Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma


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Traumatic experiences leave a "living legacy" of effects that often persist for years and decades after the events are over. Historically, it has always been assumed that re-telling the story of what happened would resolve these effects. However, survivors report a different experience: Telling and re-telling the story of what happened to them often reactivates their trauma responses, overwhelming them rather than resolving the trauma. To transform traumatic experiences, survivors need to understand their symptoms and reactions as normal responses to abnormal events. They need ways to work with the symptoms that intrude on their daily activities, preventing a life beyond trauma. Dr. Janina Fisher, international expert on trauma, has spent over 40 years working with survivors, helping them to navigate the healing journey. In Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma, she shows how the legacy of symptoms helped them survive and offers: - Step-by-step strategies that can be used on their own or in collaboration with a therapist - Simple diagrams that make sense of the confusing feelings and physical reactions survivors experience - Worksheets to practice the skills that bring relief and ultimately healing




Change One Belief - Inspirational Stories of How Changing Just One Belief Can Transform Your Life


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How close are you to Being, Doing and Having everything you want in life? Bob Burnham asked this question and the answer that always came back to him is One Thought Away. Our lives always go in the direction of our thoughts. So all as we have to do is change our thoughts. Sounds easy right? Here's the problem! We think our thoughts over and over again until they become a belief and then even our truth. This does not serve our highest good in truly living the life we want to live. We may buy into our beliefs so deeply we think they're real but in fact they are all made up and are just thoughts. In most cases we've inherited our thoughts and beliefs from parents, coaches, teachers and even TV. We've bought into these beliefs and thoughts so deeply some of us will even die for them. Does that give you a sense of how powerful beliefs can be? That power is an illusion and is only fuelled by our thoughts-which we have the power to change in one moment. In this life-changing book you'll discover how: Putting action behind his new belief lights up the darkest period of Lorenzo Lamas's life. Being proactive about her new belief transformed Vanna White's biggest career error into her new role as America's Sweetheart. What was once a shameful secret for Jeannie Trasolini became a catalyst for others to find the courage to look for their own lost children. Taking the plunge to invest in herself propelled Lisa Sasevich, the Queen Of Sales Conversion, to make millions of dollars per year sharing her blessings with the world. Getting dumped on national TV became the impetus to help Tammi Baliszewski, Ph.D and other women find true authentic love. Challenging actor Robert Calvert's biggest fear gave his audience their biggest laughs. A limiting belief about weight was transformed by internationally-known healer Ann Taylor into a life of love, support and connection. After being stuck in an abusive relationship, Kathy Kovacs, one of Canada's favorite sports anchors, finds freedom in a new life on her own terms. And over 30 more stories along with a special Belief Change Tools section! This extraordinary book is life-changing. It shows you how to unlock more of your true potential than you ever thought possible. Brian Tracy, Author, Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Change One Belief is a wakeup call for everyone - a challenge to take a look at our own lives and ask the difficult and freeing questions. Annette Elton, Author and Ghostwriter of over 30 books Don't let your beliefs stop you! Get Change One Belief now, believe in yourself, follow your heart, live your dreams and start creating the life you were born to live. Jim Donovan, Author, This is Your Life, Not a Dress Rehearsal Authors: Bob Burnham, Jeff McCallum, Rosemary Sneeringer and Kathryn Bartman




The Perception Transformation Collection: 3 Books in 1 Bundle - How to See and Think Differently


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How to See and Think Differently Is life hard or we are just making it up in our own mind? What we perceive is what we believe, and all this is based on what we hear, see, feel, and think. Our perception drives our behaviors every day and our thoughts are perhaps the most crucial components of our ability to perceive. In this 3 books in 1 bundle, we will discuss in details on the power of our perception and explore how the way our mind works affects our perception. We will take a closer look at how each of us perceives the sight and sound we receive in a way which is very different from each others. We will also discuss the importance of perception in our understanding of what reality really is, and reveal some shocking "Real Life Scenarios" which will consolidate your understanding of our perception. we’ll be diving in topics that all of us will face. Herd mentality, insecurity, and topics that are related to how we can “ Think Outside The Box “. We’ll talk about why and how people act the same way or adopt similar behaviors as the people around them — often ignoring their own feelings in the process. It Only Takes One Opportunity To Change Someone's Life For the last book, we will learn and find out how to take advantage of the opportunities around us. We have countless opportunities around us that go wasted everyday and this is due to the lack of awareness that we have regarding the importance of creating opportunities for ourselves. Whether it is regarding that someone special, family, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, new individuals or jobs around us, magical opportunities are always waiting for us, but we have to be able to recognize an opportunity when we see one. If we all can be more aware of our surrounding ,"One" opportunity can change everything and help us progress towards success. Download this powerful 3 in 1 guide to learn more




Thirteen


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The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and rebirth. This is the genesis and root of Thirteen: Stories of Transformation. The twenty-eight authors of this collection are voices—new and old—who are not afraid to explore what comes next. Whether it be a life after death, a life without love, a life filled with hunger, or the life shared by a ghost. These are stories of the weird, the mythic, the fantastic, the futuristic, the supernatural, and the horrific. The ghosts of the past have been eaten by the children of the future: this endless cycle of birth, death, and renewal is the magic of thirteen. Do not fear change. Embrace it. Let Thirteen be the handbook for the new you. With stories from: Liz Argall M. David Blake Richard Bowes George Cotronis Amanda C. Davis Julie C. Day Jetse de Vries Jennifer Giesbrecht Daryl Gregory Rik Hoskin Rebecca Kuder Claude Lalumière Marc Levinthal Grá Linnaea Alex Dally MacFarlane Juli Mallett Lyn McConchie Fiona Moore Gregory L. Norris Adrienne J. Odasso Cat Rambo Andrew Penn Romine David Tallerman Tais Teng Richard Thomas Fran Wilde A. C. Wise Christie Yant




Stories of Transformative Justice


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"Can justice be healing? Can crime victims find a new peace through transformative processes that include victims, offenders and community in creative solutions that enable all to grow? We can "turn irritation into iridescence," find ways to take the hard blows of life, and use the very power of our pain to grow from the experience, and create new hope beyond crime or other trauma. Forgiveness is an untapped force in our revenge-oriented culture. These stories show that forgiveness is not condoning or forgetting, or failing to set limits. Forgiveness is recognizing and acknowledging all that was wrong, but refusing to be destroyed by it, and refusing to be drawn into a cycle of hatred and bitterness. We can change our criminal justice system to include transformative methods. We can change our world to one with greater social and economic justice. For readers who yearn for realistic hope in these troubled times, this is a must read." --




Epiphany


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Shares inspirational true stories about life-changing moments as experienced by everyday people and such nationally recognized individuals as television host Dr. Mehmet Oz, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and renowned speaker Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.




The Fourth Turning


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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play—now with a new preface by Neil Howe. First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis—the Fourth Turning—when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America’s past will predict what comes next. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras—or “turnings”—that comprise history’s seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post–World War II period, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.




My Neighbor's Faith: Stories of Interreligious, Encounter, Growth, and Transformation


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This groundbreaking volume gathers an array of inspiring and penetrating stories about the interreligious encounters of outstanding community leaders, scholars, public intellectuals, and activist from the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. With wisdom, wit, courage, and humility, these writers from a range of religious backgrounds share their personal experience of border-crossing, and the lessons learned from their interreligious adventures. We live in the most religiously diverse society in the history of humankind. Every day, people of different religious beliefs and practices encounter one another in a myriad of settings. How has this new situation of religious diversity impacted the way we understand the religious other, ourselves, and God? Can we learn to live together with mutual respect, working together for the creation of a more compassionate and just world? Contributors include: Mary Boys, Rita Nakishima-Brock; Arthur Green; Ruben Habito; Paul Knitter; Michael Lerner; Eboo Patel; Judith Plaskow; Paul Raushenbush; Arthur Waskow; and many more.







Make Me Over: Eleven Stories of Transformation


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What kind of a makeover has the power to change a person, inside and out? These stories, specially written for this collection, delve into our culture’s fascination with beauty and present different views about all kinds of makeovers. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and always thought provoking, this anthology will open eyes and minds. Authors include Joseph Bruchac, Marina Budhos, Evelyn Coleman, Peni R. Griffin, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Norma Howe, Jess Mowry, René Saldaña, Jr., Marilyn Singer, Joyce Sweeney, and Terry Trueman.