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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction: A Trauma Book for Those in the Trenches | |
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| Shit Happens | |
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| What Is Trauma? | |
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| Why Do Some People Suffer More Than Others? | |
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| Hidden Traumas | |
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| Identifying Your Traumas (Exercise) | |
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| Will It Always Be Like This? | |
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| Two Kinds of Suffering | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| It's a Body Thing | |
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| What Happens in Trauma? | |
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| Caught in Lower Brain Centers | |
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| Under the Influence | |
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| Taking Back the Control Room | |
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| Resilience | |
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| Getting the Traction to Move On | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| The Footprints of Trauma | |
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| Tracks in the Body | |
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| Sensitivities | |
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| Triggers, Triggers Everywhere | |
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| The Lion, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man | |
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| Not All Here (Dissociation) | |
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| I Can't Think! | |
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| Turned to Stone (Numbing) | |
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| Amnesia, Flashbacks, and Fragmented Memory | |
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| Insomnia | |
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| Intrusive Thoughts and Images | |
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| Self-Injuring Behaviors | |
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| Guilty without Charge | |
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| Living in a Broom Closet | |
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| Ruptured Boundaries | |
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| Relationship Patterns | |
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| Feeling Broken | |
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| Alone in an Uncaring World | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| Trauma-Related Disorders | |
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| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | |
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| Acute Stress Disorder | |
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| Depression | |
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| Anxiety Disorders | |
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| Addictions | |
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| Eating Disorders | |
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| Dissociative Disorders | |
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| Borderline Personality | |
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| Physical Diseases Related to Trauma | |
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| Casualties of Trauma | |
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| Two Cocoons | |
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| Exploring Your Cocoon (Exercise) | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| The Journey of Healing | |
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| Kelly's Story: A Hard-Won Self | |
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| Basic Requirements for the Journey | |
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| A Deliberate Curriculum | |
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| The Tasks of Healing | |
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| Personal Resources | |
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| Assessing Your Resources (Exercise) | |
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| The Spiral of Healing | |
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| Jana's Story: The Importance of Deep Listening | |
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| The Drive for Completion | |
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| Realigning with Your Wholeness | |
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| Each Path Is Unique | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| How to Choose the Right Helpers | |
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| Sharing Your Trauma History | |
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| Things to Consider When Working with Health Practitioners | |
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| Is Psychotherapy for Me? How Long Will It Take? | |
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| Choosing the Right Therapist | |
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| Wounded and Wounding Healers | |
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| When Is It Appropriate to Change Therapists? | |
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| Can I Heal Without Psychotherapy? | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| Selecting Your Interventions | |
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| Containment versus Catharsis | |
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| EMDR and Alternating Bilateral Stimulation (ABS) | |
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| Point Therapies | |
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| The TARA Approach for the Resolution of Shock and Trauma | |
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| Somatic Therapies | |
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| Hands-On Therapies for Trauma | |
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| Imagery-Based Therapies | |
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| Corrective Experiences | |
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| Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) | |
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| Changing Experience through a Pattern Interrupt | |
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| Help from Peers | |
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| Residential Treatment Programs | |
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| Medications and Natural Alternatives | |
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| The Decisions Are Yours | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| Tools for Dealing with Trauma | |
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| Slowing Down the Process | |
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| Keeping One Foot on Solid Ground | |
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| Grounding | |
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| Finding Your Rock | |
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| Controlling Your Arousal Level | |
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| Learning to Self-Soothe | |
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| Accepting Comfort from Another Person | |
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| Seeing Options | |
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| The Three S's: Stop, Soothe, Support (An Antidote for Hyperarousal) | |
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| The Three R's: Refocus, Reconnect, Reenter (An Antidote for Dissociation) | |
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| The Control Button | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| Tools for Living | |
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| Your Job as Manager | |
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| Becoming a Fierce Protector and Advocate for Yourself | |
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| Supportive Life Structures | |
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| Knowing Your Medicine | |
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| Nurturing Self-Talk | |
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| Gaining Control of Your Mind | |
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| Objectivity | |
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| Strengthening Boundaries | |
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| Cultivating a Friendly Relationship with Your Body | |
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| Humor | |
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| Journaling | |
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| Creativity and Self-Expression | |
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| The Gifts of Nature | |
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| Snuggling Up to the World | |
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| The Best Revenge Is a Happy Life | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| Spiritual Issues | |
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| Why Did God Let This Happen? | |
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| An Earnest Search | |
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| Hidden Gifts | |
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| What Spiritual Life Has to Offer | |
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| The Transcendence Trap | |
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| Expansion and Contraction | |
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| What's Suffering Got to Do with It? | |
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| Accepting Life as It Is | |
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| An Integrated Spirituality | |
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| Terry's Story: Toward an Integrated Spirituality | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| Ain't Broke no More | |
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| Surviving or Thriving? | |
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| Signs of Healing | |
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| Signs of Wholeness | |
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| A New Me | |
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| Coming Home | |
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| Robert's Story: War No More | |
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| It's Never Too Late for a Little Happiness | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| My Story | |
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| Ten Points to Remember | |
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| Bodywork Therapies | |
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| Notes | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |