Well Informed

Aging Well Without Fear A Simple, Science-Informed Holistic Guide to Longevity Without Obsession or Overwhelm That Fits Real Life What if aging did not have to feel scary? What if living longer did not mean living stressed, obsessed, or overwhelmed? For many people, aging brings quiet fear. Fear of decline. Fear of illness. Fear of doing something wrong. And the modern longevity conversation has made that fear louder, not lighter. Track everything. Optimize everything. Fix everything. This book is an answer to that pressure. Aging Well Without Fear is a gentle, science-informed, and ...

Satanic daycare panics. AIDS hysteria. Y2K doomsday prep. Salem witch trials. Sound familiar? They should. What if every "unprecedented" crisis... wasn't? The World is (Always) Never Ending takes you on an extraordinary journey through seven cycles of human fear and recovery, revealing the hidden patterns that connect our ancestors' panics to our own. Through the lens of ancient starlight that has witnessed it all, discover how societies have repeatedly transformed legitimate concerns into moral panics—and how they've always found their way back to balance.

A new model of therapeutic action, one that heals trauma and dissociation, is overtaking the mental-health field. It is not just trauma, but the dissociation of the self, that causes emotional pain and difficulties in functioning. This book discusses how people are universally subject to trauma, what trauma is, and how to understand and work with normative as well as extreme dissociation. In this new model, the client and the practitioner are both traumatized and flawed human beings who affect each other in the mutual process that the promotes the healing of the client-psychotherapy.

Although many forms of trauma treatment rely solely on talk therapy as a means of healing, we cannot "talk out" every issue related to trauma. Indeed, trauma is stored in the body and the brain and must be treated as such. Designed with both mental health clinicians and clients in mind, Trauma-Informed Yoga offers forty-seven short, simple practices that regulate the autonomic nervous system, calm the racing mind, and center those of us living chaotic twenty-first century lives.

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) provides a revolutionary treatment plan for PTSD, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, and more. Using a non-pathologizing, accelerated approach—rooted in neuroscience—IFS applies inner resources and self-compassion for healing emotional wounding at its core. This new audio manual offers straight-forward explanations and illustrates a wide variety of applications. Easy to listen to and highly practical.

In this audio manual, therapists will learn to access their core, compassionate Self and collaborate with clients in befriending protective parts who engage in addictive processes; healing the vulnerable, wounded parts they protect; and restoring balance to their system

Trauma-Informed Children’s Ministry: A Practical Guide to Reaching Hurting Kids helps children’s ministry leaders understand trauma and strengthen their ministries to serve and disciple hurting kids.

This book teaches assessment, treatment plans, enhancing the therapeutic relationship, and ethics and boundary issues, all within a general framework of attachment theory and trauma. Practical chapters talk about working with attachment problems, grief, depression, cultural differences, affect tolerance, anxiety, addiction, trauma, skill-building, suicidal ideation, psychosis, and the beginning and end of therapy.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) offers a proven effective model rooted in cutting edge research for guiding the use of exposure therapy—one of the most effective treatments for anxiety-related disorders. This comprehensive book provides easy-to-implement guidance in utilizing ACT-informed exposure while remaining grounded in theory, so you can help your clients approach what they're afraid of in order to live their best lives.

Help clients overcome chronic feelings of not being good enough and debilitating negative thought patterns that may have begun in childhood. Combining 40 years of experience as an educator, child development specialist, and clinician, Dr. Patti Ashley created Shame-Informed Therapy: Treatment Strategies to Overcome Core Shame and Reconstruct the Authentic Self to help clinicians crack the code on the often unseen and unspoken aspects of core shame, and develop more effective treatment for even your most resistant clients.

The Journey to Lasting Recovery is a compassionate and practical guide for anyone seeking to move beyond addiction, compulsive behaviors, or self-destructive patterns and build a life that is meaningful, stable, and fulfilling. This audiobook reframes recovery as a lifelong journey rather than a destination, emphasizing that true healing is rooted in mindset, resilience, and intentional living—not just abstinence.

Among the various treatments for trauma, trauma-informed yoga stands out, rooted in an ancient practice, offering a safe, compassionate, and empowering path to recovery. This book, authored by a seasoned yoga practitioner, serves as a compassionate guide towards empowered healing, resilience, and personal growth.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “bad with money,” secretly afraid of success, or stuck in cycles of overgiving, under-earning, or financial shame — you’re not alone. You’re also not broken. The Quiet Path to Enough is a gentle, somatically-informed guide to healing your relationship with money from the inside out. Blending emotional wisdom, nervous system safety, and soulful self-worth, Rowan Wells invites you to move beyond hustle and scarcity — toward a definition of wealth that actually feels like yours. In these pages, you’ll learn how to: Understand the body-based ...

Connecting Paradigms: A Trauma-Informed & Neurobiological Framework for Motivational Interviewing Implementation provides an innovative approach to helping those struggling with past trauma to make critical life changes and heal from their pain and suffering. Scientific understanding of the brain, the impact of trauma, and research around behavioral change has grown exponentially over the last several decades.

A practical and compassionate guide to navigating life’s seasons through an inclusive, trauma-informed, and non-predictive approach to the Tarot. In Tarot for the Wild Soul, author Lindsay Mack teaches their signature Soul Tarot method, in which each of the cards is seen as a helpful ally and...

In this jam packed book, Dr. Angela J. Huebner invites you into a journey of change. Whether you are caught in anxiety and depression or being held hostage by an internal critic or pleaser, this book is for you. Through an accessible mix of case studies, neuroscience, personal stories and exercises, Jailbreak doesn't just tell you want to do--it helps you understand what gets in the way and how to overcome it.

"Raise a Resilient ADHD Daughter" with confidence and understanding, even if you feel overwhelmed by her unique challenges! Is your daughter’s ADHD making everyday life an emotional rollercoaster, leaving you feeling exhausted and uncertain about how to support her? Are school struggles and social challenges causing stress, making you wonder if you’ll ever find actionable support? Do you wish there were a way to empower her, helping her thrive academically and socially while maintaining her individuality? You are not alone.

Border collies have made a loving addition to millions of lucky families for hundreds of years. If you are considering adopting one into your family and are wondering if their needs, behaviors, and upkeep are a good fit, all these subjects and more can be found in this audiobook. 50 Things to Know About Border Collies by Cora Poe presents thorough explanations of the breed’s history, biology, psychology, adoption options, ethical puppy shopping, and best practices for becoming the most caring border collie parent you can be.

The Whole Brain Parent weaves heartfelt stories with practical wisdom, showing how attunement, co-regulation, and consistent routines literally reshape developing brains. You'll discover how to interpret behaviors as communication, create sensory-supportive spaces, and develop regulation strategies that transform daily struggles into growth opportunities.

In a society that values independence, self-preservation, and individualistic thinking, we are missing the key to fulfillment: Connection through attachment. Simply, attachment is the way that we connect to each other. Without attachment, people feel alone to deal with challenges they face, which leads to distress, dysfunction, and mental health disorders. Improve your client's relationships by teaching them strategies to feel more connected reestablish trust, and restore positive emotions..