Mental Trauma

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.

Are you constantly feeling emotionally tortured by someone you used to love? Do you see no point in trying to get out because your abusive partner has taken control of your life? Abuse survivor turned domestic violence advocate, Marjorie Lise, knows this all too well. In her audiobook, she talks about how she was able to successfully stop suffering in silence and finally escape her abusive partner whom she had stayed with for an entire decade, with the hope that her experience will inspire you to take back control of your life, too.

Notre corps se souvient de tout... longtemps. Saviez-vous que la maltraitance, la négligence, la maladie mentale et bien d’autres épreuves subies à un jeune âge génèrent un stress toxique sur le long terme ? Or ce stress modifie notre système biologique et nous expose à un plus grand risque de développer plus tard des maladies graves (cancer, maladies cardio-vasculaires ou encore dépression). Illustrant son propos de nombreux exemples tirés de ses consultations et de ses recherches, le Dr Burke Harris nous invite à prendre conscience des traumatismes invisibles.

Don’t settle for an unhappy life! Learn to recognize the symptoms of trauma. Rape, assault, combat, natural disaster, death of a loved one, or an accident or illness have lasting effects if unaddressed and unresolved. You can free yourself from the grip of these life events. There is hope! The Trauma Map reconnects you to your true self — the person you lost when traumatic experiences were left buried. Through five simple steps, Dr. Karol Darsa will show you how to make peace with your past and find the internal quietness that we all desire.

In one way or another, we all carry trauma. It can manifest as anxiety, shame, low self-esteem, over-eating, under-eating, addiction, depression, confusion, people-pleasing, under-earning, low mood, negative thinking, social anxiety, anger, brain fog and more. Traumas, big or 'little', leave us trapped in cycles of dysfunctional behaviours, negative thoughts and difficult feelings. Yet many people are unaware they're stuck in old reactions and patterns that stem from their past traumas.

Are you a forgotten trauma survivor? Could hidden wounds from early naCCT be causing problems today? Even if your parents meant well? Even if you were also physically abused? Here are down-to-earth naCCT survivor stories you can relate to; strategies for identifying, handling, and de-activating subtle people-triggers and hard-to-recognize naCCT flashbacks; practical guidance and non-pathologizing support grounded in neurobiological trauma research; and a toolkit of empowering information, actionable exercises, checklists, and self-talk scripts.

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.

Many people have heard of trauma and PTSD. But when we think of PTSD, many of us think of nightmares and flashbacks that are related to one traumatic incident or event that has been experienced by the sufferer. There is another form of PTSD that's related to being exposed to repetitive trauma. It is called Complex PTSD, coined by a woman named Judith Herman.

The book links traits of complex post-traumatic stress disorder to childhood trauma real-life examples and researched evidence of both subjects. Weaved into chapters one to nine are techniques I found to help me in my recovery. Chapter 10 and 11 are final instructions to the listener for further recovery.

Childhood trauma gets trapped as trauma packets deep within the body, below the conscious mind, in a space that seems inaccessible. The trauma patterns will continue to repeat, wreaking havoc on relationships and blocking the soul’s deepest desires. The Inner Alignment Soul Retrieval System addresses the original traumas stored at every layer of the body—negative thoughts, death fear emotions, chaotic energies, physical dysregulation, lack of awareness, and spiritual disconnection—to restore wholeness and live in alignment with the Heart.

The social perception of masculinity is very black and white: one is either an alpha male or a beta male, and there can be no variation. However, this is not the reality of masculinity in today's society. Non-alpha males exist somewhere in the middle of the masculinity spectrum and are far more common than most people realize.

The Unspeakable Mind is the definitive guide for a trauma-burdened age. With profound empathy and meticulous research, Shaili Jain, MD - a practicing psychiatrist and PTSD specialist at one of America’s top VA hospitals, trauma scientist at the National Center for PTSD, and a Stanford professor - shines a long-overdue light on the PTSD epidemic affecting today’s fractured world.

In Achilles in Vietnam, Dr. Jonathan Shay used the story of the Iliad as a prism through which to examine how ancient and modern wars have battered the psychology of the men who fight. Now he turns his attention to the Odyssey, the story of a soldier's homecoming, to illuminate the real problems faced by combat veterans reentering civilian society. The Odyssey, Shay argues, offers explicit portrayals of behavior common among returning soldiers in our own culture: danger-seeking, womanizing, explosive violence, drug abuse, visitation by the dead, obsession, vagrancy and homelessness.

If your partner is a survivor of sexual trauma, they may experience anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or feel triggered by intimate situations. And you may feel confused or unsure of how to support them. This gentle guide will give you the tools you need to help nurture intimacy and trust, and cultivate a secure relationship. In Loving Someone Who Has Sexual Trauma, marriage, family, and sex therapist Megan Lara Negendank offers self-compassion and attachment-based communication skills to support your partner.

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.

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.

This is a collection of three powerful books that provides a comprehensive guide to healing from emotional abuse, trauma, and toxic relationships.

Are you a woman who is constantly worried about not being good enough? Are you yearning to live your life on your terms, not worrying about what other people have to say? Do you want to find simple, enjoyable, and effective methods that will help you deal with past traumas so that you can finally embrace the future with confidence? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, then you’ve got to listen to this book!

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.

Coauthors Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon are professional therapists who witnessed firsthand how mental health issues often went unaddressed not only in their own immigrant families, but in Asian and Asian American communities. Where I Belong shows us how the cycle of trauma can play out in our relationships, placing Asian American experiences front and center to help us process and heal from racial and intergenerational trauma.