Emotional Healing For Dummies

Bol Partner

This guide leads readers through the physiology of emotions, to show how everyday emotional traumas can affect our physical health. Face your emotions head on and take control of your life How many times have you said 'I'm fine!', when really you're not? Bottling up emotions can wear out your body, damaging your physical appearance and internal organs as well as limiting the way you think and communicate. This expert toolkit contains all the strategies you need to recognise and resolve harmful emotional states, leaving you physically and mentally ready to face present and future challenges with confidence. Discover the basics — explore the physiology of emotions and how emotional trauma can result in lasting physical symptoms Tune into your body — revamp your diet, exercise, breathing and sleep patterns to help create inner calm Put your feelings into context — map out your emotional history, resolve lingering issues and learn to focus on the positive Heal yourself — practise mindfulness, motivate yourself to change and free your creative spirit Look ahead — identify long-term challenges and plan ways to help yourself and others deal with difficult emotions Open the book and find: Ways to boost your body's immune system against stress and fatigue Tips on enhancing your emotional intelligence Pointers on forging meaningful relationships Guidance on identifying support networks Advice on letting go of past grief, anger and rejection How to improve your work-life balance Ways to rebalance your emotional chemistry The lowdown on the healing power of laughter "Emotional experiences, like it or not, always form emotional scars . . . but this book goes a long way to making them a lot less painful. Full of kindness, compassion, good sense, facts and intelligent strategies, this truly helpful guide leaves most self-help books far behind." —Virginia Ironside, Agony Aunt at The Independent At some point in their lives, most people will have thought: “He should never have said that” “How could she treat me this way?” “I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him” “I’m so angry I can’t bear it” Usually, we don’t feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends and families, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them. We’re a nation that bottles things up, dismissing anger, frustration, hatred and guilt as largely insignificant to our minds and bodies. But powerful emotions like these do affect us in a long-term way, not only mentally but also physically, and it’s important to know how to get them under control before our health really suffers. This easy-to-follow, plain-English guide shows you why and how emotions can leave a physical scar, and talks about various life factors and influences that can lead to emotional stress. It will help you heal your emotional traumas with a toolkit of strategies, and allows you to take care of your health with a practical, hands-on approach. Emotional Healing For Dummies covers: PART 1: INTRODUCING EMOTIONAL HEALING Chapter 1: Understanding Emotional Healing Chapter 2: Exploring the Physiology of Emotion Chapter 3: Tuning into Emotions PART 2: EMOTIONS AND YOUR BODY Chapter 4: You are What you Eat Chapter 5: Body Rhythms Chapter 6: Physical Strategies for Emotional Healing PART 3: EMOTIONAL HEALING FOR REAL LIFE Chapter 7: Mapping the Emotional Environment Chapter 8: Facing up to Emotional Challenges Chapter 9: Managing Relationships Chapter 10: Strategies for Getting through Tough Times Chapter 11: Life’s Transitions PART 4: THE EMOTIONAL HEALING TOOLKIT Chapter 12: Thinking Strategies for Emotional Healing Chapter 13: Mindfulness Practices to Rebalance Chapter 14: Lifestyle Strategies for Emotional Healing Chapter 15: Becoming the Emotionally Healed Person PART 5: TAKING YOUR HEALING TO ANOTHER LEVEL Chapter 16: Planning to Manage Emotions in the Future Chapter 17: Inspiring Healing in Others Chapter 18: Helping your Child to Heal PART 6: THE PART OF TENS Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Heal Emotional Wounds Chapter 20 Ten Ways to Stay Positive Chapter 21: Ten Exercises for Emotional Healing

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boldAt some point in their lives, most people will have thought:/bold bullet"He should never have said that"bullet"How could she treat me this way?"bullet"I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him"bullet"I"m so angry I can"t bear it"/bulletlistbr/br/Usually, we don"t feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends and families, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them. We"re a nation that bottles things up, dismissing anger, frustration, hatred and guilt as largely insignificant to our minds and bodies. But powerful emotions like these do affect us in a long-term way, not only mentally but also physically, and it"s important to know how to get them under control before our health really suffers.br/br/This easy-to-follow, plain-English guide shows you why and how emotions can leave a physical scar, and talks about various life factors and influences that can lead to emotional stress. It will help you heal your emotional traumas with a toolkit of strategies, and allows you to take care of your health with a practical, hands-on approach.br/br/boldEmotional Healing For Dummies covers:/boldbr/br/boldPART 1: INTRODUCING EMOTIONAL HEALING br//bold Chapter 1: Understanding Emotional Healingbr/Chapter 2: Exploring the Physiology of Emotionbr/Chapter 3: Tuning into Emotionsbr/br/boldPART 2: EMOTIONS AND YOUR BODYbr//boldChapter 4: You are What you Eatbr/Chapter 5: Body Rhythmsbr/Chapter 6: Physical Strategies for Emotional Healingbr/br/boldPART 3: EMOTIONAL HEALING FOR REAL LIFEbr//boldChapter 7: Mapping the Emotional Environmentbr/Chapter 8: Facing up to Emotional Challengesbr/Chapter 9: Managing Relationshipsbr/Chapter 10: Strategies for Getting through Tough Timesbr/Chapter 11: Life"s Transitionsbr/br/boldPART 4: THE EMOTIONAL HEALING TOOLKITbr//boldChapter 12: Thinking Strategies for Emotional Healing br/Chapter 13: Mindfulness Practices to Rebalancebr/Chapter 14: Lifestyle Strategies for Emotional Healingbr/Chapter 15: Becoming the Emotionally Healed Personbr/br/boldPART 5: TAKING YOUR HEALING TO ANOTHER LEVELbr//boldChapter 16: Planning to Manage Emotions in the Futurebr/Chapter 17: Inspiring Healing in Othersbr/Chapter 18: Helping your Child to Heal br/br/boldPART 6: THE PART OF TENS br//bold Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Heal Emotional Woundsbr/Chapter 20 Ten Ways to Stay Positivebr/Chapter 21: Ten Exercises for Emotional Healing