Trauma Mindfulness

From elementary schools to psychotherapy offices, mindfulness meditation is an increasingly mainstream practice. At the same time, trauma remains a fact of life. Drawing on a decade of research and clinical experience, psychotherapist and educator David Treleaven shows that mindfulness meditation - practiced without an awareness of trauma - can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress. This raises a crucial question: How can we minimize the potential dangers of mindfulness for survivors while leveraging its powerful benefits?

This book identifies seven stages of therapy that provide a framework for working with client's emotional, cognitive, somatic, and sensory experiences to heal from trauma. Through composite case illustrations, practitioners will learn how to safely mitigate a range of trauma content, including complicated grief, natural disaster, children in foster care, aggression, toxic divorce, traumatized infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and young mothers recovering from opioid addiction.

Are you struggling to move on after a breakup? Do you find yourself constantly dwelling on the past and feeling stuck in a cycle of negative thoughts and emotions? It's time to take control of your healing process with 30 Days to Overcome a Breakup. This comprehensive mindfulness workbook offers a unique approach to help you navigate the challenges of a breakup and start the journey towards healing and self-discovery. Over the course of 30 days, you'll engage in daily mindfulness exercises, guided meditations, and reflective journaling prompts designed to help you move on, release the past,...

What if the secret to permanent stress relief and trauma healing was hiding in plain sight—right inside your own nervous system? You've tried meditation apps, breathing exercises, and countless self-help books. Yet somehow, that underlying tension never fully goes away. The stress returns. The anxiety creeps back. Here's what nobody tells you: lasting healing requires working with both your physical nervous system AND rewiring how your brain processes traumatic memories.

The formative, step-by-step guide to trauma-sensitive mindfulness practice. Unbeknownst to many, mindfulness can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress. Instructed to pay close, sustained attention to their inner-world, people struggling with trauma can experience flashbacks, dysregulation, or dissociation.

Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors integrates a neurobiologically informed understanding of trauma, dissociation, and attachment with a practical approach to treatment, all communicated in straightforward language accessible to both client and therapist. Listeners will be exposed to a model that emphasizes "resolution" - a transformation in the relationship to one's self, replacing shame, self-loathing, and assumptions of guilt with compassionate acceptance.

Are you tired of feeling tired? Ease stress, calm your gut, and heal trauma in just 10 minutes a day. Science says your body already knows how; this workbook shows you how to unlock it.🌟 70+ Somatic Exercises, Illustrated and Grouped by Healing Focus - From Soothing Anxiety to Easing Chronic Pain 🌟 🌟 Gentle No-Equipment Movements You Can Do In Under 10 Mins a Day 🌟 You may not realize it, but your body KNOWS something's not right. It doesn't speak in words, but it IS communicating—through tight shoulders, shallow breaths, chronic headaches, clenched jaws, restless legs, sleep ...

Are you tired of feeling stuck in a toxic relationship? Are you ready to break free from the pain and find healing? 30 Days to Overcome a Toxic Relationship is a mindfulness program that can guide you towards reclaiming your power and finding inner peace. This program is designed to help you identify toxic behaviors, set healthy boundaries, and prioritize your well-being. With 30 daily mindfulness exercises, journal prompts, and affirmations, you'll learn practical tools and strategies to help you overcome the trauma caused by toxic relationships. This book is part of a series of ...

Learn the accessible and deeply compassionate practices for healing trauma, known as the Five Strengths of applied Zen Buddhism. More than a philosophy, these body-based practices are backed by modern neuroscience research, and they can be applied by anyone suffering from trauma to begin experiencing relief.

This audiobook takes you on an immersive experience through the nine sacred Solfeggio frequencies, each designed to bring healing and balance to your body, mind, and spirit.

Discover the healing power of DBT through the eyes of Dr. John Watson. Guided by Sherlock Holmes, Watson confronts trauma, grief, and emotional chaos—not just with courage, but with skills. Each case is a mystery. Each mystery holds a lesson. Each lesson can help you heal. What You'll Find Inside: Five gripping Sherlock Holmes mysteries Deep emotional healing through Watson’s CPTSD journey DBT skills like mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation Written in Watson’s voice, styled like classic Conan Doyle Perfect for readers who want therapy tools without feeling like ...

“The Tarot does not tell the future. It reveals the wisdom you already hold within you.” Healing with Tarot: Using Tarot for Emotional and Spiritual Growth Are you searching for a way to heal your heart, awaken your spirit, and transform your life? Step into the timeless world of Tarot, where ancient symbols meet modern emotional wisdom. Healing with Tarot: Using Tarot for Emotional and Spiritual Growth is not just a book—it’s a journey into your inner self, a sacred tool for nurturing your soul and unlocking your highest potential. In this compelling guide, you will discover how ...

Are you feeling lonely and disconnected from others? Do you find it difficult to build meaningful connections with people around you? If so, 30 Days to Overcome Loneliness may be the perfect tool to help you overcome these feelings. This mindfulness workbook is designed to guide you through a 30-day journey towards understanding and managing your loneliness. Through a combination of mindfulness practices, journaling prompts, and self-reflection exercises, you'll learn how to identify the root causes of your loneliness and develop strategies to overcome them. Each day, you'll be presented ...

Leading mental health advocate and licensed marriage and family therapist, Kati Morton, explores our common struggle and contradiction with control in ourselves and relationships, giving readers the ability to not only ask themselves whydo I keep doing this, but have the insight to find a real...

What if you could rewire your brain’s response to pain, trauma, and anxiety in just minutes a day—from the comfort of your own home? For decades, EMDR therapy has been locked away in expensive therapy sessions. But breakthrough research now shows that the same powerful bilateral stimulation techniques used by therapists can be safely and effectively practiced at home. Your brain has an incredible capacity for healing—it just needs the right tools to unlock it. Heal Yourself with EMDR puts those tools directly in your hands.

After enduring physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of her father, a young girl engages in a life-long journey to understand and apply high spiritual principles to overcome her damage, reclaim her power, and teach others to rise above their abuse. This book is an intimate story of betrayal of an innocent child’s love and trust from the one person who was supposed to protect her the most: her father. Keeping his secret deeply buried within every cell of her being led to chronic pain and diseases throughout her body. One resulted in a total hysterectomy. “In order to be free...

🌱 The Growth Mindset Blueprint: Unlock Your Hidden Potential, Overcome Mental Blocks, and Achieve Success A life-changing guide to help you break free from limiting beliefs and step confidently into the most empowered version of yourself. ✨ Written by Rhea Jacobs, a Certified Mental Health Professional with over a decade of experience helping individuals heal, grow, and thrive through clinical therapy and bestselling books. 🔑 Why This Book Stands Out: ✅ Science-Based + Soul-Focused – Combines evidence-based psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness for total mind-body-soul ...

Unlock a Relaxed Body and Mind in Just 28 Days - Say Goodbye to Stress and Trauma Without Overwhelm! Does the weight of stored trauma keep you from feeling comfortable in your own skin? Are you constantly battling anxieties, unsure of how to release years of pent-up stress? Imagine a life where you can find relief and comfort, where the burden of trauma is lifted, and you can truly thrive. Have you tried various self-help methods and therapy sessions, only to feel overwhelmed and disconnected from your own body? Have you avoided traditional talk therapy because you don’t want to dwell on ...

Do you find yourself getting angry easily, or feeling like your anger is controlling you? It's time to take control of your emotions and learn how to overcome anger with the 30 Days to Overcome Anger mindfulness workbook. With daily prompts and exercises, this workbook will guide you through a journey of self-discovery and help you identify the root causes of your anger. Through mindfulness techniques such as meditation, breathing exercises, and self-reflection, you'll gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and emotions, and learn how to respond to situations with calm and clarity. By...

Break the cycle of anxiety, trauma, and burnout with the help of this informative tool book, written by a professional trauma therapist and clinical psychologist. Our human nervous system has the power to cope with high stress, but not when it's been ground down by the relentless stimuli of...