20 Ways to Break Free From Trauma

Philippa Smethurst

• 21 november 2024
• 9781805013105

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How can we understand and recover from traumatic experience? This concise, accessible guide explores twenty different ways that trauma can affect our lives -- and how we can break free from it. With stories, poetry and reflective exercises, this will help you to move beyond pain, shame, anger and discover a path to strength and resilience.

'An important and insightful contribution to the mental health literary landscape.' - Alastair Campbell

Trauma is a wound - one that we often hide from ourselves and others.
Philippa Smethurst - a psychotherapist with decades of experience - has written this compassionate and practical guide to help you to understand, process and move beyond trauma. The book explains twenty common ways that trauma can show itself - from dissociation and anger to brain hijacking and trust issues - but also how you can move on from them.
Drawing on the latest brain- and body-based research, this book uses stories, poetry and reflective exercises, to give you the guidance and tools you need.