Some people heal naturally after they experience a traumatic event, but some trauma lasts and can develop into PTSD, with symptoms like depression, anxiety, panic, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, or losing interest in life. You may find yourself on the sidelines, disengaged from your own life, with little sense of who you are and how to relate to others. The body, heart, and mind are all profoundly affected by trauma; in this way it can live on, causing a serious disconnect and a state of imbalance in which you're always in survival mode. How do you move on?

This book is designed to target the most common symptoms of post-traumatic stress and PTSD, providing
mindfulness-based practices to help relieve your symptoms and increase self-compassion. Offering meditations for re-connection with your body, heart, mind, and life, this guide presents a unique, evidence-based way to heal the disconnects and help you re-engage. Instead of getting stuck reliving your trauma or worrying about it happening again, these mindful meditations will ground you in the present moment and enable you to better cope with unpleasant thoughts and feelings as they arise-and then let them go.

With Meditations for Healing Trauma, you'll explore your experience of post-traumatic stress and learn how the healing power of mindfulness can free you from suffering and bring back connection and balance to your life every day. This book will help you cultivate a wise mind and heart for regaining peace and well-being in the present moment- anytime, anyplace.

About the Author
Louanne Davis, PsyD, is a clinical research psychologist at the Indianapolis VA Medical Center and associate scientist in clinical psychology at the Indiana University School of Medicine department of psychiatry. Davis conducts federally funded research to develop and evaluate novel treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including meditation and yoga. She is certified by the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School as a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher. Davis is also a certified provider and trainer for cognitive-behavioral couples therapy for PTSD and currently provides consultation to VA clinicians nationwide who are being trained to provide this treatment.


Book Information
ISBN 9781626255029
Author Louanne Davis
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint New Harbinger Publications
Publisher New Harbinger Publications
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 174mm * 126mm * 18mm