Trauma Pain

Today, we know more about mental health than ever before, but traditional medicine still mistakes subtle signs of trauma for stress, anxiety, or chronic disease—sometimes even retraumatizing patients with outdated and misguided methods. Treatment plans that focus on the mind are only addressing the downstream effects. Likewise, common medical approaches to manage symptoms fail to explore root causes and promote genuine recovery.

A practical, integrated approach for therapists working with child and adult patients impacted by developmental trauma and attachment difficulties—featuring a foreword by Waking the Tiger author, Peter Levine. Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell draw on fifty years of their combined clinical...

Do you want to take a step towards confidence, acceptance, and well-being? This audiobook is my inward look at adoption trauma with some helpful tips that I have used over the past six years to help me overcome the feelings of unworthiness, anger, fear, and rejection that plagued me for 50 years.

For the past decade, author Tian Dayton has been researching trauma and addiction, and how psychodrama (or sociometry group psychotherapy) can be used in their treatment. This latest book identifies the interconnection of trauma and addictive behavior, and shows why they can become an unending cycle. This groundbreaking audiobook offers listeners effective ways to work through their traumas in order to heal their addictions and their predilection toward what clinicians call self-medicating.

If you are a person of color who has experienced repeated trauma from the toxic stress of—discrimination, racialized violence, racial stigmatization, traumatic grief, legacies of intergenerational trauma, poverty, sexual trauma, interpersonal violence, or the remnants of colonial and historical trauma—you may struggle with feelings of anger, rage, mistrust, fear, anxiety, depression, or shame. You may feel unsafe or uncomfortable in your own body, or find it difficult to build and keep close relationships. Sometimes you may feel alone in your pain. But you are not alone.

Move your body. Calm your pain. Rewire your healing. Living with chronic pain doesn’t mean giving up movement—it means redefining it. This practical, compassionate guide shows you how to use gentle mobility, fascia release, breath, and nervous system regulation to relieve pain, restore confidence, and reconnect with your body. Designed for sensitive bodies and real-life energy levels, this book offers daily movement tools that are safe, adaptable, and science-informed—no pushing, no performance, no pain. Inside you’ll learn: How chronic pain rewires movement patterns—and how to ...

Post-traumatic stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, substance abuse, depression, a lack of confidence, and many other mental and physical ailments may be a result of childhood trauma you have endured. Uncovering, accepting, and healing this childhood trauma will allow you to let go of the pain, releasing yourself from the guilt, shame, and self-destruction you have been living with. This book will provide you with tools and strategies to heal your childhood trauma allowing you to live fully.

Are you trapped in a relationship that hurts more than it heals—yet you still can’t walk away? You know they’re not good for you. You’ve cried, questioned, and convinced yourself to leave… yet something always pulls you back. This isn’t love. This is emotional addiction—and it’s not your fault. In You’re Not Addicted to Them. You’re Addicted to the Pain, Lena Hartley gently untangles the roots of trauma bonding, revealing why so many strong, self-aware women find themselves stuck in cycles of hurt, hope, and heartbreak. This isn’t just a book about letting go. It’s a...

You loved them deeply. But they kept hurting you—and you kept staying. If you're tired of overgiving, exhausted from false hope, and quietly breaking under the weight of love that never feels safe… this book is for you. How to Let Go of People Who Keep Hurting You is your emotional compass back to peace. In this tender, honest, and empowering guide, Sienna Thorne walks beside you—not as a therapist, but as someone who’s been there. You’ll explore why you stay in cycles of pain, how to stop chasing closure, and how to finally choose yourself without guilt. With 10 heartfelt ...

Some bridges are built for crossing. Others are built for burning. She grew up in a house where love was a transaction, silence was a weapon, and survival meant learning how to disappear. Every smile had conditions. Every hug had an expiration date. And every mistake was proof she’d never be enough. But even in the quietest corners, a spark survived. Burning the Bridge I Was Born On is the unflinching story of a daughter who refused to inherit the wounds that raised her. Told with the pace of a novel and the punch of truth, it takes you from the sharp edges of a childhood spent under ...

Are you ready to heal from past traumas, manage PTSD, and break free from negative thinking? Your Somatic Therapy Toolbox is a transformative guide designed to help adults of all ages harness the power of somatic therapy to promote emotional and physical healing. This book is for everyone, regardless of your past experiences or current struggles. This workbook is not just a theoretical guide. It combines mindfulness, body-based practices, and self-compassion to take you on a practical journey to reconnect with your body and mind. It offers tools that you can use in your daily life to ...

For readers of The Body Keeps the Score and What Happened to You?, trauma-informed practitioner and Instagram phenomenon “The Workout Witch,” Liz Tenuto, presents the ultimate guide to using somatic exercise to release tension, regulate the nervous system, and facilitate healing, drawing on...

Does This Feel Familiar? [ ] You just woke up, but already feel tired and mentally foggy. [ ] You feel exhausted but "wired" at the same time. [ ] You can't fully relax, even when nothing is wrong. [ ] Small stressors (e.g., an unanswered text, a small mistake, etc.) trigger big emotional reactions. [ ] You overthink conversations long after they’re over. [ ] You shut down, procrastinate, scroll endlessly, or go numb when things feel overwhelming. If you recognize yourself in even one of these, your nervous system may be stuck in survival mode. It's important to note that you're not weak....

The premise of Trauma and the Body is that, by adding body-oriented interventions to their repertoire, traditionally trained therapists can increase the depth and efficacy of their clinical work. Sensorimotor psychotherapy is an approach that builds on traditional psychotherapeutic understanding but includes the body as central in the therapeutic field of awareness, using observational skills, theories, and interventions not usually practiced in psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Forty minutes on February 21, 2019, changed Anjanette Young’s life forever. Her story made national news for months after it broke: A forty-eight-year-old social worker was winding down at home after a long day of work when police broke into her apartment with a faulty warrant and incorrect information. With guns drawn and flashlights shining, twelve cops converged in her home, demanding that Anjanette put her hands up, despite the fact that she was in the middle of changing her clothes. Naked and terrified, she watched as men in tactical gear ransacked her home.

For over 20 years, Jim Curtis has battled a mysterious chronic illness. He grew accustomed to living in pain, denial, and despair. But when traditional medical therapies didn't help, he sought answers elsewhere. He traveled the world and met a group of extraordinary people he calls the Stimulati - and what he learned from them ultimately changed his life.

Unlock lasting healing through the power of the vagus nerve—the bestselling guide to understanding how vagus nerve dysfunction and trauma impact inflammation, emotional health, autoimmune disease, and more With practical exercises and body-based tools for regulating your nervous system...

From Vagus nerve expert and the voice behind @repairing_the_nervous_system, this "groundbreaking" book provides a cutting-edge program to heal your nervous system (Maggie Dent, bestselling author). Most of us have heard of the mind-body connection, but did you know that there is a physical...

Two Transformative Books in One Powerful Guide! In How to Heal Trauma, you're getting the complete, full-length editions of both Heal Your Inner Child and Somatic Therapy Solution—seamlessly combined into one comprehensive healing resource. Whether you're beginning your healing journey or deepening the work you've already started, this 2-in-1 compilation offers practical tools, compassionate guidance, and step-by-step support to help you reclaim your emotional freedom, resilience, and joy. If you're carrying emotional wounds, persistent anxiety, chronic pain, or self-doubt, you've ...

Do you ever feel controlled by your life? Is it hard for you to release anger from the past? Are you just surviving and calling it living? Face your fears and their message! Each experience is perfectly aligned for your purpose, peace, and freedom. Listen and trust. Your life lessons will guide you. * * * In her memoir, Lynn Balter shows how she transformed unimaginable traumas into a triumphant life of compassion, purpose, and philanthropy. Her life story illustrates the important lessons she learned while surviving and thriving after childhood trauma, sexual assault, divorce, addiction, ...