Trauma: Healing Your Past to Find Freedom Now

by Nick Polizzi, Pedram Shojai

Overview

You are not doomed to be trapped by your trauma

Trauma is unresolved pain. It hums in the background of our lives and robs us of the joy, faith, peace, and love we fully deserve.

In their groundbreaking book, Pedram Shojai, O.M.D., New York Times best-selling author of The Urban Monk and The Art of Stopping Time, and Nick Polizzi, author of The Sacred Science, take you on a journey that encompasses:

  •  a clear understanding of trauma, where it comes from, and how it affects every part of your life
  •  an exploration of modern and ancient therapies and practices for healing
  •  real-life tragedies turning into stories of triumph, hope, and survival

Drawn from the wisdom and insights of the world's top doctors, therapists, and experts, Trauma will show you that no matter what you have endured, how long you have carried it, or how deeply embedded it is, you can be free from pain and suffering. Your road to recovery and whole-body healing is before you, and with it the richer and more profound connections that you seek with yourself and your loved ones.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401959036
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	02/09/2021
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Nick Polizzi is the founder of The Sacred Science, director of the feature documentary by the same name, and author of the book based on the film, as well as the co-author of Exhausted. He is also the host and executive producer of the docuseries Remedy: Ancient Medicines for Modern Illness. Ever since he cured himself of a debilitating illness using a traditional therapy, he has been traveling the world and documenting forgotten healing methods.

Dr. Pedram Shojai is the founder of Well.org, the New York Times best-selling author of The Urban Monk, Rise and Shine, The Art of Stopping Time, and Inner Alchemy, and the co-author of Exhausted. He is the producer and director of Vitality, Origins, and Prosperity and the producer of such documentary series as Interconnected, Gateway to Health, Exhausted, and Healing Trauma. He is a Taoist abbot, a doctor of Oriental medicine, and a qigong master.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Part I Understanding Trauma

Chapter 1 Trauma 101 3

Chapter 2 Stored in the Mind and Body 17

Chapter 3 Manifesting in the Gut 33

Chapter 4 Birth, Childhood, and Parenting 47

Chapter 5 Societal Trauma 65

Chapter 6 Spiritual Trauma 81

Part II Resolving Trauma and Building Resiliency

Chapter 7 Modern Therapies 97

Chapter 8 Ancient Traditions and Natural Remedies 117

Chapter 9 Self-Nurturing Practices 135

Chapter 10 Love, Boundaries, and Forgiveness 153

Chapter 11 Freedom 175

Endnotes 181

Index 187

Acknowledgments 195

About the Authors 197