Emotional Healing for Dummies
Helen Whitten
- 10 december 2009
- 9780470663547
Samenvatting:
boldAt some point in their lives, most people will have thought:/bold bullet"He should never have said that"bullet"How could she treat me this way?"bullet"I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him"bullet"I"m so angry I can"t bear it"/bulletlistbr/br/Usually, we don"t feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends and families, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them. We"re a nation that bottles things up, dismissing anger, frustration, hatred and guilt as largely insignificant to our minds and bodies. But powerful emotions like these do affect us in a long-term way, not only mentally but also physically, and it"s important to know how to get them under control before our health really suffers.br/br/This easy-to-follow, plain-English guide shows you why and how emotions can leave a physical scar, and talks about various life factors and influences that can lead to emotional stress. It will help you heal your emotional traumas with a toolkit of strategies, and allows you to take care of your health with a practical, hands-on approach.br/br/boldEmotional Healing For Dummies covers:/boldbr/br/boldPART 1: INTRODUCING EMOTIONAL HEALING br//bold Chapter 1: Understanding Emotional Healingbr/Chapter 2: Exploring the Physiology of Emotionbr/Chapter 3: Tuning into Emotionsbr/br/boldPART 2: EMOTIONS AND YOUR BODYbr//boldChapter 4: You are What you Eatbr/Chapter 5: Body Rhythmsbr/Chapter 6: Physical Strategies for Emotional Healingbr/br/boldPART 3: EMOTIONAL HEALING FOR REAL LIFEbr//boldChapter 7: Mapping the Emotional Environmentbr/Chapter 8: Facing up to Emotional Challengesbr/Chapter 9: Managing Relationshipsbr/Chapter 10: Strategies for Getting through Tough Timesbr/Chapter 11: Life"s Transitionsbr/br/boldPART 4: THE EMOTIONAL HEALING TOOLKITbr//boldChapter 12: Thinking Strategies for Emotional Healing br/Chapter 13: Mindfulness Practices to Rebalancebr/Chapter 14: Lifestyle Strategies for Emotional Healingbr/Chapter 15: Becoming the Emotionally Healed Personbr/br/boldPART 5: TAKING YOUR HEALING TO ANOTHER LEVELbr//boldChapter 16: Planning to Manage Emotions in the Futurebr/Chapter 17: Inspiring Healing in Othersbr/Chapter 18: Helping your Child to Heal br/br/boldPART 6: THE PART OF TENS br//bold Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Heal Emotional Woundsbr/Chapter 20 Ten Ways to Stay Positivebr/Chapter 21: Ten Exercises for Emotional Healing