The Trauma Tool Kit

The Trauma Tool Kit
Author: Susan Pease Banitt
Publisher: Quest Books
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0835608964

Offers insight into the causes of the mental and physical stresses of post traumatic stress disorder and provides techniques and exercises to regulate and heal the body and mind and promote recovery.


Healing Trauma from the Inside Out

Healing Trauma from the Inside Out
Author: Pamela Tinkham
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017-02-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781543049923

(Illustrations in black and white.) We have all had some trauma in our lives which can compromise our nervous system. Healing Trauma from the Inside Out, Practices from the East and West offers skills to help restore your system back to wholeness. The intention of the book is to help assist you in creating a deeper understanding, intimacy, and appreciation of YOU. In addition, the book includes beautiful artwork by Sarah Szabo. "Pamela Tinkham's delightful new book teaches us about the deeply healing nature of mind-body work. She is practical and poetic-and easy to read. Through Pamela's personal journey and teachings, we learn about the integration of yoga, psychotherapy, exercise, and meditation; and fascinating new ways to heal trauma. This is an exciting book. For those of us who are interested in mind-body care, Pamela Tinkham provides a clear path forward. Well done." "As the field of neuroscience advances, we find more and more about the strong interconnection between mind, brain, and body, how thoughts and chemistry weave their way into emotion and spirituality. The 'head bone' is surely connected to the 'body bone.' Pamela Tinkham knows this and thoughtfully shows us how that interconnection can take us on a pathway out of personal darkness. You will want to join her on this heartfelt and meaningful journey toward the light." "In my opinion the Art of medicine is fully expressed when East (or Eastern ways of medicine) meets West. Pamela has the same philosophy and for this I have trusted in her care of my patients."


Stop Treating Symptoms and Start Resolving Trauma!

Stop Treating Symptoms and Start Resolving Trauma!
Author: Denice Adcock Colson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1418484830

Finally, an approach to trauma recovery that is truly different-not just repackaged behaviorism! Denice Adcock Colson introduces Etiotropic Trauma Management in a very down to earth and practical way. This innovative theory uses a five-phase structured process called Trauma Resolution Therapy to resolve trauma at the source, rather than merely managing the symptoms. This text shows how trauma affects the victim's identity and why "survival responses"-called symptoms by other theorists-are needed until the trauma is resolved. Counselors who think "etiotropically" are convinced that this totally unique concept in trauma recovery restores the individual's identity to its pre-trauma state. Stop Treating Symptoms and Start Resolving Trauma! offers hope for both victims and the caregivers trying to help them.


Healing Trauma

Healing Trauma
Author: Marion F. Solomon
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2003-02-25
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0393703967

Born out of the excitement of a convergence of ideas and passions, this book provides a synthesis of the work of researchers, clinicians, and theoreticians who are leaders in the field of trauma, attachment, and psychotherapy. As we move into the third millennium, the field of mental health is in an exciting position to bring together diverse ideas from a range of disciplines that illuminate our understanding of human experience: neurobiology, developmental psychology, traumatology, and systems theory. The contributors emphasize the ways in which the social environment, including relationships of childhood, adulthood, and the treatment milieu change aspects of the structure of the brain and ultimately alter the mind.


The Body Keeps the Score

The Body Keeps the Score
Author: Bessel A. Van der Kolk
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0143127748

Originally published by Viking Penguin, 2014.


Overcoming Trauma through Yoga

Overcoming Trauma through Yoga
Author: David Emerson
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2012-01-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1583945334

Survivors of trauma—whether abuse, accidents, or war—can end up profoundly wounded, betrayed by their bodies that failed to get them to safety and that are a source of pain. In order to fully heal from trauma, a connection must be made with oneself, including one’s body. The trauma-sensitive yoga described in this book moves beyond traditional talk therapies that focus on the mind, by bringing the body actively into the healing process. This allows trauma survivors to cultivate a more positive relationship to their body through gentle breath, mindfulness, and movement practices. Overcoming Trauma through Yoga is a book for survivors, clinicians, and yoga instructors who are interested in mind/body healing. It introduces trauma-sensitive yoga, a modified approach to yoga developed in collaboration between yoga teachers and clinicians at the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, led by yoga teacher David Emerson, along with medical doctor Bessel van der Kolk. The book begins with an in-depth description of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including a description of how trauma is held in the body and the need for body-based treatment. It offers a brief history of yoga, describes various styles of yoga commonly found in Western practice, and identifies four key themes of trauma-sensitive yoga. Chair-based exercises are described that can be incorporated into individual or group therapy, targeting specific treatment goals, and modifications are offered for mat-based yoga classes. Each exercise includes trauma-sensitive language to introduce the practice, as well as photographs to illustrate the poses. The practices have been offered to a wide range of individuals and groups, including men and women, teens, returning veterans, and others. Rounded out by valuable quotes and case stories, the book presents mindfulness, breathing, and yoga exercises that can be used by home practitioners, yoga teachers, and therapists as a way to cultivate awareness, tolerance, and an increased acceptance of the self.


Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Author: Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1997-07-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781556432330

Now in 24 languages. Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma... Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed. Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. People are often traumatized by seemingly ordinary experiences. The reader is taken on a guided tour of the subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming life events. To do this, it employs a series of exercises that help us focus on bodily sensations. Through heightened awareness of these sensations trauma can be healed.


Does My Child Have Ptsd?

Does My Child Have Ptsd?
Author: Jolene Philo
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1942934238

A mother, advocate, and educator shares research and personal experience in this guide to help anyone care for children dealing with PTSD. Is it possible that the struggles you have with your child may be because he or she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Once ignored, even by the medical professionals treating war veterans, PTSD is gaining global recognition as a very real and serious issue for those who have experienced traumatic events, even children. When children experience medical illness, witness violence, or are abused, it can leave a lasting effect. According to recent studies, 50 to 60 percent of children who experience these traumas early in life may suffer from a form of PTSD, leading to issues in childhood, through adolescence, and even into adulthood. Does My Child Have PTSD? is designed for readers looking for answers about the puzzling, disturbing behaviors of children in their care. With years of research and personal experience, Philo provides critical information to help people understand causes, symptoms, prevention, and effective diagnosis, treatment, and care for any child struggling with PTSD. “Philo’s dramatic story will capture the reader's attention, and there’s tremendous value in her patient explanations, from a simple definition of trauma to an exploration of PTSD causes, myths, and common terminology. . . . Though occasionally heart-wrenching, the book is organized so simply and logically as to be easy to follow and digest. Each chapter ends with “reflection questions” and additional valuable resources. Philo concludes on a hopeful note, providing encouragement and reassurance for other families in similar situations.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review


Loving and Leading from the Inside Out

Loving and Leading from the Inside Out
Author: Wende Birtch MS MA LMHC
Publisher: Epigraph Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2018-12
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781948796491

Wende Birtch invites the reader to dive deep into a new level of Self-awareness and compassion with a 6-step self-inquiry practice, based on the powerful and transformational process of Internal Family SystemsSM.