Recovery from Trauma, Addiction, or Both
Strategies for Finding Your Best Self
by Lisa M. Najavits
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Pub Date Aug 17 2017 | Archive Date Aug 17 2017
Description
Leading trauma and addiction specialist Lisa Najavits (creator of the evidence-based Seeking Safety treatment model) has trained thousands of therapists in innovative techniques to help people heal and reclaim their lives. Now she puts an array of science-based self-help strategies directly in the hands of readers. This motivating book is packed with compassionate stories and carefully designed reflection questions, exercises, and other practical tools. Dr. Najavits explains the links between trauma and addiction and guides people experiencing either (or both) to make meaningful changes. Each concise chapter offers practical ideas that readers will return to again and again to keep themselves safe while building skills for coping with painful past events—and finding a brighter way forward.
Advance Praise
“In this lucid and eminently practical book, Dr. Najavits summarizes what she has learned helps her patients over three decades of practice and research. Page after page, she helps you confront what is going on inside yourself, and offers step-by-step roads to recovery from the enslavement of trauma and addictions. This is the sort of book you put by your bedside and visit over and over again as a guide to dealing with numbing, addiction, the secrets that you try to keep from yourself, and underlying issues. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.”
—Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score
“A welcome contribution. Dr. Najavits provides a complete, practical framework for recovery. She has interwoven her extensive experience as a therapist and the voices of people in recovery to create a rich resource.”
—Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, LCSW, author of A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps
“In 13 years of recovery, I have often heard the refrain, 'I never got the instruction manual on life.' Well, here is the instruction manual on recovery—and if you're like me, it's just what you need! This book shines with a fresh perspective and vivid personal inspiration.”
—Frank F., New York City
“Many times in AA (or 'the rooms'), I have heard someone say, 'It’s the language of the heart; what comes from the heart reaches the heart.' This work exemplifies that thought while also staying true to itself with structure and advice for addicts and trauma survivors. But more than going through the steps of recovery, Dr. Najavits shows how to do so with dignity and pride in what you may accomplish. I never felt alone while reading this book.”
—David T., Washington, DC
“If you are struggling with trauma, addiction, or both, this wonderful book provides a path to improve your life. Dr. Najavits offers an unflinching look at the challenges, while always conveying a message of hope.”
—Joan E. Zweben, PhD, Executive Director, East Bay Community Recovery Project, Oakland, California
Marketing Plan
National publicity campaign
Cross-marketing to mental health professionals and patient support groups
Online promotions
National publicity campaign
Cross-marketing to mental health professionals and patient support groups
Online promotions
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781462521982 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
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