience to provide guidance to counselors working with Native Peoples and other vulnerable populations.

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault provides a comprehensive overview of how to offer yoga to survivors of sexual assault in a safe, effective, evidence-based, and healing way. Zahabiyah A. Yamasaki, founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga, draws on the framework of trauma-informed care and trauma-informed yoga program development and curriculum, while also weaving in personal narrative and inspiring survivor stories.

If you've experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, your past trauma could affect how you care for yourself today. You may struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings, and reach for food to soothe your emotions when feeling sad, anxious, or stressed. You aren't alone. Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors offers an innovative, trauma-informed approach to overcoming emotional eating using the principles of mindfulness, self-compassion, and neuroscience.

With accessible strategies grounded in trauma-informed education and positive psychology, this audiobook equips teachers to support all students, particularly the most vulnerable. It will help them to build their resilience, increase their motivation and engagement, and fulfil their full learning potential within the classroom. Based on the successful Berry Street education strategies pioneered by the authors and includes comprehensive case studies, learning points and opportunities for self-reflection, fully supporting teachers to implement these strategies within the classroom.

Among the various treatments for trauma, trauma-informed yoga stands out, rooted in an ancient practice, offering a safe, compassionate, and empowering path to recovery. This book, authored by a seasoned yoga practitioner, serves as a compassionate guide towards empowered healing, resilience, and personal growth.

Updated and Expanded Edition How do you quantify the mental, physical, social, and cognitive health of people and organizations? Heart rate variability or HRV is the answer. HRV is a biometric that measures the differences in successive heartbeats. While simple, HRV provides an incredible amount of information on the health of our autonomic nervous system and brain. In recent years, HRV variability monitors have become smaller and very affordable. A simple smartphone application takes the data from the monitors, applies algorithms, and provides users with accurate data on their mental, ...

While there are many different approaches to healing trauma, few offer a wide range of perspectives and options. With innovative insight into trauma-related difficulties, Jasmin Lee Cori helps you understand trauma and its devastating impacts. Complete with exercises, healing stories, points to remember, and resources, this is a perfect companion for anyone seeking to reclaim their life from the devastating impacts of trauma.

Are you still carrying the weight of an emotionally abusive relationship long after it’s ended? Struggling to break free from the heavy chains of a trauma bond that keeps pulling you back? Jennifer Alushan, an experienced educator with several degrees in education and specialized training in trauma processing, guides you on this journey of recovery and self-empowerment.

Break Free from the Voice That Says You're Not Enough Do you ever feel like you're fundamentally flawed—like no matter how much you achieve, you’ll never truly be worthy? That’s not who you are. That’s toxic shame speaking—and it’s time to silence it for good. In The Shame Breakthrough, trauma-informed therapist Elena Rodriguez guides you through a transformative healing journey to dismantle the hidden force driving your self-doubt, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and emotional exhaustion. This powerful, compassionate guide will help you: Understand the true nature and origin of...

Susannah Griffith wishes she had spent less time thinking about forgiveness. But as a Christian minister, a biblical scholar, and a survivor of abuse, she has learned a lot about it.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “bad with money,” secretly afraid of success, or stuck in cycles of overgiving, under-earning, or financial shame — you’re not alone. You’re also not broken. The Quiet Path to Enough is a gentle, somatically-informed guide to healing your relationship with money from the inside out. Blending emotional wisdom, nervous system safety, and soulful self-worth, Rowan Wells invites you to move beyond hustle and scarcity — toward a definition of wealth that actually feels like yours. In these pages, you’ll learn how to: Understand the body-based ...

You thought he was your safe place. But somewhere along the way, he became the reason you stopped feeling safe inside yourself. This book is for the woman who gave everything to someone who slowly dimmed her light. You didn’t imagine it. The slow silences. The subtle digs. The confusion that made you question your own heart. You were loving him—but losing yourself. And now, you’re left holding the pieces, wondering when it all turned. In He Was My Safe Place. Then He Became My Trigger, Sienna Thorne guides you through the quiet unraveling of self that happens inside emotionally ...

Transform Your Practice Through Somatic Therapy In this step-by-step guide to experiential approaches to somatic therapy, Dr. Richard Nongard bridges the gap between traditional psychotherapy, coaching, hypnotherapy, and body-based healing, offering therapists a comprehensive framework for incorporating somatic approaches into their practice. With real-world case studies, word-for-word scripts, practical exercises, and evidence-based techniques, this book provides a roadmap for creating profound therapeutic change. Master the innovative BALMS framework: Breathwork, Awareness, Loosening ...

What happens when your past won’t let you breathe? Triggered is a literary docuseries that rips the bandage off trauma and offers raw, unfiltered glimpses into the healing process through the lens of group therapy. In Episode 1, we meet Consuela — a guarded, Afro-Dominican woman whose trigger—sandalwood incense—unlocks the floodgates of childhood violence and buried trauma. In a Baltimore-based group therapy circle led by counselor Emmanuel Simms, Consuela opens up. And when she does, the room listens—and breaks open. Each chapter centers on one participant’s story, but healing ...

Attention all who yearn for a deeper understanding of the intricate dance of human relationships: Do you often find yourself oscillating between the urge for closeness and the impulse to retreat? Are you constantly navigating a maze of unpredictable emotions and attachments? You're not alone. In the heart of these perplexing dynamics lie the mechanisms of attachment, and this book meticulously breaks down the pivotal role they play. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll discover: The very fabric of attachment, starting from the cradle to the complexities of adult life. Real-life stories ...

STUCK AF: How to Stop Ghosting Your Potential and Do the Damn Thing By Nati Carrillo If you’ve ever been fired up after a life-changing event or deep coaching session… only to find yourself back on your couch, scrolling TikTok and ghosting your goals, you’re not lazy. You’re just stuck. This book isn’t here to cuddle you. It’s here to call you out, call you forward, and give you the tools to finally break the cycle. Inside, you’ll discover: Why you sabotage everything you care about (it’s not what you think) The hidden trauma behind your “lack of discipline” How to stop ...

With a bachelor's and master's degree in education and over 30 years of experience, plus training in trauma sensitivity, author and mother of two, Jennifer Alushan, is ready to give parents and caregivers proven techniques to effectively understand and authentically interact with children so the healing process can begin.

This powerful two-in-one resource serves as your step-by-step companion through the emotional healing journey. Inside, you’ll learn how to navigate the impact of trauma, recognize the hidden patterns behind your behavior, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that have felt lost, ignored, or wounded.