Psychology Trauma

This groundbreaking book examines the cultural norms that impede resilience in America, especially our collective tendency to disconnect stress from its potentially extreme consequences and override our need to recover. It explains the science of how to direct our attention to perform under stress and recover from trauma. By directing our attention in particular ways, we can widen the window within which our thinking brain and survival brain work together cooperatively.

Quando se trata de emoções, é comum sentir culpa ou criar expectativas impossíveis de alcançar. Para Oprah Winfrey e o psiquiatra e neurocientista Bruce Perry, é preciso mudar a forma de ver a vida, focando em compreender as pessoas, os comportamentos e a nós mesmos. Esta mudança de perspectiva começa com uma pergunta diferente, mais acolhedora: “O que aconteceu com você?” Em conversas profundas e tocantes, os dois exploram como os traumas de infância moldam o cérebro infantil e determinam o comportamento na idade adulta.

They’re going to show up. If you’ve been teaching self-defense for any length of time, chances are that you’ve already taught a survivor of violence, whether you knew it or not at the time. If you are going to teach for any length of time, meeting a survivor is a ‘when,’ not an ‘if.’ These students present a specific set of challenges, and have specific needs. If they’re handled unconsciously or inexpertly, they can be damaged more easily than most other people.

Inner child healing is a crucial part of recovering from childhood trauma. I commend you on taking this step toward working on comforting and healing the wounded inner child within you. In Powerful Journaling for Inner Child Healing Part II, soft, calming narration guides you through a second set of powerful, in-depth prompts that are meant to help you remember, feel, and work through the tough parts of your past.

In these testing times, many feel unmotivated and have lost their mojo. Some are listless, retreating inward after trauma or loneliness, some become addicted to screens or meaningless activities, and many have lost passion in the face of life's challenges. Through fascinating tales from the consulting room and daily life, this book provides a groundbreaking model to regenerate hope. Graham Music outlines exactly how to understand and heal from a wide range of emotionally blunted states such as dissociation, depression, or helplessness.

What is it like to suffer Religious Trauma Syndrome while still inside a high demand religious organization? What causes Religious Trauma Syndrome, and what are the risks that come with continuing participation? A Voice from Inside presents the rare voice of a critical insider of the Watch Tower Society, offering an account of the experience, how people are struggling, and what can be done to survive and move forward.

Are you weary of navigating the ruthless battleground of modern life without a safety net?Ask yourself these pivotal questions: What if you could harness the power of effective communication and self-expression to overcome life's challenges confidently? Understand the profound impact of connections on your growth, happiness, and success. Have you ever considered the advantages of a robust support system in our competitive world? Discover the benefits of nurturing personal and professional relationships. Struggling to establish vital connections? Learn to identify and conquer common barriers...

Trauma leaves an indelible mark, impacting not only our emotional well-being but also the very structure and function of our brains. For many years, the prevailing belief was that the effects of trauma were permanent, etched into the neural pathways of our minds. However, the groundbreaking field of neuroplasticity reveals a different truth – our brains possess an extraordinary capacity for change and healing.

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.

Are You Constantly Battling Stress, Anxiety or Trauma? Do You Feel Trapped in an Endless Cycle of Worry, Fatigue or Emotional Turmoil? It’s time to break free! Science Backed Somatic Exercises is your 5 books in 1, step-by-step guide to unlocking the healing power of your nervous system using proven techniques that take just 10 minutes a day.

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.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. To begin the process of healing in a therapeutic environment, it is important to create a safe place in which the individual can explore and share their experiences, and gain understanding as to why they are experiencing life as they do. This book may offer much to promote the healing and growth of those affected by complex trauma.

Ein glückliches Leben – jenseits von Trauma und Schmerz. Du funktionierst. Du gibst alles. Und trotzdem fühlst du dich innerlich leer, ängstlich oder ständig erschöpft. Du fragst dich: Warum gerate ich immer wieder in ungesunde Beziehungen – in der Familie, in der Liebe, im Beruf? Die Antwort liegt oft tiefer, als du denkst: ein unverarbeitetes Trauma kann die Ursache für viele wiederkehrende Probleme sein. Emotionale Wunden aus der Kindheit, Missbrauch, Vernachlässigung oder destruktive Familienmuster hinterlassen Spuren.

Awaken from the grip of stagnation as you delve into the profound truths within. Let the healing power unfold, unraveling wounds, and revealing the inner impacts that shape your essence. Liberate yourself from the chains of childhood trauma.

An essential resource for psychologists, therapists, and clinicians to help clients understand dissociation, make sense of their parts, and visualize depersonalization and derealization—a stigma-free guide from the bestselling author of Dissociation Made Simple.

This book offers a collection of many new ideas: connection with the psychoid processes of the unconscious is a source of healing, especially in relation to trauma; fresh interpretation of the bedevilling flashbacks of trauma; addition of an alternative interpenetrating matrix to the container model of healing; sum of the insights of Nicholas of Cusa and their implications for Jung’s complex around freedom and relation to the Divine.

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.

Let’s say that you are going through one of your daily life routines when out of nowhere you start getting a sudden feeling of panic. You start losing your breath. Strangers start getting close to you and show signs of worry. Your heart starts racing and you can’t think of what to do next. Then in a matter of moments you feel normal again. But you can’t just ignore that this just happened. You lay awake at night, terrified that this will happen again; seeing how it’s not the first time. You don’t know what exactly has happened or why it happened.

“What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger,” the adage—adapted from Nietzsche’s famous maxim—goes. But how much truth is there to that ubiquitous, inexhaustible saying? Tracing the lives of six people who have experienced profoundly life-changing events, journalist Mike Mariani explores the nuances and largely uncharted territory of what happens after one’s life is severed into a before and after. If what doesn’t kill us does not necessarily make us stronger, he asks, what does it make us?

This audiobook discusses the unethical nature of the studies in the context of recent research on trauma and offers a specific and direct psychological message, proposing to finally close the door on the language side of these chimpanzee studies.