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WORTHY A Personal Guide for Healing Your Childhood Trauma WORKBOOK
In WORTHY A Personal Guide for Healing Your Childhood Trauma WORKBOOK, Josephine Faulk, MPH personally guides you through untangling the mystery of your childhood wounding.
I know you have had a long, confusing and difficult journey thus far. You've endured so much that even the thought of peering into the abyss of your childhood trauma makes you want to run out of the house with your hair on fire. But consider this--the worst is over. The nightmare has ended. Now is the time for you to awaken.
Your sacred, beautiful True Self has been obscured by the psychological, physical, and spiritual trauma wounding you experienced as an innocent child. But, you did survive and because you survived, you now possess some incredible strengths. It is those strengths, yoked to your desire to surpass surviving and enter the realm of thriving, that will carry you all the way home to your True Self. There you will discover that you have always been whole, worthy and unconditionally acceptable and lovable.
Are you ready to get started?
Come--take my hand. There is much work to do.
I know you have had a long, confusing and difficult journey thus far. You've endured so much that even the thought of peering into the abyss of your childhood trauma makes you want to run out of the house with your hair on fire. But consider this--the worst is over. The nightmare has ended. Now is the time for you to awaken.
Your sacred, beautiful True Self has been obscured by the psychological, physical, and spiritual trauma wounding you experienced as an innocent child. But, you did survive and because you survived, you now possess some incredible strengths. It is those strengths, yoked to your desire to surpass surviving and enter the realm of thriving, that will carry you all the way home to your True Self. There you will discover that you have always been whole, worthy and unconditionally acceptable and lovable.
Are you ready to get started?
Come--take my hand. There is much work to do.
117 pages, Paperback
Published June 16, 2018
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January 30, 2023
After over two years of weekly therapy, this was more of a review than new information. I still enjoyed reading it because the "broken" childhood self she described is someone I definitely used to relate to, but thankfully, not so much anymore. I enjoyed her stories and viewpoint (be careful if you are easily triggered by abuse stories). I especially enjoyed the parts where she explained that people aren't all good or all bad. An abuser can be someone we love and admire, and that doesn't mean we are messed up. Anyway, overall, worth the read.
August 1, 2019
This felt like two separate books meshed into one. The part described by the summary was interesting and contained helpful tips, advice, quotes, and exercises. However, it was also packed full of New Age nutrition, autobiographical ramblings, and statements assuming that everyone who has had a traumatic childhood is a clone of the author and will have the same feelings and reactions she did and does. There were also conflicting ideas about empathy and whether or not people can feel other’s pain if they are numb or in denial of their own. The author thinks not, yet she also suggests that people with traumatic backgrounds are magnets for narcissists/sociopaths because of our empathy. Which one is it? Additionally, toxic empathy was not even mentioned in this book, because, again, the author did not experience that.
Furthermore, there was no mention of cognitive behavioral therapy or mindfulness, despite the extensive research proving such methods are successful with PTSD. However, the author does discuss Emotional Freedom Technique, which seems to have some parallels to mindfulness, at least as she described it. Instead of presenting a selection of methods/tehniques that seem successful for dealing with trauma, she states that ”The following approaches are essential to your recovery: Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR), Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Brainspotting, Imaginal Nurturing, Visualizing an imaginary container at the end of each session to hold the thoughts, feelings and fears of that session safely until your next session, and guided imagery...”, which according to the author ”is a key component of the most effective trauma healing techniques”. I would like to have seen more research and less anecdotal evidence in this section. Science was supposed to be a guiding factor in this book, afterall.
And while I’m sure the author had good intentions while sharing so much history at every opportunity possible, I felt like it was a distraction and detracted from the healing goals of the book.
On a plus note, several other books worth reading were introduced and discussed, which was both helpful and interesting.
I’m sure some people will love this book as it is, but for most people I think I can recommend buying it only if they are aware that a great number of pages have nothing to do with the book’s summary, title, or goal. If this book had only contained the tips, advice and suggestions that the summary suggested and none of the extraneous content, I would have given it more stars, even without any research backing the author’s statements.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
Furthermore, there was no mention of cognitive behavioral therapy or mindfulness, despite the extensive research proving such methods are successful with PTSD. However, the author does discuss Emotional Freedom Technique, which seems to have some parallels to mindfulness, at least as she described it. Instead of presenting a selection of methods/tehniques that seem successful for dealing with trauma, she states that ”The following approaches are essential to your recovery: Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing (EMDR), Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Brainspotting, Imaginal Nurturing, Visualizing an imaginary container at the end of each session to hold the thoughts, feelings and fears of that session safely until your next session, and guided imagery...”, which according to the author ”is a key component of the most effective trauma healing techniques”. I would like to have seen more research and less anecdotal evidence in this section. Science was supposed to be a guiding factor in this book, afterall.
And while I’m sure the author had good intentions while sharing so much history at every opportunity possible, I felt like it was a distraction and detracted from the healing goals of the book.
On a plus note, several other books worth reading were introduced and discussed, which was both helpful and interesting.
I’m sure some people will love this book as it is, but for most people I think I can recommend buying it only if they are aware that a great number of pages have nothing to do with the book’s summary, title, or goal. If this book had only contained the tips, advice and suggestions that the summary suggested and none of the extraneous content, I would have given it more stars, even without any research backing the author’s statements.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
July 15, 2019
I am simply stunned by this book. I like to read in general, and I really love to read good nonfiction. Unfortunately, it feels like it's harder and harder to find good nonfiction these days. With the ease of self-publishing, many would-be authors seemingly throw up any old thing online for immediate public display and hopeful purchase.
This book is what nonfiction ought to be. This author has written about a very personal and difficult topic, childhood trauma, which she has experienced herself, unfortunately. She also holds an advanced degree, which I imagine taught her good research skills, so she can bolster her own insights and experiences with science. What she has done here is put together the perfect blueprint for someone to heal from childhood trauma. The first chapters describe the symptoms and effects of it. The next chapters are a kind of “where are you now” section, explaining why it's hard to understand healthy relationships if you suffered this way, why self-care may falter, and the monsters that still lurk even after time has passed. Then, she goes into how to dismantle and get past these traumas. But most remarkable, I think, are the sections on how to build a better now.
This book is meant to give you the baby steps to freedom from the effects of childhood trauma so you can embrace a better life. One might fear that an author with her credentials could be cold and clinical, but this book is far from that. While she has studied the subject in some depth, you can tell this is intensely personal for her. She not only openly shares her own trauma; she gives the impression that she truly cares that you heal and move on. Her compassion, as well as her insights, comes across on every single page. It has to be one of the most beautifully written self-help books that I've read. This book is not just for people who suffered sustained childhood trauma but also those who had the odd incident or two that may still affect them today. If you are a person has this in your past, no matter the extent, I highly recommend picking up this book and letting this author gently guide you through the difficulties that are still affecting you to a better place.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
Read my other reviews at https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com.
This book is what nonfiction ought to be. This author has written about a very personal and difficult topic, childhood trauma, which she has experienced herself, unfortunately. She also holds an advanced degree, which I imagine taught her good research skills, so she can bolster her own insights and experiences with science. What she has done here is put together the perfect blueprint for someone to heal from childhood trauma. The first chapters describe the symptoms and effects of it. The next chapters are a kind of “where are you now” section, explaining why it's hard to understand healthy relationships if you suffered this way, why self-care may falter, and the monsters that still lurk even after time has passed. Then, she goes into how to dismantle and get past these traumas. But most remarkable, I think, are the sections on how to build a better now.
This book is meant to give you the baby steps to freedom from the effects of childhood trauma so you can embrace a better life. One might fear that an author with her credentials could be cold and clinical, but this book is far from that. While she has studied the subject in some depth, you can tell this is intensely personal for her. She not only openly shares her own trauma; she gives the impression that she truly cares that you heal and move on. Her compassion, as well as her insights, comes across on every single page. It has to be one of the most beautifully written self-help books that I've read. This book is not just for people who suffered sustained childhood trauma but also those who had the odd incident or two that may still affect them today. If you are a person has this in your past, no matter the extent, I highly recommend picking up this book and letting this author gently guide you through the difficulties that are still affecting you to a better place.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
Read my other reviews at https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com.
July 19, 2018
In Part I readers come to understand that they are not broken, defective, nor unworthy of love, especially self-love. They are, instead, harboring one or more of their wounded child selves sequestered deep within their heart and mind. They learn the eleven commonalities of adults haunted by the effects of childhood trauma and how and why it continues to manifest in their adult lives. A chapter on brain chemistry explains the mystery of triggers, isolationist behavior and the tendency to dissociate as a self-preservation mechanism. They learn why their every romantic relationship continues to reflect the negative dynamics of their most challenging parental relationship and how to resolve that permanently. Here they gather hope, knowledge and the first thin layers of clarity.
In Part II readers receive detailed instruction on how to choose a trauma therapist, use of tools, techniques and practices that have long proven their immense value in healing psychological, emotional and spiritual trauma wounding. This is where The Childhood Trauma Recovery for Adults Program is laid out in detail. The author leaves no room for failure as she instructs, informs and encourages readers in a warm, kind, yet no-nonsense manner.
Here Ms. Faulk shares insights into her personal recovery story. Her challenges and triumphs leading to self-acceptance and unconditional love of self are a well-laid blueprint to guide readers to an understanding of their own inherent worthiness.
Part III is a plan for lifetime maintenance of readers newly acquired recovery. Its purpose is to preserve, sustain and protect all present and future recovery progress. Here readers are taught how to lovingly parent themselves. They learn ways to think that increase their internal structure of support for when they experience life’s inevitable uncertainties. Life may still be a roller coaster at times, but with this knowledge and these techniques readers will at least be securely buckled in.
In Part II readers receive detailed instruction on how to choose a trauma therapist, use of tools, techniques and practices that have long proven their immense value in healing psychological, emotional and spiritual trauma wounding. This is where The Childhood Trauma Recovery for Adults Program is laid out in detail. The author leaves no room for failure as she instructs, informs and encourages readers in a warm, kind, yet no-nonsense manner.
Here Ms. Faulk shares insights into her personal recovery story. Her challenges and triumphs leading to self-acceptance and unconditional love of self are a well-laid blueprint to guide readers to an understanding of their own inherent worthiness.
Part III is a plan for lifetime maintenance of readers newly acquired recovery. Its purpose is to preserve, sustain and protect all present and future recovery progress. Here readers are taught how to lovingly parent themselves. They learn ways to think that increase their internal structure of support for when they experience life’s inevitable uncertainties. Life may still be a roller coaster at times, but with this knowledge and these techniques readers will at least be securely buckled in.
July 22, 2020
Was interesting and informative...
WORTHY A Personal Guide for Healing Your Childhood Trauma WORKBOOK contains informative information about how childhood trauma manifests as adults and how you can heal it by loving yourself and accepting love from others. There are a number of good explanations and also exercises and suggestions for the present.
Overall this is an interesting book that could be a help to some people. I do not recommend this instead of a licenses therapist but maybe as as adjacent thing you can work through to give you more insight and help. I can also see this as something you can come back to a couple of times along your journey of healing, as we all know you do not get over something immediately........life is a journey.
I received a copy of this book for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
WORTHY A Personal Guide for Healing Your Childhood Trauma WORKBOOK contains informative information about how childhood trauma manifests as adults and how you can heal it by loving yourself and accepting love from others. There are a number of good explanations and also exercises and suggestions for the present.
Overall this is an interesting book that could be a help to some people. I do not recommend this instead of a licenses therapist but maybe as as adjacent thing you can work through to give you more insight and help. I can also see this as something you can come back to a couple of times along your journey of healing, as we all know you do not get over something immediately........life is a journey.
I received a copy of this book for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
November 14, 2019
I did not really like the book. Its very informative and can be helpful, but I work with children and adolescents who suffer through traumas and I do think we need something for them as well. As I said before, its helpful and informative, but unlikely to help a younger generation.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 19, 2019
Helpful book with some exercises & tips. An interesting book. I'm voluntarily leaving an honest review for a free copy of the book via booksprout.
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