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Embodying Hope Excerpts

Click on the links in the Table of Contents below for PDF excerpts of the Introduction and one article from each section of Embodying Hope: Living in Difficult Times With a Difficult Past. (Excerpts coming soon.)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Here We Are
1: Wider Narratives
Prefer Narratives with Hope
Consider Additional Truths
Offer a Collaborative Story
Practice Kind Language
Relieve Pressure: Replace Should With Could
Good Enough for Mistakes
Loosen Inner Deadlock
Resources
2: Difficult Times
Withstand Ongoing Trauma
Agency in a Time of Pandemic
Adapt to New Risks
Wear a Mask to Belong
Rock the Boat About Racism
How to Resist Enough
Mend What You Can Reach
Resources
3: Uncomfortable Emotions
Counter the Feelings Police
Depression: Natural Response to Trauma
Anchor Terror in Time
Lift the Anger Lid With Care
Sit with Disappointment
Make Room for Grief
Resonate with Loneliness
Resources
4: Full Self
In Search of Self-Confidence
Cherish Your Limits
The Perils of Nice
Balance for Your Inner Guardian
Healthy Entitlement: Discern Your Domain
Your Body is Your Ally
Embody Hunger, Embody Fullness
Resources
5: Intricate Body
The Push/Pull of Touch
Find Calm: Practice Rest and Regulation
Find Calm: A Polyvagal Primer
Get to Know Your Guts
Self-Care for Sticky Lungs
Let Go for More Sound
Look into the Present
Resources
6: Relationship Skills
Intervene for a Better World
Kindness, Not Contempt
Seek Nourishing Feedback
Careful Conflict
Grow Away from Enmeshment
The Right Distance from Family
Support a Friend in Crisis
Resources
7: Healing Support
Celebrate Small Steps
Solid Support for Change
Untangle Anniversaries
Elements of Refuge
When Help Means Danger
When Help Means Rescue
How to Leave Your Practitioner
Resources
Afterword: Thank You
Glossary
About the Author

All the articles are available in their original form here.

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