The Courage To Heal Third Edition Revised And Expanded
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Creating a Healing Society
Dr. Susan Lawrence's Creating a Healing Society program pioneers the recognition of the devastating impact of human emotional pain and trauma as the root cause of societal and world problems. Without healthy support, traumatized people (unconsciously influenced by inner pain) engage in self-destructive or antisocial behaviors. We are accustomed to thinking about the impact of trauma on the individual, but rarely notice the dramatic effect that trauma has on our society. The cumulative result of these pain-driven behaviors can be seen in the epidemics of AIDS, Hepatitis C, drug addiction and alcoholism; in our violent and crime-ridden society; in unemployment, homelessness and poverty; in the ongoing cycle of child abuse and neglect; and, on an international level, in terrorism and war. In Creating a Healing Society, Dr. Lawrence describes her work with alcoholics, AIDS patients, prisoners, and others dying of what one of her clients calls the delayed effects of child abuse. Through concrete examples, she shows that people can turn their lives around, and by doing so, change the quality of our entire society.
Your Life After Trauma
Author: Michele Rosenthal
language: en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date: 2015-03-02
Restoring your sense of self after trauma. “In 1981 as a thirteen-year-old child I was given a routine antibiotic for a routine infection and suffered anything but a routine reaction. An undiscovered allergy to the medication turned me into a full-body burn victim almost overnight. By the time I was released from the hospital I had lost 100% of my epidermis. Even more importantly, I had completely lost myself.” Now a professional coach who specializes in helping trauma victims rebuild their lives, Michele Rosenthal struggled with the effects of medically-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for over 25 years before reaching a full recovery. Today, she is 100% free of symptoms of PTSD. In this book, she applies her personal experience and professional wisdom to offer readers an invaluable roadmap to overcoming their own trauma, in particular the loss of sense of self that often accompanies it. If you suffer from the effects of trauma or PTSD, whether it was caused by a single-incident like a car accident, or from chronic childhood abuse, domestic violence, illness, or war trauma, you are well aware of how disconnected you feel from the person you most deeply wish to be. Trauma interrupts—even hijacks—your identity. To cope, you may rely on mechanisms to keep your emotions, triggers, and responses in check, but these very habits can often prevent the true restoration of safety, stability, and inner connection. How can you rediscover your sense of self so that you honor who you were before the trauma (even if that trauma began at birth), understand who you are at this very moment, and determine who you want to be going forward? Like a therapist in your back pocket, Your Life After Trauma guides you in finding answers to these tough questions. Expertly written by a helping professional who keenly understands the post-trauma identity crisis that is so common among trauma and PTSD sufferers, it is a simple, practical, hands-on recovery workbook. Filled with self-assessment questionnaires, exercises, tips, and tools—not to mention insightful personal and professional vignettes—it takes readers through a step-by-step process of healing the identity crisis, from understanding some of the basic brain science behind trauma and why you feel the way you do, to recognizing who you were (or had the potential to be) before the trauma, who you are today, after the trauma, and who you want to become. With this book by your side, it is possible to regain a sense of calm, confidence, and control on your road to recovery.
A WALK IN THE WOODS: An Incest Survivor's Guide to Resolving the Past and Creating a Great Future
Author: Nan O'Connor MCC
language: en
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
Release Date: 2006-06-21
In this groundbreaking book, Nan O’Connor offers incest survivors and the professionals who work with them a powerful and compassionate path to healing. Based on her personal experience, the best techniques of her own therapy, and the concepts and tools she uses as a Master Certified Coach, this process guides the reader towards recovery and beyond. With this book, Nan O’Connor assures readers setting out on this journey that they will not walk alone. A Walk In The Woods is the most compassionate and user-friendly book I have found in over 20 years of working with incest survivors. Nan O’Connor creates a safe environment within which readers will find themselves traveling steadfastly toward transformational healing. Therapists will find this book a valuable resource. Incest survivors will find it a constant companion on their journey.” - Ron Young, Ph.D., Psychologist “The author’s deeply poignant story and eloquent, straight-from-the-gut writing is so powerful, you simply can’t stop reading. This book will be a salvation for anyone affected by incest.” - Sam Horn, Author of What’s Holding You Back? “I believe this book will be as helpful to my clients as The Courage to Heal has been for the past 17 years. This book is a must-have resource for any therapist working with traumatized clients.” - Karen Randolph, LCSW, EMDR Trained Therapist “Drawing from the wisdom gained in her own recovery, Ms. O’Connor presents intriguing questions, helpful insights and a step-by-step structure to guide others as they do this challenging, confusing and ultimately encouraging work. The book is a useful adjunct to the work incest survivors are already doing in therapy. It is also invaluable to therapists as part of their direct work. I highly recommend it to both.” - Linda Weiskoff, LCSW