Healing Self Injury

Healing Self-Injury provides desperately-needed guidance to parents and others who love a young person struggling with self-injury. First and foremost, adolescent psychologists Janis Whitlock and Elizabeth Lloyd-Richardson believe that parents must appreciate how important their role is in their child's recovery; there is a lot that parents can do to support their self-injuring children. This book is a must-have for parents who want to assist in their child's recovery, as well as for anyone who lives with, works with, or cares about self-injuring youth and their families.

If you’re suffering from a physical or mental ailment, you’ve doubtless been presented with a number of possible treatments. Some of these might help, and others, not so much. It may seem surprising, but one of the best places to start for a number of issues is with guided therapeutic imagery. The practice has been around since the ancient Greeks and has received endorsements from health professionals since the 1970s for treating serious illnesses.

It is scientifically proven that the mind can’t tell the difference between imagined or actual experiences. Guided visualization directs your focus and triggers a health-inducing response or new perspective. Guided therapeutic imagery treats a range of physical issues including muscle pain, headaches, joint pain, fever, back pain, stomach aches, and bone injuries.

Research has shown that building resilience in the face of adversity or challenges helps children and young people develop effective coping strategies and improve long-term outcomes across a spectrum of illnesses. You Are So Much More reminds children who have gone through or are going through an illness or injury that they are indeed so much more. Trauma survivor and medical student Serena Tejpar shares a story of inspiration, reflection, and encouragement that can be listened to over and over again.

Studies conducted at Harvard Medical School recently found that suggestions given under hypnosis actually speed the healing of bone fractures. In this short, targeted audio, hypnotist Maggie Staiger uses hypnosis combined with imagery to enhance the healing of bone and joint injuries, to discourage adhesions, and to encourage mobility. Used in conjunction with standard Western medicine, this is an extremely effective hypnosis program.