Studying Trauma

Indigenous author Renee Linklater explores healing and wellness in the Indigenous communities on Turtle Island. Drawing on a decolonizing approach, which puts the “soul wound” of colonialism at the center, Linklater engages ten Indigenous health care practitioners in a dialogue regarding Indigenous notions of wellness and wholistic health, critiques of psychiatry and psychiatric diagnoses, and Indigenous approaches to helping people through trauma, depression, and experiences of parallel and multiple realities.

FORGIVENESS: The Greatest Gift You'll Ever Give Yourself (5th Anniversary Edition) Are you trapped in a prison of bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness? You're not alone. Millions of people carry the weight of past hurts, unable to move forward, unable to find peace. But there is a way out—and it starts with a single choice: the choice to forgive. FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO RADICAL FREEDOM Rev. John Eugene Miller knows what it's like to be imprisoned by unforgiveness. After a childhood marked by violence, abandonment, and trauma, he spent ten years drowning his pain in alcohol. Two divorces. Two ...

"Are you prepared to obtain your emergency medical technician certification?" Do you desire to become one of the first responders who save lives daily? The "2023 – 2024 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) No-Fluff Study Guide" is what you need next. The best way to prepare for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification exam is to read this detailed book. This book will give you the knowledge and abilities you need to pass the NREMT test, regardless of your level of experience as an EMT or your inexperience. This book covers every facet of emergency medical...

One in six women is the victim of sexual assault. Using her own hard-won wisdom, author Jen Cross shows how to heal through journaling and personal writing. Writing Ourselves Whole is a collection of essays and creative writing encouragements for sexual trauma survivors who want to risk writing a different story. Each short chapter offers encouragement, experience, and exercises.

David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell. David's journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is.

In this “unmissable book” (The Guardian), an internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist demonstrates the remarkable human capacity for radical empathy, change, and redemption. What drives someone to commit an act of terrible violence? Drawing from her thirty years of...

As a black woman, you've navigated a world that often overlooks your struggles and diminishes your worth. But what if you could break free from the chains of societal expectations and embrace your true self? In Self-Love for Black Women, Nya Love takes you on a transformative journey, offering practical tools and strategies to help you overcome past traumas, improve relationships, and cultivate unshakable self-worth.

Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance-use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chillingly clear prose, author and educator Suzanne Methot uses history, human development, and her own and others’ stories to trace the roots of Indigenous cultural dislocation and community breakdown in an original and provocative examination of the long-term effects of colonization.

In this groundbreaking book, Eduardo Duran - a psychologist working in Indian country - draws on his own clinical experience to provide guidance to counselors working with Native Peoples and other vulnerable populations.

Dr. Mark Karris' The Diabolical Trinity is a thought-provoking manifesto and practical guide for those seeking healing from the harm caused by the toxic beliefs of Hell indoctrination—the unholy trinity of traumatizing beliefs in a tormenting Hell, a wrathful God, and human depravity.

From one of America's most celebrated psychiatrists, the book that has taught generations of healers why healing the sick is about more than just diagnosing their illness. Modern medicine treats sick patients like broken machines -- figure out what is physically wrong, fix it, and send the...

Audio study guide for passing the NREMT basic exam. Conversational manner for easy listening. This lesson covers trauma theory and practice questions. This program is perfect for busy EMT students. Listen in traffic, at the gym, or anywhere you have headphones and a smartphone!

ECPA BESTSELLER Good news—God’s not done with you yet. This companion resource to Damaged but Not Destroyed by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Relationship Goals will show you how to step into God’s bold future for your life. Life has knocked you down—more than once. Your...

From a physician and post-traumatic stress disorder specialist comes a nuanced cartography of PTSD, a widely misunderstood yet crushing condition that afflicts millions of Americans. The Unspeakable Mind is the definitive guide for a trauma-burdened age. With profound empathy and meticulous...

The social perception of masculinity is very black and white: one is either an alpha male or a beta male, and there can be no variation. However, this is not the reality of masculinity in today's society. Non-alpha males exist somewhere in the middle of the masculinity spectrum and are far more common than most people realize.

This is a Tamil summary of the book 'The Body Keeps the Score', written by Bessel van der Kolk. In this compelling book, the author Bessel van der Kolk delves into the profound subject of trauma, discussing how our bodies retain the impact of traumatic experiences, the role of the brain in processing trauma, and the healing power of the body. He seeks to answer questions about the effects of trauma on our physical and mental health, and how we can utilise our body's resilience to heal.

A groundbreaking exploration of grief and racial trauma through the eyes of a Black end-of-life caregiver. Most of us understand grief as sorrow experienced after a loss--the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a change in life circumstance. Breeshia Wade approaches grief as...

Are you looking to become an emergency medical technician or become a front-liner in the medical field? If you are, then this is the right guide you need to get started. Emergency medical technicians, often known as EMTs, are typically among the first to respond at the site of an accident or emergency. Typically, they are the ones in the ambulance. Nevertheless, some may arrive by helicopter. It depends on the situation. When required, EMTs react to 911 calls to give medical help. This might include everything from administering CPR to bandaging a wound. The first thing EMTs do when they ...

Understanding how our brains and bodies actually work is a powerful tool in mitigating the anxiety generated by unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms that we all may experience from time to time. Here, Robert Scaer unravels the complexities of the brain-body connection, equipping all those who are in distress with a plausible explanation for how they feel.

In Super-Women, you'll find tools to help you explore and process painful experiences, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and use mindfulness and self-compassion to tap into your own unique superpowers. Alongside seven other heroic women, you'll learn how to re-write your "origin story" and find compassionate tips and strategies to help you define your own heroic purpose.