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20 Ways to Break Free From Trauma

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21st November 2024

Price: £14.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781805013105

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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.

Reviews

Miriam Taylor – psychotherapist, trauma consultant, author and international trainer
Written for sufferers and their supporters, this accessible book opens the door to the world of trauma and its effects. With clear explanations, creative images and case studies, it guides the reader through to the other side by means of practical exercises and reflections.
Daphne Clifton, Business Performance Coach
These kind, practical chapters shed new understanding of trauma and its impact, as well as offering exercises to manage a new way of being. I am living proof that what Philippa writes works.
Philip Robinson, CEO of the Yellow Heart
A very well researched book that will bring the reader up-to-date with the comprehensive therapeutic interventions available today for PTSD. It is highly practical, with case studies and exercises that are extremely helpful on an ongoing basis.
Simon Hewett-Avison, CEO of Homeless Oxfordshire
Philippa captures so brilliantly the link between the behaviours we see, and the deep-seated trauma people have faced. In this book Philippa shares her wealth of experience, stories and questions we can all use when working with people who have experienced trauma and multiple disadvantage.
Professor Vicky Karkou, Edgehill University
In this book, Philippa has distilled her extensive clinical experience into practical guidance on which in which we can understand and manage trauma. She turns a complex topic into an engaging read making this book a key text for practitioners and lay audiences alike.
Dr Marie Adams Author of The Myth of the Untroubled Therapist
This is a clear and compassionate book geared towards those suffering the results of trauma, as well as those trying to help: family, friends and yes, therapists. Smethurst has managed to combine academic research into trauma with an accessible writing style that readers will find both informative and comforting. This book deserves a wide readership.
Sir Terry Waite, Human rights activist and author
One of the best books on trauma that I've read for a long time because it's clear, explicit, and it takes us through the stages one by one. It's a book that I'd strongly recommend