For both clinicians and their clients there is tremendous value in understanding the psychophysiology of trauma and knowing what to do about its manifestations.This book illuminates that physiology, shining a bright light on the impact of trauma on the body and the phenomenon of somatic memory.It is now thought that people who have been traumatized hold an implicit memory of traumatic events in their brains and bodies. That memory is often expressed in the symptomatology of...

An essential resource for helping professionals, updated for today’s challenges.Since the publication of the first edition of Help for the Helper in 2006, the world has changed. Significantly. Due to existing and growing threats of war, increasing areas of civil unrest, the COVID-19 pandemic, financial collapse, natural disasters, and more, therapists and other helping professionals now often find themselves in a particularly tricky position: They are stru...

Princess Smartpant's long lost Fairy God Mother Doris needs her help...In Fairy tale land, Fairy God Mothers are being made redundant, and replaced by Fairy Geek Mothers. All traditional Fairy God Mothers grant everyone three nice wishes. But the Fairy Geek Mothers have their own website where people can buy wishes online... what could possibly go wrong?Well, in Fairy Tale Land, it's the fairy tales which are suffering. For example, Princess Beatrice has bought a wish: to m...

The sterile scent of antiseptic and the rhythmic beep of heart monitors were Samantha's constant companions. As a paramedic, she navigated the chaotic tapestry of life and death with a calm, almost detached professionalism that bordered on uncanny. To the outside world, Samantha Taylor was a picture of success. Pre-med studies at the prestigious State University were progressing smoothly; her marriage to Mark, a successful lawyer, seemed idyllic, filled with laughter, elegant dinners, and ...

Resilience has become an important topic on the safety research agenda and in organizational practice. Most empirical work on resilience has been descriptive, identifying characteristics of work and organizing activity which allow organizations to cope with unexpected situations. Fewer studies have developed testable models and theories that can be used to support interventions aiming to increase resilience and improve safety. In addition, the absent integration of different system levels ...

This book offers new reflections on the life world, from both phenomenological and hermeneutic perspectives. It presents a prism for a new philosophy of science and technology, especially including the social sciences but also the environment as well as questions of ethics and philosophical aesthetics in addition to exploring the themes of theology and religion.Inspired by the many contributions made by the philosopher Joseph Kockelmans, this book examines the past, present and fut...

Ever since Tessa Wainwright moved into the rundown bungalow next door, Hale Lindstrom has been captivated by the smart and lovely college student. His busy plumbing business helps him keep a responsible distance, but she seems alone in the world, so he lends a hand when he can. His plan works fine, until he accidentally hits her with a snowball and learns she isn’t the kid he assumed. Their tumble into love brings happiness, but he’s got a secret he’s determined to conceal from Tessa at al...

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE WORLD BREAKS OPEN AND TIME REFUSES TO STOP? Glimpses of Me is a raw and courageous memoir that invites readers into the moments that forever changed a mother’s life. Following the heartbreaking loss of her twelve-year-old daughter, Brianna, and years later her husband, Chris, Babette Canacari began writing the only way she could: through small, honest glimpses of grief, love, faith, and survival. These glimpses became a lifeline—proof that even in the deepest pain, ...

A safe space for helping professionals to work through compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.Research has shown that psychotherapists and other helping professionals, particularly those who assist people who have suffered traumatic incidents, face risks to their own mental and physical health. These risks include unmanageable countertransference, compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and burnout.The Help for the Helper Workbook is a compa...

A safe space for helping professionals to work through compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.Research has shown that psychotherapists and other helping professionals, particularly those who assist people who have suffered traumatic incidents, face risks to their own mental and physical health. These risks include unmanageable countertransference, compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and burnout.The Help for the Helper Workbook is a compa...

Princess Smartypants rules her kingdom of Totaloonia on her own - she certainly doesn't need the help of a silly Prince of a husband. However, she is always willing to help her friends, and agrees to host the engagement party of three would-be princesses.But the trouble starts when the princes fail to turn up to the party - they've gone missing.Princess Smartypants is determined to uncover the plot and rescue the princes. With the help of Eric, her friendly giant handyman, ...

Bring an end to emotional eating by getting to the root of the problem.Most books about emotional eating tend to focus on how to strengthen self-restraint or how to identify what triggers it. The former can make the problem worse, while the latter may be different each time it occurs. Both approaches fail to help emotional eaters understand why they feel compelled to do something that they don’t want to do in the first place. This understanding is the key to changi...