A pioneering researcher gives a new understanding of Stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and thrive.
Stanley has trained in settings as varied as military bases, heal.
With stories from men and women Dr.
By building our resilience, we can train ourselves to make wise decisions and access choice--even During times of incredible stress, uncertainty, and change.
When we use awareness to regulate our biology this way, we can access our best, uniquely human qualities: our compassion, courage, curiosity, creativity, and connection with others.
By directing our attention in particular ways, we can Widen the window within which our thinking Brain and survival Brain work together cooperatively.
The key is to use strategies that access not just the thinking Brain but also the survival brain.
In fact, any maladaptive behavior or response conditioned through Stress or Trauma can, with intentionality and understanding, be reconditioned and healed.
With training, we can access agency, even in extreme-Stress environments.
It explains the science of how to direct our attention to perform under Stress and Recover from trauma.
This groundbreaking book examines the cultural norms that impede resilience in America, especially our collective tendency to disconnect Stress from its potentially extreme consequences and override our need to recover.
Elizabeth Stanley explains the significance of this continuum, how it affects our resilience in the face of challenge, and why an event that\'s stressful for one person can be traumatizing for another.
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Until now, researchers have treated these conditions as different, but they actually lie along a continuum.
Trauma is our response to an experience in which we feel powerless or lacking agency. --from the foreword by Bessel van der Kolk A pioneering researcher gives us a new understanding of Stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and Thrive Stress is our internal response to an experience that our Brain perceives as threatening or challenging.
I don\'t think I\'ve ever read a book that paints such a complex and accurate landscape of what it is like to live with the legacy of Trauma as this book does, while offering a comprehensive approach to healing.
This groundbreaking book examines the cultural norms that impede resilience in America, especially the collective tendency to disconnect Stress from its potentially extreme consequences and override the need to recover.
A pioneering researcher gives a new understanding of Stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and thrive
