The Complex PTSD Workbook - (Healing Complex Ptsd) by Arielle Schwartz (Paperback)

About the Book

"Those affected by complex PTSD commonly feel as though there is something fundamentally wrong with them--that somewhere inside there is a part of them that needs to be fixed. Facing one's PTSD from unresolved childhood trauma is a brave, courageous act--and with the right guidance, healing from PTSD is possible. In The Complex PTSD Workbook, you'll learn all about C-PTSD and gain valuable insight into the types of symptoms associated with unresolved childhood trauma. Take healing into your own hands while applying strategies to help integrate positive beliefs and behaviors."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

A mind-body workbook for healing and overcoming Complex PTSD

Those affected by complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, commonly feel as though there is something fundamentally wrong with them--that somewhere inside there is a part of them that needs to be fixed. Facing one's PTSD is a brave, courageous act--and with the right guidance, recovery is possible.

In The Complex PTSD Workbook, you'll learn all about C-PTSD and gain valuable insight into the types of symptoms associated with unresolved childhood trauma. Take healing into your own hands while applying strategies to help integrate positive beliefs and behaviors.

Discover your path to recovery with:

• Examples and exercises--Uncover your own instances of trauma with PTSD activities designed to teach you positive strategies.
• Expert guidance--Explore common PTSD diagnoses and common methods of PTSD therapy including somatic therapy, CBT, and mind-body perspectives.
• Prompts and reflections--Apply the strategies you've learned and identify PTSD symptoms with insightful writing prompts.

Find the tools you need to work through C-PTSD and regain emotional control with this mind-body workbook.

Review Quotes

"The Complex PTSD Workbook offers powerful somatic therapy tools for deep healing, complemented by mindfulness strategies to increase stabilization and enhance overall wellbeing. Dr. Schwartz's emphasis on finding 'wholeness' will strengthen your resilience wherever you are in your life."
--Donna Roe Daniell, LCSW, Balance Your Life Coaching & Psychotherapy, creator of the "Midlife Transition Healing Wave" and toolbox for Women in Midlife Transitions

"Dr. Arielle Schwartz combines simplicity, compassion, humility, and deep knowledge of the field in this book for sufferers of Complex PTSD. The Complex PTSD Workbook is an immensely useful guide to negotiating the turbulent waters of this all too common human malady."
--Betty Cannon, Ph.D., author of Sartre and Psychoanalysis and Founder of Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP)

"Healing from trauma is a profound process, one that undoubtedly involves confronting outstanding pain and suffering. In this book, Dr. Arielle Schwartz offers a unique emphasis on resilience and growth as related to Complex PTSD by providing a profoundly supportive and essential method for healing from trauma and grief."
--Wendy Stern, Founder and Executive Director, The Grief Support Network

"I highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles with childhood trauma and neglect, and their painful aftermath. Step-by-step, you will find rich resources to help yourself on your journey to wholeness. Therapists who work with both mind and body will also find this a welcoming and integrative book."
--Kathy Steele, MN, CS, private practice and co-author of Treating Trauma-related Dissociation, Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation, and The Haunted Self

"This is a comprehensive and usable guide to understanding and transforming complex trauma. Through relatable vignettes, The Complex PTSDWorkbook explores trauma and treatment methods in accessible language suited for everyday use. Readers are invited to use journaling and self-reflection exercises to review and integrate what they've learned, so that the journey through the workbook is not only informational but experientially relevant as well."
--J. Ryan Kennedy, PsyD, Executive Director, Noeticus Counseling Center and Training Institute

"This is a practical guide for all those who have experienced childhood trauma. Drawing upon her extensive practice as a body-centered psychotherapist, Dr. Schwartz has created a self-care plan that includes reflective questions and easy to use mindfulness exercises that can be implemented immediately."
--Barb Maiberger, author of EMDR Essentials: A Guide for Clients and Therapists and founder of the Maiberger Institute, an EMDRIA-approved provider of EMDR Trainings

"Those who suffer from traumatic stress sometimes find beginning a personal practice intimidating. The Complex PTSD Workbook, with Dr. Arielle Schwartz as a compassionate guide, helps readers create a personal practice using yoga and mindfulness in the service of healing trauma."
--Rob Schware, Executive Director, The Give Back Yoga Foundation