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Thriving after trauma : stories of living and healing / Shari Botwin

Author
Botwin, Shari
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Physical Description
xxiii, 239 pages ; 23 cm

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Contents
Trauma defined -- Facing the trauma -- How the road unravels when a witness is present -- Confronting anger -- Staying present -- Taking time to grieve -- Reaping the benefits of your recovery -- My life in recovery -- Survivor testimonials.
Summary
Deals with overcoming trauma including physical and sexual abuse, war-related injury, loss due to tragedy or illness, and natural disasters. Real stories and practical tools shed light on how to let go of shame, guilt, anger, and despair after a traumatic experience--to grieve, move beyond, and fully live again.
"Thriving After Trauma addresses readers who have experience trauma or loss due to a variety of experience – whether accident, abuse, or injury. Shari Botwin shows readers, through personal stories, how many who have experienced the worst kinds of trauma have managed to move on and thrive beyond their experiences. Often, those who live through trauma come away with feelings of shame, guilt, anger, and despair. These are common, even normal, responses in the immediate aftermath. Left unaddressed, though, those feelings may develop into substance abuse problems, eating disorders, depression, or anxiety. Learning how to move on, to pick up and live life again, takes effort and guidance. Botwin guides readers through the stories of others who have gone on to live fulfilling, happy lives, and provides tips and tools for healing and moving on. Letting go of the shame, guilt, anger and fear associated with tragic events is crucial to reclaiming a full life. Strategies such as, journaling, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral restructuring, and healthy relationships to aid in recovery are explored and explained, so readers can adopt those strategies that work best for them. It is not the trauma itself that results in so many people developing self-destructive tendencies and life threatening illnesses. It is the lack of having a way to digest and make sense of the trauma-related feelings that can lead one to mental illness, disconnection, and in some cases, even death. Readers will learn how to live with the trauma versus how to get over the trauma, so they can move forward healthfully and mindfully." -- Publisher's description
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ISBN
9781538125601 (cloth)
1538125609
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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