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Trauma Recovery Pathways: A Mindfulness Roadmap to Healing and Resilience - Your Guide to Overcoming PTSD with Personal Insights and Practical Strategies
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"A glimmer of hope at your fingertips..." Dr. Ocha Onazi MD
What if you could live a life where, each day, you are excited to wake up in the morning? Can you imagine having the ability to lift yourself from despair and feel relief from the grip of PTSD?
For those struggling with PTSD, these might seem like impossibilities. But as a survivor myself, I’m here to tell you it is possible to pull yourself from rock bottom and find happiness in your life!
I'm Gretchen Carlson, and while I'm not a medical doctor, I am someone who has suffered from PTSD and has been able to overcome the debilitating symptoms by using the strategies I've provided in this book.
This book is a product of passion, driven by my desire to share insights and extend support to others! Inside, you'll Therapeutic approaches to PTSD management alongside strategies for seeking professional assistance to help initiate the healing process.Diverse solutions that instill hope and help you make better sense of why you’re feeling the way you’re feeling.Mindfulness-based methods for dealing with triggers and other PTSD symptoms.Ways to develop a sense of gratitude that will help you discover the potential for healing and growth.Personal success stories of people overcoming PTSD to inspire a new excitement for life within you.Experiencing trauma and struggling with PTSD is something many don’t understand until they’re the ones navigating this complex psychiatric disorder. For that reason, I’ve also provided common questions I was asked about my PTSD diagnosis, with answers that open a healthy dialogue for talking about PTSD, trauma, and other mental illnesses.
Though it might feel like it now, this is not the end of the world! Let me act as your friendly guide on your personal journey. Find empowerment through growth, and add this book to your healing toolbox today!
"A glimmer of hope at your fingertips..." Dr. Ocha Onazi MD
What if you could live a life where, each day, you are excited to wake up in the morning? Can you imagine having the ability to lift yourself from despair and feel relief from the grip of PTSD?
For those struggling with PTSD, these might seem like impossibilities. But as a survivor myself, I’m here to tell you it is possible to pull yourself from rock bottom and find happiness in your life!
I'm Gretchen Carlson, and while I'm not a medical doctor, I am someone who has suffered from PTSD and has been able to overcome the debilitating symptoms by using the strategies I've provided in this book.
This book is a product of passion, driven by my desire to share insights and extend support to others! Inside, you'll Therapeutic approaches to PTSD management alongside strategies for seeking professional assistance to help initiate the healing process.Diverse solutions that instill hope and help you make better sense of why you’re feeling the way you’re feeling.Mindfulness-based methods for dealing with triggers and other PTSD symptoms.Ways to develop a sense of gratitude that will help you discover the potential for healing and growth.Personal success stories of people overcoming PTSD to inspire a new excitement for life within you.Experiencing trauma and struggling with PTSD is something many don’t understand until they’re the ones navigating this complex psychiatric disorder. For that reason, I’ve also provided common questions I was asked about my PTSD diagnosis, with answers that open a healthy dialogue for talking about PTSD, trauma, and other mental illnesses.
Though it might feel like it now, this is not the end of the world! Let me act as your friendly guide on your personal journey. Find empowerment through growth, and add this book to your healing toolbox today!
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 18, 2024
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About the author
Gretchen Carlson
1 book1 followerGretchen Carlson exemplifies resilience, emerging triumphantly from a harrowing workplace accident that left her with severe physical injuries and a diagnosis of PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Anxiety. With unwavering support from her devoted husband of 35 years and their grown daughter, Gretchen navigated the darkest depths of despair to uncover healing and a renewed sense of purpose.
Gretchen's profound journey of personal transformation now serves as a beacon of inspiration to others. Through her compelling narrative and compassionate prose, she illuminates the path to resilience and hope. Nestled in the heart of Minnesota, Gretchen shares her warm home with her husband, their cherished dog Lydia, and their mischievous orange cat, Rocky. Their tranquil abode is enlivened by two buzzing beehives and a lively cast of wildlife, including turkeys, birds, squirrels, and ducks, infusing each moment with joy and vitality.
Gretchen graduated with honors from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, earning a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice. Her dedication to public service was evident during her tenure of over 22 years in local government, prior to her life-altering accident. Although Gretchen holds a degree in psychology, she is not a therapist.
This book marks the beginning of many more to come, as Gretchen plans to further share her insights, aiming to help, teach, and entertain readers. Her story is not just one of survival, but of thriving, offering a powerful testament to the human spirit's capacity for growth and renewal. Additionally, Gretchen has launched her own publishing company, "Black Squirrel Publishing," to continue bringing impactful stories to life.
Gretchen's profound journey of personal transformation now serves as a beacon of inspiration to others. Through her compelling narrative and compassionate prose, she illuminates the path to resilience and hope. Nestled in the heart of Minnesota, Gretchen shares her warm home with her husband, their cherished dog Lydia, and their mischievous orange cat, Rocky. Their tranquil abode is enlivened by two buzzing beehives and a lively cast of wildlife, including turkeys, birds, squirrels, and ducks, infusing each moment with joy and vitality.
Gretchen graduated with honors from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, earning a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice. Her dedication to public service was evident during her tenure of over 22 years in local government, prior to her life-altering accident. Although Gretchen holds a degree in psychology, she is not a therapist.
This book marks the beginning of many more to come, as Gretchen plans to further share her insights, aiming to help, teach, and entertain readers. Her story is not just one of survival, but of thriving, offering a powerful testament to the human spirit's capacity for growth and renewal. Additionally, Gretchen has launched her own publishing company, "Black Squirrel Publishing," to continue bringing impactful stories to life.
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June 17, 2024
Raw and honest
In her heartfelt and empowering book, Gretchen Carlson shares her journey of overcoming PTSD, offering hope and practical strategies for others facing similar struggles. Although not a medical doctor, Carlson provides a supportive guide based on her personal experience, including therapeutic approaches, advice on seeking professional help, diverse solutions for understanding feelings, mindfulness-based methods for handling triggers, techniques to develop gratitude, and inspirational success stories. She also addresses common questions about PTSD, fostering healthy dialogue about trauma and mental illness, and aims to guide readers toward empowerment and growth on their recovery journey.
In her heartfelt and empowering book, Gretchen Carlson shares her journey of overcoming PTSD, offering hope and practical strategies for others facing similar struggles. Although not a medical doctor, Carlson provides a supportive guide based on her personal experience, including therapeutic approaches, advice on seeking professional help, diverse solutions for understanding feelings, mindfulness-based methods for handling triggers, techniques to develop gratitude, and inspirational success stories. She also addresses common questions about PTSD, fostering healthy dialogue about trauma and mental illness, and aims to guide readers toward empowerment and growth on their recovery journey.
June 26, 2024
This book Trauma Recovery Pathways: A Mindfulness Roadmap to Healing and Resilience - Your Guide to Overcoming PTSD with Personal Insights and Practical Strategies is the most comprehensive and understandable writing on such a complex topic like; PTSD and its management. An amazing aspect of this book is that you don’t have to be a psychologist to understand this writing, but anyone who read this book will be able to understand PTSD very well. It can help anyone to help his/her loved one to come out of traumas that have led them to PTSD.
The writer; Gretchen Carlson has quoted daily life scenarios to make the reader understand how to feels to be a PTSD victim. And how can anyone know if someone is suffering from PTSD. And introduction to this mental illness is presented with references from authenticated sites and societies established for this purpose by healthcare authorities.
Although there is an absence of provision of test to differentiate between PTSD & C-PTSD but this book will help you to differentiate these conditions with thorough understanding towards their causes and symptoms of development. If you are worried about understanding signs of this illness then this book will help you to go through every important detail of signs, symptoms and triggers of PTSD.
It not only describes that how patient lives and their relationships could be impacted with PTSD but also brings its reader to go along with the details of different parts of brain that how are they affected with this mental illness.
Now after understanding to illness, the next stage is cure, and writer has shared all possible means of cure, from medicated treatments to alternative techniques, therapies; including animal therapy to modern technology solutions and management of health with exercise and nutrition along with awareness to all steps.
Covid-19 disease and its contribution to PTSD have been presented as a major example for the readers. As this remained the topic of the town for all of us since the outbreak so everyone could relate and understand this example easily.
Some good news are also shared by introducing the journey of survivors of PTSD, their journeys will not only provide and understanding to the illness but also motivate those who are suffering to strive for the cure in order to live an enriched life like these survivors.
So my suggestion is to go for this book if you want to grasp all that I have discussed above.
The writer; Gretchen Carlson has quoted daily life scenarios to make the reader understand how to feels to be a PTSD victim. And how can anyone know if someone is suffering from PTSD. And introduction to this mental illness is presented with references from authenticated sites and societies established for this purpose by healthcare authorities.
Although there is an absence of provision of test to differentiate between PTSD & C-PTSD but this book will help you to differentiate these conditions with thorough understanding towards their causes and symptoms of development. If you are worried about understanding signs of this illness then this book will help you to go through every important detail of signs, symptoms and triggers of PTSD.
It not only describes that how patient lives and their relationships could be impacted with PTSD but also brings its reader to go along with the details of different parts of brain that how are they affected with this mental illness.
Now after understanding to illness, the next stage is cure, and writer has shared all possible means of cure, from medicated treatments to alternative techniques, therapies; including animal therapy to modern technology solutions and management of health with exercise and nutrition along with awareness to all steps.
Covid-19 disease and its contribution to PTSD have been presented as a major example for the readers. As this remained the topic of the town for all of us since the outbreak so everyone could relate and understand this example easily.
Some good news are also shared by introducing the journey of survivors of PTSD, their journeys will not only provide and understanding to the illness but also motivate those who are suffering to strive for the cure in order to live an enriched life like these survivors.
So my suggestion is to go for this book if you want to grasp all that I have discussed above.
July 11, 2024
A human approach to a complex subject
I appreciate authors who have a personal experience with the subject they write about, and their ability to explain the convoluted to every day people. Gretchen Carlson did just that in this book.
I appreciate authors who have a personal experience with the subject they write about, and their ability to explain the convoluted to every day people. Gretchen Carlson did just that in this book.
August 19, 2024
A very helpful book
This is a great read. I found the information to be very helpful. Trauma can be so personal & varied but the author touched on a number of different issues and offered practical and inspiring strategies. I highly recommend it. Thank you.
This is a great read. I found the information to be very helpful. Trauma can be so personal & varied but the author touched on a number of different issues and offered practical and inspiring strategies. I highly recommend it. Thank you.
February 8, 2025
Very Insightful
This book holds a lot of insight, not only about PTSD but many useful methods of getting yourself or a loved one through to the other side of this often debilitating disorder. Thank you
This book holds a lot of insight, not only about PTSD but many useful methods of getting yourself or a loved one through to the other side of this often debilitating disorder. Thank you
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