Description
Book SynopsisHeal Trauma and Recover from PTSD “Rosenthal encourages others with [PTSD] to use the lessons and tools that she says turned her life around. … This is a cheerleading, you-can-do-it kind of book, with step-by-step lifestyle modifications interspersed.”
—Nancy Szokan, The Washington Post
Create a new life of PTSD recovery and healing. Put together your own personal trauma treatment toolbox!
Find out what PTSD recovery is really like. Following a critical illness, Michele Rosenthal struggled with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for twenty-five years. Now, a post-trauma coach and award-winning writer, Rosenthal shares the tools that helped her heal from PTSD symptoms. Previously published as Heal your PTSD by the Conari Press back in 2015, this book is packed with insightful tips on how to not let PTSD symptoms control your life.
Heal trauma your own way. We know that trauma and recovery from hard things isn’t easy but your path to recovery is uniquely worth it! With Your Brain is a Safe Space, you can take back control and push forward towards PTSD recovery and try new trauma release exercises that build and create a safe space to receive the inner healing that you need to thrive.
Inside, learn how to heal from trauma by:
- Connecting to your own inner power and authentic self
- Applying mental healing measures like mindfulness and meditation
- Overcoming PTSD symptoms and recovery obstacles with unique tips and strategies
If post-traumatic growth guidebooks like The Body Keeps the Score, The Complex PTSD Workbook, or Keep Pain in the Past helped you heal trauma, then Your Brain is a Safe Space is your next read.
Trade Review“An ideal workbook for trauma survivors to use in their journey to emotional health.”
—Robert Scaer, MD, author of The Trauma Spectrum
“Recovery from PTSD is finally possible. This is not just a book to help you get past your trauma, it will also help you fully heal from it and get over it.”
—Mark Goulston, MD, author of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Dummies and Just Listen
"With empowering suggestions and her own wealth of expertise, Rosenthal provides the resources that can help with PTSD recovery. … From mindfulness to meditation, Rosenthal shares a wealth of knowledge that could be helpful to anyone in any stage of recovery from PTSD, as well as to professionals looking to broaden their knowledge base and find new treatment techniques."
—Clarie Foster, Foreword Reviews
“Rosenthal encourages others with [PTSD] to use the lessons and tools that she says turned her life around. … This is a cheerleading, you-can-do-it kind of book, with step-by-step lifestyle modifications interspersed.”
—Nancy Szokan, The Washington Post
Table of ContentsContents
Foreword by Mary Beth Williams
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One: You Can Heal
- How Healing Begins
- Create Your Personal Healing Strategy
Two: The Facts You Need Today
- You Are Having a Normal Reaction to an Abnormal Experience
- The Science Behind Your Symptoms . . . and Recovery
Three: Strengthen Your Recovery Process
- First Steps to Creating Change
- How to Gain (and Keep) Momentum
Four: Create Your New Identity
- The Role of Identity in PTSD Recovery
- Activating Your Self-Definition Process
Five: Bust Through Blocks
- What Stalls PTSD Recovery?
- How to Overcome the Most Common Obstacles
Appendix: Do I Have PTSD?
- PTSD Criteria
- PTSD Self-Test
Further Resources
About the Author
