This book aims to assist parents, caregivers, teachers, health-care professionals and criminal justice system personnel to understand better the reactions of the child, as well as their own reactions, following a traumatic or stressful event.

· What is trauma? · How does it affect children? · How can adults help? Providing straightforward answers to these complex questions, The Simple Guide to Child Trauma is the perfect starting point for any adult caring for or working with a child who has experienced trauma. It will help them to understand more about a child's emotional and behavioural responses following trauma and provides welcome strategies to aid recovery. Reassuring advice will also rejuvenate adults' abilities to face the challenges of supporting children.

Did you experience trauma in your childhood? Do you feel distant from God? Do you sometimes think you are not worthy of his love? In Held Close by an Angel, 'Chrisanna Harrington courageously reveals portions of her own personal struggle of recovery and reconciliation to help you learn self-acceptance and take responsibility for your role in past relationships as well as future relationships. Chrisanna merges traditional mental health concepts with orthodox Christian values and introduces concepts of the Inner and Adult Child. She explains how abuse and trauma experienced during childhood can carry into the Adult Child's personality and social functioning by retaining feelings and beliefs experienced in childhood.' — Stuart A. Stuthers MS, LMHC, NCC It can be a painful process for the adult survivor of childhood abuse to recognize and work through the long-term suffering that was experienced. Held Close by an Angel defines the characteristics of Adult Children and the steps to heal from the abuse suffered in childhood. Join Chrisanna as she helps you to understand what makes up a healthy relationship, and remember that God is with you at all times and is there to help you move forward through the pain experienced in this world.

Bergstrom explains how our basic needs as children for love, protection, validation, and expression must be met by our parents; and how, when these needs are not met in childhood, we can end up with one-up or one-down self-esteem and over-protective or under-protective boundaries as adults. In-depth descriptions of supportive, therapeutic techniques abound in this book, from mindfulness to grounding to writing a letter to yourself. Whether you experienced traumatic neglect or excessive control and enmeshment at the hands of your parents, this book will not only help you identify what went wrong for you, it will also provide you with validating, supportive and compassionate ways to reparent yourself but the researchers also found higher rates of adult physical and mental illness associated with the number of trauma people experienced as children. Therefore, you need to know Guide To Overcome Childhood Trauma; Basic Knowledge Of Psychological Trauma You will find a lot of useful information in this book such as: - Learn and adopt 5 Core Practices for healthy living - Cultivate a framework for your functional adult Self - Gain clarity about your family-of-origin history - Reparent you historically hurt places - Speak your truth and learn to have your own back

Child Trauma for Adults is a comprehensive guide designed to help adults understand and heal from the long-lasting effects of childhood trauma. This book starts by defining childhood trauma and its various types, exploring its prevalence and impact on adult life. Through a structured approach, it provides readers with the tools they need to recognize the emotional, behavioral, physical, and relationship symptoms of unresolved trauma. Delve into the science behind childhood trauma as the book explains how trauma affects the brain and body, drawing on psychological theories and long-term health implications. With practical self-assessment tools, reflective practices, and guidance on working with a therapist, you will learn to identify and understand your personal trauma triggers. The healing journey is mapped out in stages, emphasizing the importance of patience, self-compassion, and support systems. Explore various therapeutic approaches, from traditional methods to trauma-specific and alternative therapies, and find the right fit for your healing process. Learn to reparent yourself, develop healthy coping mechanisms, and build healthy relationships through effective communication and trust-building exercises. Overcome limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns rooted in trauma with techniques for cognitive restructuring and positive reframing. Understand the crucial role of forgiveness in healing, and integrate daily healing practices into your life. With a wealth of resources for continued healing and strategies for building a resilient future, Child Trauma for Adults empowers you to embrace a life of growth, resilience, and empowerment.

Many of us carry the burden of unresolved traumas from childhood, manifesting as persistent anxiety, insecurity, and stress. This informative and compassionate guide directly addresses these deep-seated issues, equips you with the precise tools to fundamentally resolve and transform the emotional turmoil that lingers into adulthood. The art of healing inner child is workbook created to help you understand your past experiences, how they've impacted your life currently, and how to effectively move towards find peace. You'll discover: • What inner child healing is and what it truly entails • The most prevalent types of childhood wounds • The best ways to connect with your wounded inner child, reparent yourself and finally heal that wounded inner child • The most effective practices for dealing with trauma triggers and developing healthy coping mechanisms • Strategies and tips for healing shame, anger, and feelings of abandonment • Techniques for breaking free from self-sabotaging patterns to live an authentic life • Tips to help you stay grounded and give yourself optimum self-love and self-care Living with a broken inner child can leave you with unhealthy coping mechanisms and prevent you from growing and developing as an adult. Inner child work allows you to recognize and address the traumatic experiences that you’ve lived through in the past. It serves as a way to look back in time, granting you the opportunity to analyze the thoughts and feelings of the past with the knowledge and understanding of the present.

The premise of this book is that those who do not recognize an internalized perpetrator when they hear one will often be frustrated by the tenacity of the survivor's self blame. Primarily oriented towards treating adult survivors, this book will also be useful for treating sex offenders. Salter also describes the steps of therapy for survivors and proposes that trauma can be transformed rather than just endured.

In WORTHY A Personal Guide for Healing Your Childhood Trauma Josephine Faulk, MPH personally guides you through The Childhood Trauma Recovery for Adults Program. In Part I you will come to understand that you are not broken, not defective, not unworthy of love, especially self-love. You are, instead, harboring one or more of your wounded child selves sequestered deep within your heart and mind. Here you gather hope, knowledge and the first thin layers of clarity.In Part II you will receive detailed instruction on how to choose a trauma therapist, use of tools, techniques and practices that have long proven their immense value in healing psychological, emotional and spiritual trauma wounding. Here Ms. Faulk shares insights into her personal recovery story. Her challenges and triumphs leading to self-acceptance and unconditional love of self are a well-laid blueprint to guide you to an understanding of your own inherent worthiness.Part III is a plan for lifetime maintenance of your newly acquired recovery. Its purpose is to preserve, sustain and protect all present and future recovery progress. Here you will learn how to lovingly parent yourself. You'll learn ways to think that will increase your internal structure of support for when you experience life's inevitable uncertainties. Life may still be a rollercoaster at times, but with this knowledge and these techniques you will at least be securely buckled in.

Designed to help adults recover from childhood traumas, this volume includes exercises and case studies

Explains how to escape common traps that lead one into familiar and unproductive behavioral patterns.