Transcending Childhood Trauma through Somatic Therapy: Relieving Symptoms Across the Life Span

Jean Schumaker, Ph.D., S.E.P., is a child psychologist and an award-winning researcher who has worked for 30 years with children and adults who have experienced traumatic events. She shares what she has learned through the use of an analogy and several themes that are woven through the stories of her clients. Also, she shares how she has used Somatic Experiencing Therapy to help people heal. If you are a professional who works with traumatized children and adults, this book is likely to turn your thinking upside down about trauma, how the condition is created, and how it can be healed. If you are a teacher, this book will open your eyes about how to help the traumatized children in your classes learn. If you are a parent or grandparent, this book will inform you on how to protect your children. As a person living in this traumatizing world, you will learn how you can help yourself and seek effective professional help. Additionally, as a citizen of the world, you will learn what our society needs to do to reduce the frequency of trauma and the marginalization of traumatized peoples.

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