Shari Botwin

Thriving After Trauma (eBook, PDF)

Stories of Living and Healing

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765181775
• Artikelnr.: 74843312

Autorenporträt

Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of traumas in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twenty-five years. Her second book, Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing (Rowman & Littlefield) was published in 2019. Botwin has served as an expert witness in high profile cases related to abuse and sexual assault. In July 2022, Botwin presented a webinar for The Trauma and Recovery Institute in China on the role of an eating disorder in staying stuck in childhood abuse. Botwin has conducted Keynote presentations for CE credits for Advanced Recovery Systems, Stockton Institute, and Rutgers University. Botwin has given expert commentary on breaking stories related to trauma on a variety of international outlets, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Parents, Sports Illustrated, and others. Botwin lives outside of Philadelphia with her twelve-year-old son and two cats.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: Stories of Living and Healing
Dr. Jo Anne White
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Trauma Defined
What Is Trauma?
Posttraumatic Stress Emerges
Trauma Goes Public
2 Facing the Trauma
Telling Your Story
Staying Grounded
Managing Flashbacks
Healing Strategies When Facing Your Trauma
Managing Flashbacks
3 How the Road Unravels When a Witness Is Present
Living Life without Re-creating Trauma
Learning to Trust Yourself and Others
Good-Bye Guilt
Banishing Shame
Healing Strategies to Rebuild Trust, Reduce Guilt, and Alleviate Shame
4 Confronting Anger
Hello, Anger
Conquering Anger
Healing Strategies to Greet Anger
Healing Strategies for Using Anger to Conquer Your World
5 Staying Present
Karen: Letting Go of Her Abuser
Mary: Letting Go of the Loss of Her Youngest Brother When She Was a Kid
Debbie: The Struggle to Let Go of a Lost Childhood
Brian: Letting Go of Being the Rescuer after Growing Up with Loss and
Poverty
Healing Strategies to Let Go of the Past
6 Taking Time to Grieve
So Long Eating Disorder, Alcohol, or Drugs
Grieving with Others
Misconceptions about Grief and Grieving According to Helpguide.org
Healing Strategies for Coping with Loss and Grief after Trauma
Nurturing Your Hurt Self
7 Reaping the Benefits of Your Recovery
Greeting Intimacy
No More Fear
Trusting Love
Healing Strategies as You Reap the Benefits of Your Recovery
8 My Life in Recovery
Letting Go of the Wish
On Becoming a Mom
Going Public with My Story
Healing Strategies I Used during My Recovery
9 Survivor Testimonials
Jennifer Fox: Emmy- and Golden Globe-Nominated Director of the Film The
Tale
Karen's Story: Suicide of Her Boyfriend
Tamie's Testimonial: Therapist, Eating Disorder Survivor, Life-Altering
Back Injury
Janice's Story: Sexual Assault Survivor
Tyler
Notes
Resources
Treatment Facilities for Overcoming Eating Disorders, Addictions, and
Trauma
Outpatient Trauma Programs
Resources for More Information or to Find a Therapist
Bibliography
Index
About the Author