Healing Trauma Survivors

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.

If you've experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, your past trauma could affect how you care for yourself today. You may struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings, and reach for food to soothe your emotions when feeling sad, anxious, or stressed. You aren't alone. Healing Emotional Eating for Trauma Survivors offers an innovative, trauma-informed approach to overcoming emotional eating using the principles of mindfulness, self-compassion, and neuroscience.

Psychotherapist and trauma survivor Jasmin Lee Cori offers new insight into trauma-related difficulties (including PTSD, depression, substance abuse), provides self-care tools, candor about therapy and medications, and addresses spiritual issues. While there are many different approaches to...

You weren’t broken. You were programmed. But now, it’s time to rewrite the code. If you've ever felt stuck in cycles of self-doubt, people-pleasing, emotional shutdown, or chronic anxiety—know this: you're not alone, and you're not beyond healing. This is your transformational guide to breaking free from trauma-based conditioning and reclaiming your authentic power. This is not another surface-level self-help book. It’s a soul-deep recovery manual forged in the fire of lived experience and grounded in the science of behavioral change. Combining the practical, research-backed tools ...

If you've experienced trauma, your nervous system may be stuck in "fight-or-flight" mode—leading to symptoms such as hypervigilance, extreme anxiety, and distrust of others. You may struggle with intense emotions, or have nightmares and flashbacks. And you may even experience physical symptoms such as an upset stomach, a pounding heart, or shakiness. This compassionate guide offers a breakthrough approach to bring your mind and body back into balance.

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault provides a comprehensive overview of how to offer yoga to survivors of sexual assault in a safe, effective, evidence-based, and healing way. Zahabiyah A. Yamasaki, founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga, draws on the framework of trauma-informed care and trauma-informed yoga program development and curriculum, while also weaving in personal narrative and inspiring survivor stories.

In Trauma Made Simple, trauma expert Dr. Jamie Marich brings her practical style of training to audio, using clinical common sense to wade through theory, research, and hype surrounding trauma. Learn about trauma in a way that is relevant to clinical work, including extensive coverage on PTSD and other diagnoses through a bio-psycho-social-spiritual lens. Make clinically informed decisions based on setting, client preparedness, and other contextual variables. Develop strategies for treatment planning based on the best possible treatments in the field today.

The depth or imaginal psychotherapy is highly effective in treating and assessing adult survivors of childhood abuse. Specifically, interventions that use dreams, symbols, and metaphor, as well as expressive art techniques, are deemed especially valuable as they address dissociative changes. By assessing specific depth psychological aspects of the individual’s shattered sense of self, a more focused and efficient treatment plan can be created sooner in the course of therapy. Discover more with Brain Healing and Trauma.

If you have experienced trauma during your reproductive journey, from conception through your postpartum recovery, you are not alone. Pregnancy and new parenthood can be fraught with numerous potential distressing situations, such as infertility, pregnancy and postpartum complications, pregnancy losses, and childbirth. It's no wonder that one out of three parents report their birth experiences were traumatic, and upwards of 40% of new parents can experience PTSD during the perinatal period. And yet, there is hope for healing!

“A personal and revealing...memoir from a trailblazing therapist.”—Kirkus Reviews Shares the author’s personal journey to heal his severe childhood trauma as well as his breakthroughs on the path to create Somatic Experiencing Explores how he came to view Einstein as his personal...

Are you struggling with toxic family relationships and the emotional turmoil of dealing with narcissistic relatives? Do you feel trapped in a cycle of dysfunction, constantly seeking validation from those who only bring you pain? Are you tired of pretending everything is okay with your family when deep down, it’s tearing you apart? Do you feel trapped in toxic roles, overwhelmed by guilt, or burdened by the lies you were taught about loyalty and love? It's time to break free... Family Is Not All You Need: A Self-Help Guide to Coping with Narcissistic Family Members and Dysfunctional Home ...

From one of America’s most influential psychiatrists, a powerful manifesto for reimagining justice, based on the testimony of trauma survivors The #MeToo movement brought worldwide attention to sexual violence, but while the media focused on the fates of a few notorious predators who were put...

A fascinating journalistic exploration into the impact of intergenerational trauma on the descendants of both survivors and perpetrators When Joshua Nelken-Zitser sought treatment for panic attacks and an eating disorder, his therapist suggested a cause he’d never considered: intergenerational...

The book “Loving Sincerely - Embracing Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse” serves as a guide for those who wish to support survivors of incest, focusing on practical advice and emotional insight to enhance understanding and empathy. It opens with an exploration of the challenges faced by survivors, emphasizing the importance of patience, compassion, and understanding in aiding their recovery process. Analogies like gardens help to illustrate the delicate nature of the healing process. It also touches on the emotional and psychological impact of childhood sexual trauma, recognizing and ...

Sara's childhood was a living hell. This is her story of the tremendous abuse she suffered and her fight to take back control. A first-person account of her life and healing journey. *Please see author's note for content.

Unlock the Power Within: Transform Your Life and Reclaim Your Voice with Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek. Discover the truth behind abusive relationships and break free from the cycle of pain and control. Through personal anecdotes and expert advice, this book will guide you towards healing and empowerment. Gain clarity and understanding as you learn to recognize the signs of abuse Find solace in knowing that you are not alone in your struggle Take back control of your life and break free from the chains of manipulation Release feelings of guilt and shame as you connect ...

What does it mean to heal from trauma caused by the people, beliefs, and practices of your faith? And to rebuild a sense of self, when high-control religion said you shouldn’t have one? Indoctrinated from early childhood to obey, conform, and want what others wanted for her, Tia Levings...

Surviving My Covert Narcissist Husband: A Courageous Journey of Love, Empowerment, and Overcoming Adversity Jennifer Iolite’s memoir, "The Wolf Blogs," is a raw and unfiltered account of her experience with narcissistic abuse. She candidly shares her journey of surviving emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse from her husband, who used manipulation, gaslighting, control, and fear to alter her sparkling and energetic nature. Raw and Powerful: Uncover the unfiltered story of surviving a covert narcissist husband through the captivating pages of Wolf Blogs. Empowering Narration: ...

After the Flames A Novel of Survival, Healing, and the Courage to Choose Love Madeline Hart has always been the one who shows up—the listener, the helper, the woman who puts everyone else first. As a nonprofit program coordinator, she’s built a life around service, never imagining how quickly it could all be taken from her. When Madeline is abducted by a human trafficking ring and held captive in an abandoned warehouse, survival becomes her only goal. Rescue comes in fire and smoke—carried from the flames by firefighter Lucas Reed, a man whose quiet strength and steady compassion ...

Have you endlessly searched online trying to make sense of their behaviour? Hoping to understand how they treat you. ‘Is it normal?’ ‘Why does it hurt so much?’ Or perhaps you feel conflicted because you think their behaviour is unacceptable, but you question your judgement. You ask yourself, ‘Is it me?’ ‘Am I too sensitive?’ ‘Am I crazy?’ Was It Even Abuse? was written by Emma Rose Byham, founder of The Personal Growth Project and Instagram community (@thepersonalgrowth.project) to support you in working through the chronic confusion and self-doubt experienced after ...