The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook: Practical Mind-Body Tools to Heal Trauma, Foster Resilience and Awaken Your Potential

by Arielle Schwartz

Traumatic life experiences can be devastating and they inevitably shape who you are. Such events can also become a powerful force that awakens you to an undercurrent of your own aliveness. Trauma recovery involves learning to trust in your capacity for new growth. In order to grow, we must make use of our suffering in order to find our happiness.

Within these pages, you will find an invitation to see yourself as the hero or heroine of your own life journey. A hero's journey involves walking into the darkness on a quest for wholeness. This interactive format calls for journaling and self-reflection, with practices that guide you beyond the pain of your past and help you discover a sense of meaning and purpose in your life. Successful navigation of a hero's journey provides opportunities to discover that you are more powerful than you had previously realized.

Written by Dr. Arielle Schwartz, bestselling author of The Complex PTSD Workbook, this healing guide provides a step-by-step approach to trauma recovery that
- Mindfulness & yoga
- Somatic psychology
- EMDR therapy
- Parts work therapy
- Relational therapy

Genres: Psychology, Mental Health, Self Help, Health, Nonfiction, Counselling, Social Work

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2020

About the author

Arielle Schwartz PhD is a clinical psychologist practicing in Boulder, Colorado.

Reviews

[Nada Elshabrawy · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don’t have a therapist, this book can be your therapy. Take your time with it.

[JaNiece · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the opportunities to reflect within the chapters and the end of each one. The affirmations at the end of the reflection pages are great reminders and I returned to ones that I connected to even when I finished with that section.

[Dianne McConkey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible book to help reshape the brain and automatic reflexes. It's great for people who've already done much c-PTSD work and are in a situation needing a mental-positivity booster shot. What I most appreciate is that it has practical mindset exercises; it's not just a "here's something to think about" or simply telling reader to analyze their best and then you'll be good. It guides analysis through skills to create internal change. I read and reread chapter by chapter, though it doesn't have to be done sequentially and there's tons of space for writing notes.

[Tabitha Panariso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical and Wise; Tender and Compassionate

I loved this books as a Therapist, but even more so as human being who is healing from her own stories. Schwartz did an incredible job sharing easy, but meaningful activities, questions and tools to guide the reader in growth. This is a book I know I will refer to often as well as recommend to my clients.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

So great. Very tangible, non-judgemental and useable for practitioners or for oneself. A great primer for how developmental trauma or shock trailing work, different effective responses to it, and how to heal. Arielle Schwartz is fantastic.

[Melissa Evans-Brave · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful

Loved this book it really helped with my journal writing. I particularly like it gives you ways to work on things at the end of each chapter.

[Juliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

She's done it again. Excellent resource for therapists and clients.

[Chuck Cobb · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best

I have highlighted the Kindle of ‘The Post Traumatic Growth Handbook’ from beginning to end, and will be applying ideas from this book for years.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for working with clients and asking meaningful questions.

[Caddyshack Project · Rating 5 out of 5]

Caddyshack three word review:
Encouraging, great tools & strategies