Healing Ptsd

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Problems Practical Principles from a Powerful Parable It has been over two thousand years, but Truth is timeless. A scribe's simple question prompted a profound parable. Meeting the man where he was, an itinerant Teacher unfolded a story of uncommon wisdom. In this volume, international evangelist, author and pastor, Joseph Kostelnik, offers his own insights into one of the Greatest Stories Ever Told. Discover for yourself within these pages the life-healing truth concerning The Stranger on the Road

The vagus nerve is the longest and most complex of all the 12 pairs of cranial nerves emanating from the brain! Obviously, owing to its size and complexity, you can bet that its responsibilities are just as many. For example, it is responsible for carrying messages to and from the heart, brain, digestive system, various organs, and muscles. It is responsible for the parasympathetic nervous system and oversees many critical body functions, including communicating motor as well as sensory impulses to every body organ.

Susan Rodgers' writing masterfully explores the pain that can lie just beneath the surface. She opens up conversations about guilt, healing, and acceptance — and reminds us how much peace is waiting just beyond those talks. - Brandon Lorimer, The East Magazine Some wounds never heal. Ricky Raines was once a typical twelve-year-old boy. One evening when he was supposed to be watching his little sister, the unthinkable happened. Ricky has since spent his entire life paying for a single mistake. Fast forward to a simple fundraising luncheon, where Dallas White and his friend Jessie Wheeler ...

TIR offers an opportunity for the members of a CISM team to deal with any accumulated emotional baggage that their involvement in crisis-intervention has created. Training in TIR adds another tool to the toolkit of crisis-intervention techniques and enables peer-support to ad-dress an extended range of crisis-reactions, even those that might justify a clinical diagnosis. If virtually all the emotional reactions of a colleague in crisis could be accommodated and addressed through CISM and TIR, then the difference to the individual, the CISM team and the community would be immense. I look ...

What makes me qualified to write this book? Simple. I have been in your shoes. I have experienced a great deal of trauma, many of the circumstances that you have previously dealt with, or those you are dealing with now. I have come through the dust. I have persevered. I am still standing here to tell my story and to tell how I healed from it.

Lives can suddenly be sent crashing down when images, conversations, smells, or sounds begin to remind us of something that is now associated with a traumatic event of that time. Emotional trauma increases the feeling of shame inflicted many years ago. Families hid it and never spoke about it, fearing that the trauma would shed disgraceful light on the survivor - the syndrome of "we don’t air our dirty laundry”.

Poets and writers from around the world unite to share their poems and short stories about overcoming trauma, healing, mental health, the power of words, faith, self-love, scars that have healed, and lessons learned to inspire, give hope, and support mental health programs. Contributing authors include: Big Sal, Bryan Franco, Chuck Kellum, Clara Klein, Clay Octobre, Colleen Wells, D.A. Carns, Diana Humphrey, EB Hills, Elizabeth Cox, Isabella St. Kim, Jason Bayliss, Jessica Oakwood, John Ganshaw, Julie A. Dickson, Karuna Mistry, Kathy Chaffin-Gerstorff, Leland P. Gamson, Dr. Lori Goss-Reaves...

For 18 years of my life, I dealt with harm daily. I suffered over 40 years with a substantial assortment of trauma-related manifestations. The devastation of the problems began when I was a child and lasted until I was in my mid-40s. I know my story sounds bleak but don’t be discouraged. Peace, laughter, joy, and happiness eventually came my way.

Freedom from past pain is not a random act or period of time in waiting, but an intentional process of breaking chains. Becoming unbreakable is a process of purification through life's trials by fire. From someone who has overcome the destructive trials of a pain-filled past, Dr. Scott Silverii shares not only what he’s lived, but what he knows to be the simple reality of life. Let’s commit to smashing the shackles that bind us.

In her inspiring book, reading specialist and motivational speaker, Keli, shares her personal journey of overcoming trauma and adversity to become a successful educator, healer, and role model. With her loving and compassionate demeanor, Keli has dedicated her life to teaching young children as a Kindergarten Reading Specialist and helping others through energy healing.

Where there's light, there are shadows. Turning your back on your shadow doesn't make it disappear. It's still there and always will be because it's part of you. It's far better to face it and embrace it. In doing so, you'll find the happiness, power, and success you've been searching for. This is book 2 on shadow work and within these pages we'll dig in deeper, cover more ground, and do more work that leads to ultimate healing and freedom. I'll show you how to view your shadow traits differently, integrate them, and use them as a powerful force that can help you in life rather than holding...

Are you tired of people pooping on you? Have others hurt you so much you can't seem to live your life without bitterness? In this easy-to-read guide, discover how to move on after relational heartache. It is possible to find joy even after betrayal (even by people in the church). In What to Do After People Poop on You, discover a sane, biblical way to move on.

Hard times come in many different forms and, sometimes, come crashing down on us in the guise of trauma, loss, failure, or disappointment. It is similar to riding the river. Sometimes, there are troubled waters. When change comes to us in these ways, we often find ourselves having to start from the scratch.

Let’s talk about your vagus nerve, a large branching nerve that connects your brain to all of your major organs. It transmits information in both directions, so both your brain’s orders and your organs’ reports to the brain go through the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is responsible for calming you down after a stressful situation, controlling the inflammation levels in your body, regulating your digestion, and much more. As you see, a lot can go wrong in your body if the vagus nerve is somehow blocked or not active enough.

A raw and intimate memoir of one woman’s experience navigating infidelity and divorce, Andrea Merkl illustrates what it means to heal trauma individually and collectively as she gave birth, endured a year-long social media detox, ran a triathlon and discovered a dissociated childhood trauma of sexual abuse.

What is the most scientifically effective way to overcome degenerative illnesses? What is the quickest way to overcome breathing problems or skin rashes? What is the most efficacious way to beat PTSD and re-energize your body? Listen to the most powerful secret of restorative healing discovered serendipitously by a 9/11 survivor.

PTSD: No Apologies is a powerful anthology of personal stories and poems. Many of the stories were by those whose lives have been affected by PTSD. Collectively, they demonstrate what happens when an individual has been exposed to horrifying situations that stick in the memory...refuse to leave...and are constantly relived, again and again.

Jay Levy's Pretreatment In Action: Interactive Exploration from Homelessness to Housing Stabilization provides the reader with a wonderfully crafted, detailed step-by-step manual with real-world scenarios on how Pretreatment and the Stages of Engagement play out in the actual work. The vignettes are rich with descriptions that clearly come from a deep repertoire of experience working in the field that gives the reader confidence they are being guided by someone who has been in their shoes. The thoughtful questions and space to reflect add a helpful workbook touch to the feel of the text, ...

Have you wondered what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms really are and how you or a loved one can help get treatment? There are over 20 suicides per day in the United States due to military-related PTSD, and it does not need to be this way. In this book, you'll learn why.

Your health, your well-being, and literally your life depend on this nerve - learn how to heal it! Did you know that your heart rate, your digestion, and your mood are all dependent on a single nerve? The vagus nerve (strictly speaking, a symmetrical pair of nerves) connects your brain to all of your organs. So you’re very lucky to have found this audiobook. It will teach you how to boost your physical and mental health by stimulating your vagus nerve with natural methods. Natural vagus nerve stimulation has tremendous benefits and no side effects.