64 Results with the "Self-help" genre


    • Prologue: Facing Trauma Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Prologue: Facing Trauma Trauma can touch anyone, regardless of their circumstances or environment. It’s not limited to soldiers returning from war or those living in conflict zones like Syria or the Congo. The reality is that trauma affects our families, friends, and even ourselves. According to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in five Americans was sexually molested as a child, one in four was beaten by a parent, and one in three couples experiences physical…
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      by LovelyMay Preface opens with the author responding to the reactions his earlier writing received—some lighthearted, others deeply sincere. While a few accused the tone of his work of being too casual, this was not the critique that stayed with him. What struck him were the letters from earnest readers who firmly disagreed with his view that most people do not pour themselves fully into their work. These readers insisted that their jobs were meaningful and that they gave all they had to their professional roles.…
    • Praise for The Body Keeps the Score Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Praise for The Body Keeps the Score “This book is a tour de force. Its deeply empathic, insightful, and compassionate perspective promises to further humanize the treatment of trauma victims, dramatically expand their repertoire of self-regulatory healing practices and therapeutic options, and also stimulate greater creative thinking and research on trauma and its effective treatment. The body does keep the score, and Van der Kolk’s ability to demonstrate this through compelling descriptions of the…
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      INTRODUCTION

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      by testsuphomeAdmin INTRODUCTION The Smokey Mirror THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A HUMAN just like you and me who lived near a city surrounded by mountains. The human was studying to become a medicine man, to learn the knowledge of his ancestors, but he didn’t completely agree with everything he was learning. In his heart, he felt there must be something more. One day, as he slept in a cave, he dreamed that he saw his own body sleeping. He came out of the cave on the night of a new moon. The sky was clear, and he…
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      Introduction

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Introduction to the narrator’s journey begins with a recurring dream that captures his feelings of inadequacy and helplessness, where he attempts to catch falling eggs on a city sidewalk—an endeavor that symbolizes his relentless but futile attempts to save patients during his surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The dream unfolds with him chasing after the eggs, which represent his efforts to intervene and save lives, but despite his best efforts, every egg shatters upon hitting the ground.…
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      Heaven on Earth

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Heaven on Earth I WANT YOU TO FORGET EVERYTHING YOU HAVE learned in your whole life. This is the beginning of a new understanding, a new dream. The dream you are living is your creation. It is your perception of reality that you can change at any time. You have the power to create hell, and you have the power to create heaven. Why not dream a different dream? Why not use your mind, your imagination, and your emotions to dream heaven? Just use your imagination and a tremendous thing will happen. Imagine…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin EPILOGUE: CHOICES TO BE MADE We are on the verge of becoming a trauma-conscious society. Almost every day one of my colleagues publishes another report on how trauma disrupts the workings of mind, brain, and body. The ACE study showed how early abuse devastates health and social functioning, while James Heckman won a Nobel Prize for demonstrating the vast savings produced by early intervention in the lives of children from poor and troubled families: more high school graduations, less criminality,…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Don’t Take Anything Personally is the second agreement in The Four Agreements, and it centers on the critical need to detach emotionally from the opinions and actions of others. This principle teaches us that everything people say or do, especially when directed at us, is more about their own internal world—shaped by their beliefs, experiences, and feelings—than it is about us. Ruiz emphasizes that when someone criticizes or reacts negatively, it is often a projection of their own reality and not an…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 4: Don’t Make Assumptions, the third agreement in The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz, a principle that addresses the profound impact assumptions can have on our lives. Ruiz explains that making assumptions often leads to misunderstandings, unnecessary conflict, and emotional distress. Many of the problems we face in relationships and life stem from the habit of assuming we know what others are thinking or what they mean by their actions, often without confirming or asking for clarification.…
    • Domestication and the Dream of the Planet Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Domestication and the Dream of the Planet is a powerful concept introduced in The Four Agreements, delving into the ways human consciousness is shaped and controlled by societal expectations. The chapter opens with a striking observation: the life we experience, both when we are awake and asleep, is not purely our own creation but instead a dream—constantly shaped by our thoughts, perceptions, and the collective influences of society. This "dream of the planet" is an ever-evolving narrative, where the…
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