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On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts!" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis - and media circus - that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister himself.

Walking Toward Peace shares the intimate stories of veterans who, post-deployment, have wrestled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Through a process called "ecotherapy", spending time in nature to promote healing and mental health, they have found new tools to deal with issues that have resulted from combat experiences: survivor's guilt, nightmares, lack of trust, depression, hypervigilance, thoughts of suicide, and lack of purpose.

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a tremendous toll on the mental health of our troops. In 2005, then-Senator Barack Obama took to the Senate floor to tell his colleagues that "many of our injured soldiers are returning from Iraq with traumatic brain injury", which doctors were calling the "signature wound" of the Iraq War. Alarming stories of veterans taking their own lives raised a host of vital questions: For instance, why hadn't the military been better prepared to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI)?

A Simple Guide to Understanding PTSD aims to help make understanding post-traumatic stress disorder an easier task for everyone. This is not only for those who suffer from PTSD, but to those close to a victim, as well. From the origin and history of PTSD, to strategies and tips to coping with and ultimately overcoming PTSD, this book will cover all that and more.

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.

As a social worker, jail chaplain, and justice advocate, Bethany Dearborn Hiser pushed herself to the brink of burnout - and then kept going. Stress, despair, and compassion fatigue overwhelmed her ability to function. She was called to serve the abused, addicted, and homeless people in her community. Yet she was emotionally and spiritually exhausted. Something needed to change. Searching for answers, Hiser learned that trauma affects everyone who is exposed to it - not only those experiencing firsthand violence, homelessness, and addiction, but also those who are trying to help.

Sociometrics offers many small, incremental moments of healing that cumulatively help to peel back the layers of the onion, revealing ever deepening and widening aspects of both the self and the self in relation to others. Sociometrics is a therapeutic role-playing practice built upon the foundation of psychodrama and sociometry, the pioneering group-therapy concepts developed by fin-de-siecle Viennese psychiatrist Jacob Levy Moreno.

On May 12, 2015, Amtrak 188 derailed outside of Philadelphia going 106 miles per hour. Geralyn Ritter was thrown from the train with such force that she sustained catastrophic injuries to her chest, her abdomen, and her pelvis. Found unconscious, unable to breathe, and suffering massive blood loss, she was not expected to survive. After enduring weeks in the ICU, dozens of surgeries over the following years, unremitting pain, PTSD, depression, and opioid dependence, Geralyn was faced with a daunting question: Beyond mere survival after trauma, where is the path back to joy?

Yoga for Trauma Recovery outlines best practices for the growing body of professionals trained in both yoga and psychotherapy and addresses the theoretical foundations that tie the two fields. Uniting recent developments in our understanding of neuroscience and trauma recovery with ancient tenets of yoga philosophy and practice, this foundational text is a must-listen for those interested in the healing capacities of each modality. Listeners will come away from the book with a strong sense of how to apply theory, philosophy, and research to real-life complexities.

Stop being needy, jealous, and clingy by understanding just one simple thing about your brain. Your last boyfriend told you that you were too intense and that he needed space. How familiar does that scenario sound, and how many times has it happened to you? Do your relationships break down out of the blue, leaving you clueless about what just happened? Psychology may have the answer for you. The secret behind your relationship failures could be hiding much closer than where you anticipate it to be...In your own head!

With Pleasure: Managing Trauma Triggers for More Vibrant Sex and Relationships is a companion for anyone experiencing the effects of trauma. Through true survivor stories, expert insight, writing prompts, and grounding exercises, it explores pleasure, relationships, and community as worthy and essential antidotes in trying times.

No stress can kill us. It is our reaction to it that is accountable for damage. Stress is a common disability in every human’s life. This book will help you in releasing your stress and finding ways how polyvagal theory can cause positive effects on your life. This hypothesis will help you out in mapping the root cause of your all problems and in bringing you a variety of solutions.

Psychologist Dr. Andrew Dobo’s Unburdening Souls at the Speed of Thought recounts the transformative journey to wholeness that was modeled by Christ and is accelerated by a ground-breaking therapy known as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Psychology and religion intersect in the audiobook’s incredible tales, which move from despair to hope, hate to love, and fear to peace. The audiobook will give hope to those suffering mental anguish as they are exposed to a new map of the soul modeled by Christ’s passion and shared by psychology.

CAMI ZULUAGA, influenciadora colombiana, tuvo un episodio depresivo muy fuerte y descubrió que también sufre de codependencia, un trastorno que la hace tener relaciones tóxicas. En este inspirador libro nos cuenta su proceso de rehabilitación, y con ejercicios, consejos y actividades, nos comparte las herramientas que la ayudaron a salir adelante. Aprender a amar(me) nos va a enseñar a tener relaciones amorosas y saludables, empezando por la más importante: la que tenemos con nosotros mismos

During these times of chaos, COVID-19, social unrest, isolation from the normal routine, and a host of other intrinsic factors we may find ourselves with more time on our hands than ever before. With only time, some may find themselves with negative thoughts running freely through their minds like a gazelle trying to escape its hunter. In this scenario, the hunter may be past or present trauma that hadn't had the time to be addressed because of daily distractions. Let's go deeper in the know.

We’re each comprised of a body, a soul, and a spirit, but the soul and the spirit are two different entities. We intuitively understand that in order to be healthy we must take care of our bodies. That’s a given. But we’ve also got to take care of both aspects of the “inner person”. We often confuse “soul” and “spirit” as the same. They are different. The soul is comprised of the -

The primary objective for the narcissist is power. Narcissists are masters of deceit and manipulation, so anyone can be made a victim and suffer abuse at their hands. Those that do are likely to develop some level of narcissistic abuse syndrome.

Do you want to know why you experience an indefinable tiredness or drowsiness? Do you suffer from dizziness or skidding, lack of clarity, and difficulty concentrating? Neck pain, nausea, joint pain and inflammation are the causes of your physical discomfort? Have you tried various solutions to combat anxiety, depression, and stress, but have not found anything that is right for you? In this audiobook you will be taught the characteristic aspects of the most important nerve of our body and how it affects our physical and mental well-being.

In The Healing Otherness Handbook, Stacee Reicherzer-a nationally known transgender psychotherapist and expert on trauma, otherness, and self-sabotage - shares her own personal story of childhood bullying, and how it inspired her to help others heal from the same wounds. Drawing from mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Reicherzer will help you gain a better understanding of how past trauma has limited your life, and show you the keys to freeing yourself from self-defeating, destructive beliefs.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a well-developed and well-studied method that’s used to help people overcome depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, and many other mental health issues. To put it simply, CBT is about uncovering and changing thoughts and beliefs that make you unhappy. They are like weirdly shaped lenses that distort your vision of reality. CBT removes these distortions and makes you see the world clearly.