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Book SynopsisExploring the role of imagination in trauma recovery, the author shares the arresting dreams and stories of traumatized adolescents. Describing the impact of trauma on adolescent health and development, the author provides promising research into the use of breathing skills, HRV Biofeedback, and dream work to promote healthy breathing, emotion regulation, and restorative dreaming. Research suggests that these interventions can decrease post-traumatic distress and assist in the creation of meaningful posttraumatic narratives. The author explores the role of embodied imagination in adolescent spiritual development and posttraumatic growth. These interventions provide clinicians and pastoral caregivers with simple and effective ways of helping adolescents heal from trauma in holistic and dynamic ways that respect the integrated constitution of the human person.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1 The Woman Who Thought She was a Corpse: Embodied Imagination Chapter 2 The Boy who Couldn’t Dream: the Neurophysiology of Adolescent Trauma Chapter 3 The Woman Who Stopped Running: Embodied Imagination and Coherent Narrative Chapter 4 Pursued by Zombies: Physiological Coherence and Adolescent Trauma Chapter 5 Learning to Dream: Five Case Studies Chapter 6 Sharks, Zombies, and Siblings: Dream Groups in Adolescent Recovery Chapter 7 Beyond Survival: Posttraumatic Growth, Embodied Imagination, and Spirituality in Adolescent Trauma Recovery Bibliography About the Author
