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Getting past your past : take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy / Francine Shapiro.

Summary:

"A totally accessible user's guide from the creator of a scientifically proven form of psychotherapy for healing ailments ranging from PTSD to minor anxiety and depression. Whether we've experienced small setbacks or major traumas, we are all influenced by memories and experiences we may not remember or don't fully understand. Getting Past Your Past offers practical procedures that demystify the human condition and empower readers looking to break free from emotional roadblocks. Shapiro, the creator of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), explains the brain science in layman's terms and provides simple exercises that readers can do at home to achieve real change"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781594864254
ISBN: 159486425X
ISBN: 9781609619954
ISBN: 1609619951
Physical Description: vii, 344 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Books, ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-338) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Running on automatic -- Mind, brain, and what matters -- Is it the climate or the weather? -- What's running your show? -- The hidden landscape -- I would if I could, but I can't -- The brain, body, and mind connection -- What do you want from me? -- A part of the whole -- From stressed to better than well -- Bringing it home -- Appendix A. Glossary and self-help techniques, audio recordings, and personal table -- Appendix B. Choosing a clinician, EMDR therapy and training resources, and EMDR-Humanitarian Assistance Programs (HAP) -- Appendix C. EMDR : trauma research findings, and further reading.