![]() ![]() ![]() You can get it on Audible, but the narrator is tough to listen to! If you prefer books, there are many used on Amazon too. Take whatever is useful and leave the rest. If you don't like it, that's fine, and some people find it quite triggering early in their treatment. I will probably listen to it a number of times. If you have a serious trauma/abuse history, I urge you to give it a try. The author, Pete Walker, a survivor of Complex PTSD himself, weaves his story through the text, in a sincere and humble way, highlighting the pitfalls and successes that are possible in the course of recovery. It talks about fight, flight, freeze, and fawn (what I call attach and submit), the protective origins of these, and what results when they are relied upon too much. It makes a broad sweep through the process of identifying how trauma and neglect affect kids (Complex PTSD), and then describes the recovery process in a clear, grounded, and accessible way. You will likely see your spouse, friends, former friends, difficult coworkers illuminated here, as well as your own lifelong patterns. Pete Walker MA, author of Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, outlines the concepts of freeze and fawn as additional survival strategies for Complex PTSD, a condition developed from long-term, repeated trauma such as childhood abuse, ongoing sexual trauma, living in war-torn areas, for example. ![]() This book is aimed at clients trying to recover from painful childhoods, and is quite comprehensive. A colleague recently recommended this book to me, and it's just too good not to share with you!Ĭomplex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, by Pete Walker. ![]()
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