Best of Adult Child: CPTSD & Emotional Dysregulation w/ The Crappy Childhood Fairy

'Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving' by Pete Walker, is a comprehensive guide for individuals recovering from complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). The book provides practical strategies and insights for managing the emotional flashbacks, self-blame, and difficulties in relationships commonly experienced by survivors of childhood trauma. Walker integrates various therapeutic approaches, including cognitive restructuring, mindfulness, and somatic experiencing, to support healing and growth. The book emphasizes the importance of self-compassion and developing healthy coping mechanisms to overcome the lasting effects of trauma. It serves as a valuable resource for both individuals and therapists seeking to understand and address the complexities of CPTSD. Through personal anecdotes and clinical expertise, Walker offers a hopeful path toward recovery and thriving beyond survival.

In this book, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma reshapes both the body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores various treatments, including neurofeedback, meditation, sports, drama, and yoga, which activate the brain’s natural neuroplasticity to aid in recovery. The book emphasizes the power of relationships in both causing and healing trauma and offers hope through descriptions of novel approaches to treatment. It is based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists in the field.