Book Focus:

Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and Vitality
by Ilene Smith
Lioncrest Publishing
Trade Paperback

From the author's website:

Trauma to some degree impacts all of us. It is how we resolve it that can be the difference between a life of living and a life of thriving. In my book, I share the profound impacts Somatic Experiencing (SE) had on my own life and my clients.

My book explains what SE is and how you can bring your body into the healing process to truly heal from trauma within. I share assessments, real-life stories and actionable steps to create a life of ease and vitality.

WHAT IS TRAUMA?

Trauma touches everyone in some form or another, whether through an acute situation such as a car accident, or a chronic one like living in an environment filled with conflict. When left unresolved, trauma gets locked in our bodies, resulting in a compromised nervous system that leads to both poor mental and physical health. Whether one is experiencing emotional pain, anxiety, eating disorders, chronic stress, OCD, depression, or any other maladaptive behavior, the cause is often rooted in unresolved trauma.