"This is an important new self-help resource for trauma survivors. It constitutes a significant contribution to survivors of all types of trauma who seek information about how to cope with their reactions and symptoms and how to feel better. The authors use the knowledge they have gained from clinical practice to provide information and exercises in an accessible and user-friendly format. Traumatized individuals will be assisted in their recovery efforts and are sure to find the authors' guidance reassuring and empowering." --Christine Courtois, PhD, Clinical Director, The CENTER: Posttraumatic Disorder Program, The Psychiatric Institute of Washington, Author of Healing the Incest Wound, and Recollections of Sexual Abuse
"Life After Trauma presents a solid base that survivors can stand upon. It offers hope as well as specific tools for the process of healing....Drs. Dena Rosenbloom and Mary Beth Williams are clinical psychologists who have walked through the terror with survivor clients for a decade. Their combined research and clinical experience has provided them with an understanding of the many elements of recovery. Both have served as gentle guides to people in distress. Both have lent their hearts, heads, and hands to survivors who have walked through shame and fear in order to create a new reality that includes, but is not dominated by, a traumatic past....Readers will find many of their difficulties illuminated in these pages." --From the Foreword by Laurie Anne Pearlman, PhD, Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult and Adolescent Psychotherapy, South Windsor, CT
"To date, there are very few self-help resources for trauma survivors. Far more about psychological trauma has been made available to researchers and clinicians than to lay readers. Life After Trauma presents a solid base that survivors can stand upon. It offers hope as well as specific tools for the process of healing....In my relationships with Dena Rosenbloom and Mary Beth Williams, I have been impressed by their commitment to survivors, their sensitivity to survivors' needs, and their understanding of the complexities of healing. I thank them for this workbook, which I believe will make a difference in the lives of the survivors who use it." --From the Foreword by Laurie Anne Pearlman, PhD, Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult and Adolescent Psychotherapy, South Windsor, CT
"Comprehensive and thorough, Life After Trauma offers an array of useful exercises to guide both survivors and clinicians safely through the process of healing. Rosenbloom and Williams offer readers a kind-hearted and confident approach to resolving traumatic life events. An excellent resource for anyone coping with the effects of trauma." --Debra Whiting Alexander, PhD, LMFT, CTS, author of Children Changed by Trauma, Something Bad Happened, and the The Way I Feel series; Executive Director, Center for Community Counseling, Eugene, OR
"This book will help survivors of trauma process their experiences in a meaningful and safe way. The authors' experience working with trauma is evident in their step-by-step approach to empowering individuals to gain control of their lives. Useful and succinctly crafted exercises focus on helping readers access and utilize internal and external resources, restoring a sense of self-esteem, trust, power, and affiliation. Throughout, the authors convey hope and optimism for the healing journey." --Eliana Gil, PhD, Coordinator, Abused Children's Treatment Program, Inova Kellar Center, Fairfax, VA
"Traumatic experiences can feel overwhelming and terrifying. It is often hard to find the energy to go on from day to day, and harder still to know how to recover and regain strength. This book offers a careful and clear guide to reclaiming your life. It provides step-by-step suggestions for rebuilding your sense of self, trust, safety, power, control, and connection to others. The authors know how to help: They anticipate your problems and concerns and they address them. Most important, they have seen many others recover from painful experiences, and they convey hope, optimism, and support for your healing journey." --Eliana Gil, PhD, Coordinator, Abused Children's Treatment Program, Inova Kellar Center, Fairfax, VA
