The Soulful Journey of Recovery: A Guide to Healing from a Traumatic Past for ACAs, Codependents, or Those with Adverse Childhood Experiences

by Tian Dayton

More than just a book full of the latest information, this is a dynamic, interactive, and personalized journey of recovery for those impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACES). Finally, they can put their past behind them where it belongs!

For those who have grown up in a family with addiction, mental illness, or other adverse childhood experiences (ACES), the heartache and pain doesn’t end when they grow up and leave home. The legacy can last a lifetime and spread to generations unseen, as author Janet Wotitiz first showed readers in the groundbreaking Adult Children of Alcoholics. In The ACoA Trauma Syndrome Dr. Tian Dayton picked up where Dr. Woititz left off, filling in the decades of research that tell us why pain from yesterday recreates itself over and over again in our today. In The Soulful Journey of Recovery, Dr. Dayton gives us the how .

There is a journey of recovery that you can start today. Simple, elegantly written and researched, poignant, penetrating, and on point, Dr. Dayton will move with you through the confusion, pain, and anger you may carry in secrecy and silence. Through engaging and enlightening exercises, you will give voice to hidden wounds and space to your innermost emotions and thoughts. Online links will also offer guided meditations, film clips and other tools to enhance the work you do in the book. You will learn what happened to you growing up with dysfunction and you will learn how to deal with it in the present. You will discover that recovery is a self-affirming life adventure, and the kindest and best thing you can do for yourself and future generations. Some books can change your life. This is one of them.

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published November 5, 2019

About the author

Tian Dayton has a masters in educational psychology and a PhD in clinical psychology and is a board certified trainer in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She is a certified Montessori teacher. Dr. Dayton is the director of The New York Psychodrama Training Institute. She is a nationally renowned speaker, expert, and consultant in psychodrama, trauma and addiction, ACoAs and self help related issues. Dr, Dayton was on the faculty at NYU for eight years teaching psychodrama. Dr. Dayton is a fellow of the American Society of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy ASGPP, winner of their scholar’s award, editor in chief of the Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy and sits on the professional standards committee. She is also the winner of The Mona Mansell Award and The Ackermann Black Awaard. Dr. Dayton has been a guest expert on NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Montel, Rikki Lake, John Walsh, Geraldo. Tian blogs for Counselor Magazine, Recovery View and The Huffington Post

From the author's website.

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seeing the world a little differently after this one.

[Georgette Curay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! Going to get the paper copy as there are many many things I want to reread and tag. I’d recommend for anyone in recovery (author refers to 12 step programs frequently) or anyone trying to make sense of if/how their family of origin plays into who’ve they’ve become and the personal issues they deal with. Excellent and well narrated!!

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I see the concepts surrounding recovery as important to generalize into the world these days. More than ever we need to strengthen our inner world in order to manage the increasing psychological and emotional demands placed on us through living in the global village of the cyber world. We could all use a twelve-step program or some self-help group that we can gain a sense of support and connection from. We need mindful living, slow eating, sober curiosity, green washing, nature prescriptions and relationships."

[Carrie Colvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartfelt . Simply helpfully

[Makaela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really helpful tools and some eye-opening information. While I didn't necessarily connect with some parts, it could be really beneficial for many people with adverse childhood experiences or for people who grew up with an alcoholic parent. I would definitely recommend this book as you work through your healing.

[Jules · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dayton's books were recommended to me by my therapist. I chose to start with this one, and I am glad I did. It resonated with me as someone coming from and still trying to overcome adverse childhood experiences. And I found it, and the exercises in particular, enlightening and helpful.

[Adam Bricker · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was helpful and presented ideas in a common sense way.