This book, written by Dr. Rick Hanson and his son Forrest Hanson, focuses on developing inner strengths such as grit, gratitude, and compassion to enhance resilience. It draws on neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology to provide concrete suggestions, experiential practices, and personal examples. The book helps readers overcome the brain's negativity bias, release painful thoughts and feelings, and replace them with self-compassion, self-worth, joy, and inner peace. It also includes effective ways to interact with others and repair and deepen important relationships, all grounded in the science of positive neuroplasticity[2][5][6].
The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame is a guide for emotional healing, particularly for survivors of dysfunctional families. It focuses on trauma recovery, exploring how to process emotions like anger, blame, and grief, and how these can lead to forgiveness. The book emphasizes the importance of emotional expression and self-compassion in achieving psychological health.
What are the consequences of growing up inside an abusive family, and what can we do as adults to heal old wounds? Today we're joined by Pete Walker, a practicing therapist and expert in Complex PTSD.
About Our Guest: Pete is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area, who specializes in helping adults who were traumatized in childhood. He’s the author of three books, including Complex PTSD : From Surviving To Thriving. It’s a practical, user-friendly self-help guide to recovering from the lingering effects of childhood trauma, and to achieving a rich and fulfilling life as an adult.
Pete has a variety of resources on his website, including his 13 Steps of Emotional Flashback Management.
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Timestamps:
3:00: What distinguishes CPTSD from PTSD?
5:55: CPTSD as “developmental trauma disorder”
8:55: Presence of the bad vs. absence of the good.
11:40: The importance of empathy.
13:35: “They’re crazy or I’m crazy,” and the consequences of that.
17:10: Healthy anger.
19:00: Becoming a support to yourself.
21:30: Stages of recovery.
25:00: Corrective emotional experiences.
27:30: The lifelong process of recovery.
32:10: Reparenting and the inner child.
34:45: Managing the relationship with our family of origin.
41:30: Forgiveness.
44:30: The inner critic and internalized abusers.
48:30: A message to your younger self.
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