Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
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Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed.

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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score is the inspiring story of how a group of therapists and scientists— together with their courageous and memorable patients—has struggled to integrate recent advances in brain science, attachment research, and body awareness into treatments that can free trauma survivors from the tyranny of the past. These new paths to recovery activate the brain’s natural neuroplasticity to rewire disturbed functioning and rebuild step by step the ability to “know what you know and feel what you feel.” They also offer experiences that directly counteract the helplessness and invisibility associated with trauma, enabling both adults and children to reclaim ownership of their bodies and their lives.

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The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut
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The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut

The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Awareness details all the major aspects of the Enneagram model of personality: its three centers of intelligence, nine types, 27 subtypes, and the specific growth paths of the types. You won’t find this level of clarity about the 27 subtype personalities anywhere else!

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