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A Recipe for C-PTSD & PNES: A True Story of Determination & Hope
Let's use our wounds to show others a way through their pain, to give them hope, to help them find strength and perseverance. Debbie allows the reader to see into her lifetime of abuse. She shows how she slowly let go of anger, sadness, grief and trauma, and replaced it with love, happiness, forgiveness, tolerance, determination and gratitude. After developing Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES), Debbie is forced to face the past she has buried deep inside her. As the bricks come tumbling down she becomes sicker; she is eventually forced to give up her twenty-five-year career as a counsellor. As each trigger from her past surfaces, Debbie learns to knock them down and decides to use her life experiences to help others. This book will open the public's eyes and show how the effects of childhood trauma and abuse can be a recipe for mental illness.
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 23, 2021
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July 12, 2021
A must-read for survivors of childhood trauma.
A captivating, heart-wrenching true story of one woman's struggle to not only survive but to thrive in a mind and body awash with traumas she had suffered since childhood. This book will crack open the human condition and prove that no matter what is thrown your way, perseverance is possible, that love, patience and understanding can weather any storm.
Great book, Mrs. Samson!
A captivating, heart-wrenching true story of one woman's struggle to not only survive but to thrive in a mind and body awash with traumas she had suffered since childhood. This book will crack open the human condition and prove that no matter what is thrown your way, perseverance is possible, that love, patience and understanding can weather any storm.
Great book, Mrs. Samson!
September 18, 2023
Truthful and bold. Amazing cottage down by the author to tell her story.
September 13, 2022
I don't usually write book reviews. This book came up on my Amazon search for the PNES workbook my neurologist wanted me to get. I'm glad it did.
For me it was a difficult read. The writing flowed beautifully and the story was captivating. Even though the topics were serious I smiled and chuckled numerous times. However it brought up a lot of my own unresolved trauma so I would have to pause in my reading to process things with my therapist. With this in mind I caution other readers to proceed with this when they are in a safe space and have support.
For me it was a difficult read. The writing flowed beautifully and the story was captivating. Even though the topics were serious I smiled and chuckled numerous times. However it brought up a lot of my own unresolved trauma so I would have to pause in my reading to process things with my therapist. With this in mind I caution other readers to proceed with this when they are in a safe space and have support.
April 27, 2023
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. Thank you for sharing your story.
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