Self Care Trauma

Discover how you can take control of your happiness and inner peace despite all the obstacles you have to face Have you been feeling like you can never get a break? Are your days full of conflict and challenges that you constantly have to fight and overcome? Are you tired of riding the rollercoaster of anger, fear, frustration, and overwhelm and wish you could just take a step back from your problems? Being a black woman today comes with unique struggles that others don’t even know about. You face the discrimination that both women and people of color encounter. Your needs are often ...

Are you experiencing physical or emotional symptoms that no one is able to explain? If so, you may be suffering a traumatic reaction to a past event, teaches Dr. Peter A. Levine. Medical researchers have known for decades that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure...

A tell-all guide to help you get through the process of divorcing a narcissist. Do you feel you’re in a toxic relationship with a narcissist? Are you tired of the controlling behavior, manipulation, and gaslighting? Do you want to take the first steps to break free but are unsure how to navigate the legal, emotional, and practical challenges accompanying these processes and emotions? This is your guidebook to reclaiming your life and putting an end to this relationship. This book will take you through a journey of healing by helping you recognize the emotional toll the relationship has ...

Have you ever felt exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself? As a Black woman, navigating through the challenges of everyday life can be emotionally draining. But what if there was a way to reclaim your power, embrace your uniqueness, and prioritize your own well-being? In "Emotional Self Care for Black Women," by Nya Love, you'll embark on a transformative journey towards emotional healing, self-discovery, and living a life of fulfillment, love, and joy.

This book is your ultimate power-up for thriving, not just surviving. Think of it as your hype man in book form–calling you out on limiting BS, but also believing in your greatness more than you might even believe in yourself. Troylen Wood gets it because he lived it! Now, he's dropping real-deal tools to crush every obstacle life throws at you without losing your spirit. This ain't cookie-cutter advice; it's about how stress, past baggage, and society's messed-up expectations get under a brother's skin.

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” ~Alexander Den Heijer After being sexually abused by her father and uncle from age 3 to 12. Physically, mentally, and emotionally abused by male figures from age 3 to 24. Raped three times in her life by strangers who weren’t her father and uncle. Kailee lived in secrecy in an antisocial life for over 20 years. She believed she would take her secrets to her grave but the secrets were haunting her daily. This led her down a self-sabotage path, until she finally broke her silence and told her ...

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 Instant National Bestseller*** A Next Big Idea Club must-read title for January 2024 The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD...

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...

Ancestral Healing: Breaking Generational Cycles and Family Patterns by Dark Goddess is a powerful and transformative guide for anyone ready to break free from the invisible chains of family conditioning, inherited trauma, and societal expectations. This book is for those who are tired of carrying the weight of past generations and are ready to step into their own power, heal their wombs, and reclaim their birthright of abundance, joy, and sovereignty. Within these pages, you'll embark on a deeply personal journey of healing and empowerment. With a perfect blend of ancient wisdom and modern ...

Have you ever wished you had heard certain words growing up, like “I love you,” “I’m sorry,” or “You are enough?” Words like this hold immense power, shaping how we see ourselves and how we navigate the world as adults. But what happens when you didn’t receive them? When the words you needed to hear were never spoken, it can create deep emotional wounds that linger into adulthood. This book is here to help you heal those wounds by reconnecting with your inner child and offering the love, support, and healing affirmations you were deprived of in your childhood. Inner Child ...

The unforgettable story of a young woman's odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes on her journey to redemption. Astrid is the only child of a single mother, Ingrid, a brilliant, obsessed poet who wields her luminous beauty to intimidate and manipulate men. Astrid worships her...

Read by the author. Why does our past pain continue to affect our present? Though many of us can point to patterns of brokenness in our lives, we don’t know why they're there. No matter how hard we work, we can’t seem to outrun the very things that break our hearts. That's because our...

Your jaw is clenched. Your chest is tight. You have been running on adrenaline so long that you have forgotten what calm actually feels like. You try to relax, but your body will not cooperate. This is not a willpower problem. It is a nervous system that has been stuck in survival mode, and no amount of thinking your way through it will change that. The Nervous System Regulation Workbook gives you 100 body-based exercises to work with your nervous system instead of against it. Grounded in polyvagal theory, somatic practices, and current research on stress physiology, this workbook helps you...

A road map for dismantling the fear and shame that keep you from living a free and authentic life. In the aftermath of stress, disappointment, and trauma, people often fall into survival mode, even while a part of them longs for more. Juggling multiple demands and responsibilities keeps them...

Which stress pattern do you recognize most? [ ] You feel constantly "on edge," like your body won't switch off. [ ] You crash into exhaustion, even after small tasks. [ ] You overthink everything long after it's over. [ ] You shut down, procrastinate, or go numb under pressure. If you picked even one, you may be stuck in a stress loop. Stress is unavoidable. Resilience is trainable. Your vagus nerve is the bridge between the two. If you feel wired but exhausted… calm one moment and triggered the next… or stuck in stress cycles you can't break, your vagus nerve may be the missing link to...

They taught you how to hang a drip. Nobody taught you this. After seventeen years at the bedside—as a med-surg nurse, a family nurse practitioner, and a health coach who has sat across from thousands of patients the system gave up on—Nati Carrillo has one thing to say to every nurse reading this: You already know more than you think you do. You've just been trained to doubt it. What They Don't Teach You in Nursing School is the book nursing school never assigned—and the one every nurse needs. It's not a protocol. It's not a checklist. It's the unfiltered truth about the skills that ...

Written for women who have discovered their significant other's secret obsession with pornography, 15 Questions After Discovery, answers the most common questions that partners face. Covered inside are answers to questions about recovery, negative thoughts and emotions, the future of the relationship and more. Drawing from her own personal experience as the partner of a porn addict and her background in healthcare, Rene Sims provides straight-forward answers to support partners during this difficult time. Rene Sims is a transformational life coach dedicated to helping women who are ...

Explore and embrace all parts of yourself with the help of the mental health self-care practice of shadow work so you can dig deeper into discovering who you are and pursue a happier, more fulfilled life. Shadow work—the process of exploring your pain, trauma, and imperfections—is a powerful...

The Self-Care Handbook...for Partners of Porn Addicts After you’ve discovered his secret and compulsive porn use, life can feel chaotic and uncertain. You are overwhelmed with endless questions and negative emotions. Your time and attention shifts away from you and your needs to his behaviors and concern over whether or not the relationship can survive. When you find yourself dealing with the aftermath of discovery, you need a solid self-care practice. This self-care handbook highlights 10 key self-care concepts to help you develop a practice that will foster a sense of stability and ...