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About this book
Addiction and trauma are two of the most common and difficult issues that people face. In this motivating book, leading expert Lisa Najavits explains the link between addiction and trauma and presents science-based self-help strategies that you can use no matter where you are in your recovery. Every chapter features inspiring words from people who have "been there," plus carefully designed reflection questions, exercises, and other practical tools. Learn how you can:
*Build coping skills so that the future is better than the past.
*Keep yourself safe and find support.
*Set your own goals and make a plan to achieve them at your own pace.
*Choose compassion over self-blame and shame.
*Move toward your best self--the person you want to be.
If you are a family member or friend seeking to support a loved one--or a helping professional--this book is also for you. Now in a convenient large-size format, the revised edition features added materials for professional and peer counselors.
Mental health professionals, see also the author's related treatment manuals for trauma and/or addiction, Seeking Safety (present-focused) and Creating Change (past-focused).
*Build coping skills so that the future is better than the past.
*Keep yourself safe and find support.
*Set your own goals and make a plan to achieve them at your own pace.
*Choose compassion over self-blame and shame.
*Move toward your best self--the person you want to be.
If you are a family member or friend seeking to support a loved one--or a helping professional--this book is also for you. Now in a convenient large-size format, the revised edition features added materials for professional and peer counselors.
Mental health professionals, see also the author's related treatment manuals for trauma and/or addiction, Seeking Safety (present-focused) and Creating Change (past-focused).
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Information
Publisher
The Guilford PressYear
2019eBook ISBN
9781462539970Subtopic
Psychiatry & Mental HealthTable of contents
- Cover
- Praise for Finding Your Best Self
- Also by Lisa M. Najavits
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Exercises
- Preface
- 1. Moving forward from addiction, trauma, or both
- 2. Starting out
- 3. “Things turn out okay” – David’s experience
- 4. It’s medical – you’re not crazy, lazy, or bad
- 5. How do people change?
- 6. The world is your school
- 7. Listen to your behavior
- 8. Wish versus reality
- 9. Find your way
- 10. Possible selves
- 11. The language of trauma and addiction
- 12. Safe coping skills
- 13. Social pain
- 14. True self-compassion
- 15. Why trauma and addiction go together
- 16. Forgiving yourself
- 17. Body and biology
- 18. Getting to a calm place: The skill of grounding
- 19. The culture of silence
- 20. Motivation: Leverage one problem to help another
- 21. Tip the Scales recovery plan
- 22. Every child is a detective
- 23. How to survive a relapse
- 24. See the link
- 25. Practice
- 26. Identity: How you view yourself
- 27. Perception: How others view you
- 28. The decision to grow
- 29. Dark feelings: Rage, hatred, revenge, bitterness
- 30. Imagination
- 31. Create a healing image
- 32. Find a good counselor
- 33. Two types of trauma counseling
- 34. What the wounded can give back
- 35. “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars”
- Appendix A. How others can help – family, friends, partners, sponsors
- Appendix B. How to conduct Finding Your Best Self as a counseling or peer model
- Appendix C. Resources
- Appendix D. Excessive Behavior Scale
- Appendix E. Brief quiz on trauma and addiction: Knowledge is power
- References
- Index
- About the Author
- About Guilford Press
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