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Healed by the Single Dad Doc: Healed By The Single Dad Doc A Child To Heal Them Redeeming The Rebel Doc (Mills And Boon Medical Ser.)
by Annie ClaydonCould single dad Ethan be the one…To put Kate together again?When kindhearted single father Dr. Ethan Carr comes to vet Kate Conway’s rescue one night, it forges an unexpected bond between them. Could Kate be the perfect woman for Ethan and his young son to let into their life? If Kate can learn to trust again and let Ethan help her, perhaps they can both move on—and be a family!
Healer of the Water Monster (Healer of the Water Monster series)
by Brian YoungAmerican Indian Youth Literature Award Winner: Best Middle Grade Book!Brian Young’s powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster—and comes to realize he’s a hero at heart.When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he’s in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it’s clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him.One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds someone extraordinary: a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story—a Water Monster—in need of help.Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend. With the help of other Navajo Holy Beings, Nathan is determined to save the Water Monster, and to support Uncle Jet in healing from his own pain.The Heartdrum imprint centers a wide range of intertribal voices, visions, and stories while welcoming all young readers, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books.
Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program That Allows You to See and Heal the Six Types of Attention Deficit Disorder
by Daniel G. AmenA radically new approach to treating the single most common learning and behavioral problem in America. Commonly perceived as a flavor-of-the-month diagnosis, ADD is, in fact, an enormous health problem that will only continue to grow. It affects fully 6 percent of the population, yet less than one-third of them are taking medication. Why? According to Dr. Daniel Amen, Attention Deficit Disorder is underdiagnosed, incorrectly treated, and poorly understood. Dr. Amen, board-certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry and nuclear medicine, has discovered that there are six types of ADD-not just the commonly known two. Moreover, the most frequently prescribed treatment-Ritalin-makes four of these types worse. Dr. Amen's discovery results from an intensive, years-long study of brain imaging that identified the distinctive brain dysfunctions characterizing each ADD type. Giving guidelines and diagnostic tools for determining which type of ADD an adult or child has, Healing ADD from the Inside Out provides readers with a comprehensive and proven program for enhancing the brain function for each of the six types of Attention Deficit Disorder. Encompassing medications, diet, supplements, exercise, and social support, this is the state of the art in ADD treatment. ADD sufferers often say, "The harder I try, the worse it gets." Dr. Amen tells them how to-for the first time-get well. To listen to an interview with Dr. Daniel Amen, check out www.TalktoTara.com
Healing Broken Bonds: A Couple's Workbook for Complex Trauma
by Heather B. MacIntoshThis one-of-a-kind theoretical and practical workbook provides couples with tools to work towards healing their relationships and experiences of trauma. It will be an invaluable resource for mental health professionals working with trauma survivors and those who are using Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma (DCTCT) with the couples they work with.Serving as a self-help guide for couples as well as a companion to Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma: A Manual for Therapists, this workbook provides couples with accessible exercises they can work with on their own and for clinicians to share with their clients to support their therapy work. Chapters cover psychoeducation, skills building, attachment focused dyadic processing, and consolidation so couples can bring these new skills and insights into daily life. Featuring downloadable handouts and journal reflections, as well as questions and discussion prompts throughout, the author holds in mind the varied backgrounds that patients come from, such as their cultural, ethnic, community, sexual and gender identities, and socio-economic group, and integrates these diverse needs into the exercises, thus providing inclusivity within the treatment process. The book is essential reading for trauma survivor couples and individuals looking to build stronger and healthier relationships, as well as couple and family therapists, counsellors, and other mental health professionals who help clients navigate experiences of trauma.
Healing Child Trauma Through Restorative Parenting: A Model for Supporting Children and Young People
by Chris Robinson Terry Philpot Karen Mitchell-Mellor Andrew ConstableHow can we help heal children who have been abused or neglected? Healing Child Trauma Through Restorative Parenting details how children can be helped to recover with the use of Restorative Parenting, an innovative model informed by psychological and neurological understanding of trauma and its effects. It explains the critical role that people, relationships and the environment play in a child's recovery. It shows what constitutes a therapeutic environment, whereby a child experiences therapy not as one-to-one sessions but as a lived experience. The authors show how other components of the model - building therapeutic relationships, promoting positive education and encouraging clinically informed life style choices - are intimately linked, each critical to the re-parenting which the child undergoes. This book will be welcomed by professionals working with children, including those in residential, health and foster care, psychology, education and health, as well as those commissioning services. The models, concepts and practices are transferable to public, private and charitable agencies.
Healing Children: A Surgeon's Stories from the Frontiers of Pediatric Medicine
by Kurt NewmanAn “astounding and miraculous ” (Madeline Levine) medical memoir by one of our nation’s leading pediatric surgeons-- the visionary head of Children’s National Anyone who has seen a child recover from a wound or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their bodies are more resilient, more adaptive, and far more able to withstand acute stress than adults’. In this inspiring memoir, Dr. Kurt Newman draws from his long experience as a pediatric surgeon working at one of our nation’s top children’s hospitals to make the case that children are more than miniature adults. Through the story of his own career and of the brave kids he has treated over the years—and their equally brave and tenacious parents—he reveals the revolution that is taking place in pediatric medicine. When he decided to become a pediatric surgeon, the field was in its infancy, struggling for esteem. Now, nearly forty years later, it is at the forefront of exhilarating new discoveries in everything from cancer research to mental health care. But few parents know how to access the best care for their children. Far too many find themselves frustrated and afraid. Dr. Newman wrote this book to help guide parents—not just of sick kids but of all kids —and to share his knowledge of what children need to thrive. A deeply human story with a spectacular cast of young heroes and heroines, Healing Children will convince you that we still have a lot to learn from our kids.
Healing Emotional Wounds: A Story of Overcoming the Long Hard Road to Recovery from Abuse and Abandonment
by Nancy M. WelchThe inspiring story of a single woman who adopts two children from Ukraine who are suffering from trauma and PTSD.Healing Emotional Wounds: A Story of Overcoming the Long Hard Road to Recovery from Abuse and Abandonment is a compelling chronicle of metamorphosis that gives testament to the power of love, encouragement, and resolve over the desperate circumstances of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. This unvarnished story recounts Nancy’s journey to adopt and parent Alyona and Alec, two six year old children from Ukraine.The drama of the family’s first seven years reads like fiction, but Alyona and Alec’s stories are all too real. Alec was born prematurely to a substance-abusing mother, who spent the early part of his life swathed in a blanket cocoon almost devoid of human touch. Alyona was found on the streets at age four or five and returned to the orphanage by her Italian adoptive family after only six weeks due to her aggressive behavior. Though single and in her fifties, Nancy feels called to adopt these children. What she discovers once she brings them home to America from Ukraine is that parenting two children with a history of abuse and abandonment will be the greatest, most rewarding challenge of her life. But the real heroes of this memoir are Alyona and Alec, who emerge from the abyss of hopelessness to live lives of confidence, love, and expectation.Healing Emotional Wounds affirms the hope of healing through commitment, hard work, extensive family and friend support, along with persistence and an unyielding resilience and focus.
Healing From an Emotionally Absent Mother: Learn to Build Trust, Take In Nourishment and Move Past the Wounds Left by Neglect – A Workbook
by Jasmin Lee CoriA new workbook to accompany the ground-breaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OVER 2000 5-STAR REVIEWS FOR THE EMOTIONALLY ABSENT MOTHER ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Distant, emotionally neglectful parenting creates wounds that follow children well into adulthood. As you deal with the impacts as an adult, you might find yourself wondering, Why do I fly into reactive feelings so easily? Why is it so hard to attend to my own needs? Why is it hard for me to trust people to be there for me? Do I need to hide parts of myself to be lovable?If you're searching for a way to let go of the pain caused by insufficient mothering, learn to provide yourself with the love you didn't get as a child, and live a more nourished and fulfilled life, Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother can help. Distilling key takeaways from the groundbreaking book The Emotionally Absent Mother and offering new insights into the legacy left by emotional neglect, this workbook is designed to guide healing with accessible lessons as you: Uncover your childhood experience of emotional neglect Identify the ongoing impacts of this neglect Reclaim the pieces of yourself you changed or hid for Mother's sake Reparent your young self Take advantage of the healing resources available to you Learn to accept the love others offer youPersonal inventories, journaling prompts, small-group discussion questions, and many more hands-on exercises will help you identify the needs that went unmet during childhood and move past the hurt.
Healing Grace: A Novel
by Lisa J. LickelGrace has a secret. Just like her aunt, and her grandmother before her, she could fix anyone with a touch, at a cost she never questioned -- until her husband developed cancer and died. Believing no one would forgive her for not being able to save him, Grace runs from the life she knew, hoping even God wouldn't find her in a little out-of-the-way town in Michigan. It takes a very sick man and his little boy to help her face her past, accept who she is and battle her way back to redemption. Just when she and Ted begin to hope for the future, he relapses. Grace faces the ultimate choice once again: Trust God to work through her precious gift, or let a terminally ill man die. What if the price is more than she can pay?
Healing Her Brooding Island Hero
by Marion LennoxHas this wounded doc…met his match?Doctor Hugh Duncan might be determined to hide behind his scars on Sandpiper Island, but his new neighbor, nurse practitioner Gina, is having none of it. He&’s a doctor, and she needs his help to take care of the islanders. But Gina also understands how life-changing tragedy can be, and she wants to help mend this gorgeous hero&’s heart—even if that means losing her own to him in the process! &“This one is terrific and compelling. Not only because it's her 125th book, but because it's also a lovely romance with very special characters that touch your heart. A beautiful read.&”-Goodreads on Falling for His Island Nurse &“Pregnant Midwife on His Doorstep is a heartwarming romance…. Lennox has penned a very strong story that pulls you forward and leaves you with a great Happily Ever After.&”-Goodreads
Healing Her Emergency Doc
by Caroline AndersonHis runaway date is back……for good?When Laura and Tom find themselves competing for a job in Yoxburgh Park Hospital&’s ER, it&’s, well, awkward! Last time they met, Laura ran…before they could become more than friends. But with just one job on offer, what&’s the harm in giving in to temptation? They&’ll hardly be working together. Right? Wrong! And when Tom gets a life-changing diagnosis, can Laura convince Tom that she&’s ready to be by his side—always? &“An immensely talented writer who never fails to create likeable characters readers will instantly fall in love with, Tempted by the Single Mom is certainly no exception. A witty, poignant and heart-warming tale that will make readers smile….&”-Goodreads &“What a delightful story…. Overall, Ms. Anderson has delivered an emotionally-animating and entertaining read in this book…the romance was nicely-detailed….&”-Harlequin Junkie on From Heartache to Forever
Healing Our Autistic Children: A Medical Plan for Restoring Your Child's Health
by Julie A. Buckley“Indispensable reading . . . Dr. Buckley explains how biomedical intervention is not only helpful, but it’s a treatment that works.” —Joey Travolta, film actor & director of Normal People Scare MeEvery twenty minutes a child is diagnosed with a disease on the autism spectrum—including ADD, learning disabilities, Asperger’s, Autism, and PDD—making it today’s most common childhood disability. While the medical establishment treats autism as a psychiatric condition and prescribes behaviorally based therapies, Dr. Julie A. Buckley argues that it is a physiological disease that must be medically treated.Part personal story of her battle to heal her autistic daughter, part guide for parents, Healing Our Autistic Children explains simply and accessibly the new treatments and diets that have already proven effective for many families. Told through the case studies of her patients, the book is divided into four typical visits to Dr. Buckley’s pediatric practice so that parents can see the progression of initial treatment. Written in a warmly engaging voice, parents new to the diagnosis will:Learn about clinical treatments that workUnderstand how different foods affect the body and how to begin implementing dietsLearn to navigate the medical system and advocate for their childBridge the communication gap with their pediatricianDiscover that recovery is possible“A truly must-read book for parents and families looking for knowledge on autism spectrum disorders without going through years of medical school and countless amounts of research. Dr. Buckley puts the complicated world of autism into accessible terms.” —Tony Pashos, former Jacksonville Jaguar and active member of HEAL
Healing PCOS: A 21-Day Plan for Reclaiming Your Health and Life with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
by Amy MedlingA proven 21-day diet and lifestyle plan to help women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) take back control of their health and resolve their symptoms from a certified health coach and founder of the large PCOS Diva online community.PCOS is one of the most common hormonal disorders, and the most common cause of female infertility, affecting roughly five million American women. Because it’s symptoms are widespread—including stubborn weight gain, acne, mood swings, abnormal hair loss or growth, and irregular menstrual cycles—women suffering from PCOS are often misdiagnosed and treated with "Band-Aid" pharmaceuticals with uncomfortable side effects that only mask PCOS’s root causes. While there is no cure for PCOS, women can learn to control their symptoms naturally. In this welcome guide, Amy Medling shows how to combine an anti-inflammatory and hormone-balancing diet, daily movement, and stress-reducing self-care to successfully treat their PCOS.Grounded in the latest medical research and filled with the knowledge she’s acquired dealing with PCOS herself and working with thousands of women, Healing PCOS offers women small, manageable steps that help alleviate their symptoms and control the inflammation, hormonal imbalance, and insulin resistance that underlie the condition. Amy’s revolutionary program consists of:A 21-day anti-inflammatory, hormone-balancing and gluten-free meal plan, including meal prep and plan-ahead tips to make eating this way simple and fast85 delicious recipes—half fan favorites and half new dishesDaily self-care exercises, including meditation and journaling promptsAmy has helped tens of thousands of women with PCOS take back control of their health and their lives through lasting, healing, and sustainable lifestyle change. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have struggled with PCOS, her revolutionary program can now work for you.
Healing Power of Play
by Eliana GilThis book describes how therapists can both facilitate constructive play therapy and intervene in posttraumatic play to help children who have been traumatized by abuse or neglect achieve a positive resolution. Traditional techniques of play therapy are reviewed for their application to this population. Throughout, numerous therapeutic aids are described to enhance the child's capacity to communicate verbally or symbolically. To help clinicians translate theory into daily practice, the book presents six detailed clinical vignettes that offer step-by-step guidelines for assessment and intervention in different situations of abuse or neglect.
Healing Relational Trauma Workbook: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy in Practice
by Daniel A. Hughes Kim S. GoldingA resource for practitioners implementing attachment-focused treatment for young people. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is an attachment-focused treatment for children and adolescents who have experienced abuse and neglect and are now living in stable foster and adoptive families. Here, Daniel Hughes and Kim S. Golding provide a practical accompaniment to their highly successful DDP text coauthored with Julie Hudson, Healing Relational Trauma with Attachment-Focused Interventions (2019). In this workbook, practitioners are invited to reflect on their experience of implementing the DDP model through discussion, examples, and reflection prompts. Readers are encouraged to consider the diversity of both practitioners and those receiving DDP interventions, and how each unique individual’s identity can be embraced within the application of DDP interventions. DDP can be practiced as a therapy, a parenting approach, and as a practice approach for those working within healthcare, social care, or education, and this workbook is an invaluable resource for readers who fall into any one of these roles.
Healing Rest: An Invitation for Mommas Who Carry So Much to Lean into the Arms of the One Who Holds It All
by Thomas NelsonThe last few years have been a lot, haven't they? In your home, in your community, in the world. There's no reason to wonder why you need rest. Of course you need peace. No matter the stage of your motherhood, even when your children have children of their own, a momma's heart carries so much in every season.Join Becky Thompson, USA Today bestselling author and founder of the Midnight Mom Devotional community, as she guides you into Healing Rest.Readers willlearn how to lean into the promised presence of Jesus and find soul-deep peace;experience the heart-healing truth of what it means to be safely held in a world that feels far from secure;discover how connecting to the heart of the Father resets and regulates your body's nervous system;find Scripture based and science backed truth to still your racing thoughts; andencounter the calming comfort of God's Spirit in the midst of every hard and hidden place of your heart. Healing Rest shares stories from the Bible, scientific insights, and practical ways to confront overthinking with God's Word. This book dives deep into the promise of peace, not just for those facing anxiety, but for every momma who needs it. Thompson reminds readers that they do not have to carry the weight of their burdens alone, and that God is always with them. Momma, you deserve peace. Come experience rest in the arms of the only One who can hold it all.
Healing Sands (A Sullivan Crisp Novel #3)
by Stephen Arterburn Nancy N. RueWith her life spinning out of control, Ryan Coe just wants to find a place where she can rest.Ryan Coe feels lost. Her marriage is over, her kids are living with their dad, her God-life is silent, and her patience is practically nonexistent. To top it off, her once exciting job as a photojournalist has been reduced to taking pictures of enchilada festivals and B-level actors. But when she arrives at the scene of a crime and sees her son's face through her zoom lens, her world crashes. Her only mission: to find out who really did this and why they framed her.But before she can help anyone. Ryan's got to get her anger in check. She turns to Sullivan Crisp's Healing Choices clinic, but even that doesn't go according to plan. Quirky and unusual don't even begin to describe Sully, and Ryan soon realizes he isn't the quick-fix therapist she was hoping for. Between his unorthodox counseling and a group of women who are the first real friends she's had in a long time, Ryan begins to realize it's not control she's looking for, but something much more powerful.Inspirational contemporary readThe third book in the Sullivan Crisp series, but can be enjoyed as a standaloneBook one: Healing StonesBook two: Healing WatersBook three: Healing SandsIncludes discussion questions for reading groups and an excerpt from Healing Waters
Healing Stones (Sullivan Crisp)
by Stephen Arterburn Nancy RueWith one flash of a camera, Demi&’s private life becomes public news. She doesn&’t know it yet, but her healing has just begun.Christian college professor Demitria Costanas had vowed to end her affair with a colleague. But she gives into temptation one last time . . . and a lurking photographer captures her weakness for all to see. Quite literally, she&’s the woman caught in adultery. And almost everyone—herself included—has a stone to throw.Enter Sullivan Crisp, a decidedly unorthodox psychologist with his own baggage. He&’s well-known for his quirky sense of humor and incorporation of &“game show&” theology into his counseling sessions. And yet there&’s something more he offers: hope for a fresh start.Reluctantly the two of them begin an uplifting, uneven journey filled with healing and grace. By turns funny and touching, this story explores the ways humans hurt each other and deceive themselves. And it shows the endlessly creative means God uses to turn stones of accusation and shame into works of beauty that lead us onto the path of healing.An auspicious debut for a candid yet tender series about pain, healing, and God&’s invitation for second chances.&“A story of refining one&’s faith in a world of sin and temptation. It just might change your life. It has certainly changed mine.&” —Angela Hunt, author of Daughter of CanaInspirational contemporary readThe first book in the Sullivan Crisp series, but can be enjoyed as a standaloneBook one: Healing StonesBook two: Healing WatersBook three: Healing SandsIncludes discussion questions for reading groups
Healing Waters (A Sullivan Crisp Novel #2)
by Stephen Arterburn Nancy N. RueWhen life seems to conspire against you, how do you find the courage to dive into healing waters?When Lucia Coffey looks at her reflection, she sees fat and failure. When she looks at her sister Sonia, she sees svelte and success. When she looks at God, she sees that divine love can't possibly be doled out equally. All her life, Lucia has coped by throwing herself into taking care of those who seem more worthy of God's goodness, and feeding the dreams she has buried alive.But when tragedy strikes Lucia's family, she meets Sullivan Crisp--a decidedly offbeat psychologist who is trying to cope with his own shattered past. They form an alliance to try to hold her family together and, in the process, both tentatively dip their toes into the waters of healing. Step by faltering step they wade in, forging an unlikely community and digging deep for the courage to face a lurking danger that could pull them under . . . or remind them what it's like to dance on the waves.Inspirational contemporary readThe second book in the Sullivan Crisp series, but can be enjoyed as a standaloneBook one: Healing StonesBook two: Healing WatersBook three: Healing SandsNamed Women of Faith Novel of the Year (2009)Includes discussion questions for reading groups and an excerpt from Healing Stones
Healing Your Child's Brain: A Proven Approach to Helping Your Child Thrive
by Matthew Newell Carol NewellDiagnosis is not destiny. Autism. ADHD. Learning difficulties. Epilepsy. Cerebral palsy. Traumatic brain injury. From the moment your child is diagnosed with a special needs condition, you are plunged into a world of doctors, specialists, and therapists. But the most important person on your child's care team is you. In Healing Your Child's Brain, child development experts Matthew and Carol Newell arm parents with the knowledge, confidence, and tools they need to help their special-needs child flourish. The Newells have treated more than 20,000 children and are the parents of two special needs children. They know firsthand, as both parents and practitioners, what works—and what doesn't. Most treatments focus on managing symptoms but don't address underlying neurological issues. This book guides readers through the stages of brain development and how they affect functioning, showing what wellness looks like at each level and how to identify—and tackle—problems. In these pages, parents will learn: The seven key developmental areas that contribute to how well your child functions in daily life. How to evaluate your child's capabilities and challenges. How to create an environment tailored to your unique child, meeting them where they are, rather than where they are "supposed" to be. With insight into how your child's unique brain functions, you can move beyond managing symptoms to establishing a home regimen that fosters neurological growth. It is possible to transform the structure of your child's brain—from the cells themselves to the connections between them. By harnessing the brain's ability to grow and change slowly and steadily over time, your child can and will make progress.
Healing and Preventing Autism
by Jenny Mccarthy Jerry KartzinelJenny McCarthy-whose bestselling books Louder Than Words and Mother Warriors told the stories of healing children with autism-teams up with a preeminent autism doctor to write the first book on a remarkably effective treatment. In 2006, autism became the leading disorder affecting children in the United States. While diagnoses skyrocket and parents struggle to find help, a group of innovative doctors has been pioneering therapies and treatments that are remarkably effective in healing conditions associated with autism. As word spreads about these incredible discoveries- helped in part by Jenny McCarthy's book Louder Than Words- parents are desperate to learn about the biomedical therapies for themselves. Since early intervention is key to a successful recovery, McCarthy has teamed up with Dr. Jerry Kartzinel, the doctor who successfully treated her son, to write the first book to give parents all the necessary information about biomedical treatment. Beginning with diagnosis, Dr. Kartzinel explains the different therapies that he uses. He shows parents how to make simple changes to their child's environment and diet that can result in marked improvements and are safe and easy to try at home. And finally he explains some of the more advanced therapies that many doctors use today, and the way parents, alongside a qualified medical professional, can determine whether or not such treatments would benefit their child. For new parents, Dr. Kartzinel provides helpful guidelines on how to best protect their child from developing autism.
Healing for Adults Who Grew Up in Adoption or Foster Care: Positive Strategies for Overcoming Emotional Challenges
by Marlene Van Steensel Kate Eaton Renee WolfsPositive and practical, this guide is designed to offer a route to recovery from grief and loss after adoption or long-term foster care. Children growing up in adoptive families or foster care often have complicated feelings about the loss of their birth parents - feelings which become all the more complex as they gain independence and become young adults, and which can endure throughout their lives. Common life events such as entering new relationships, building a family or losing a loved one can give rise to difficult questions about their own childhood and identity. In this book, Renée Wolfs provides an accessible explanation of the feelings of loss and grief commonly experienced by adults who grew up in adoptive families or foster care, and how debilitating they can be. She provides grounded advice and strategies to aid recovery and provides the reader with a useful tool: The Circle of Connecting. The Circle provides strategies for healing from loss, spanning all seven elements of your life: your body, mind, heart, environment, past, present and future. This book is essential reading for older teens and adults who need help in addressing feelings of grief and loss, as well as those who support them including adoptive and foster parents, social workers, counsellors and therapists.
Healing from Reproductive Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors of Traumatic Infertility Journeys, Pregnancies, and Births
by Bethany WarrenIf 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 1 out of 3 parents report their birth experiences were traumatic, and upwards of 40% of new parents can experience PTSD during the perinatal period. Perhaps it was what happened to you that was distressing, and maybe it was how you were treated that created or added to the distress. This can be a difficult time to navigate, particularly if you feel scared, overwhelmed by your symptoms, and isolated and alone. And yet, there is hope for healing! This workbook was written to help you build resilience and navigate difficult feelings. Drawing from empirically validated research and clinical experience, this book will help you educate yourself to further understand what you have experienced, and learn how to manage your trauma reactions. Written with sleep-deprived and traumatized parents and parents-to-be in mind, this book is divided into easy-to-read sections to help you manage your emotions and find validation and reassurance. Chapters begin by helping you identify what reproductive trauma is, what is happening "below the surface" with the brain and body’s reactive responses, and the various emotional aspects of these events. The second section focuses on building tangible skills to manage the impact of trauma, including trauma reactions and the influence on relationships and attachment with the baby. The third section provides a map of the future, instils hope around healing, highlights professional treatment options, and explores the complicated decision about future pregnancies. Whether you are preparing for trauma therapy, already working with a mental health therapist, or just starting to explore aspects of your experience, this workbook can provide support wherever you are on your healing journey. Filled with activities and gentle writing prompts, this comprehensive resource is essential for expecting or new parents who have experienced traumatic distress during this time, as well as mental health clinicians and birth providers.
Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother: Learn to Build Trust, Take In Nourishment, and Move Past the Wounds Left by Neglect - A Workbook
by Jasmin Lee CoriAn indispensable hands-on guide to healing from the effects of childhood emotional neglect from the author of the groundbreaking The Emotionally Absent Mother If you grew up with an emotionally absent mother—a mother who was cold, dismissive of your needs, unwilling or unable to give you the nurturing you needed—the wounds can last a lifetime. You may find yourself wondering, Why is it so hard to attend to my own needs? Why do I have so much trouble trusting people to be there for me? Do I need to hide parts of myself to be lovable? But you’re not alone, and healing is possible. This workbook, from an expert in childhood emotional neglect, will guide you through the process of emerging from the pain and reclaiming the self you hid or changed for Mother’s sake. Inside you’ll find tools and more than seventy exercises, including personal inventories, journaling prompts, and small-group discussion questions, to help you work through the lingering effects of your neglect and be a better mother to yourself. This compassionate workbook will help you: Recognize your emotional neglect and abuse Identify its ongoing impacts Work through your deeper emotions Heal attachment wounds Parent your wounded parts Take in love and support You’ll replace limiting self-images, defensive habits, and deep grief with self-assurance, openness, and hope—and ultimately, be equipped to embrace a more nourished and fulfilled life.
Healing the Heart: Helping Your Child Thrive After Trauma
by Christine FonsecaTrauma permeates America's families, and no one is immune to its impact. Natural disasters, community and institutional violence, adverse childhood experiences-these events impact the developing brains and bodies of our youth. Healing the Heart:Provides parents with specific tools to help their trauma-impacted children.Combines the research on adverse childhood experiences and other traumatic events, positive psychology, and resilience.Is presented in an easy-to-read, conversational style.Uses evidence-based strategies, inspirational stories, and role-playing scenarios.Includes the information and tools needed to heal the negative impact of traumatic events.With specific strategies to address diverse forms of trauma and diverse populations, this book is a must-read resource for anyone wanting to reestablish safety, increase resilience, and help heal the long-term impact of trauma.