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Wellspring of Compassion Excerpts

Click on the links in the Table of Contents below for PDF excerpts of the Introduction and one article from each section of Wellspring of Compassion: Self-Care for Sensitive People Healing from Trauma.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Welcome
Signs of Trauma
Signs of Sensitivity
1: Find Support
Deepen Your Roots, Spread Your Branches
First-Aid for Desperate Moments
Disclose Pain, Find Support
A Boundary-Nourishing Healer Search
100 Percent On Your Own Side
Add Peace to Your Life
Resources
2: Celebrate Your Survival Tools
The Gift of Resistance
Tell a Story About Denial
Gain Awareness of Dissociation
Addiction as Emotion Management
Behind the Curtain of Obsessive Thoughts
Calm Your Inner Critic
Resources
3: Connect with Your Self
Meditation: Safe Space for Noticing
Many Voices, All Valid
Befriend Your Pain
Invite Your Longing to Tea
Needs Amnesty Day
Sensitivities: Your Self-Care Guide
Resources
4: Recognize Abuse
Demand Respect, Not Victim-Blaming
“Trust Me!” and Other Red Flags
Step Away from Double Binds
Emotional Abuse: You Deserve Better
Grieve Neglectful Mothering
Spiritual Abuse: Take Back Your Faith
Resources
5: Understand Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Ups and Downs of Healing from Trauma
Remember at Your Own Pace
Flashbacks: Experience Distress in Safety
Anxiety, Your Relaxation Coach
Frozen! Thaw from Surrender
Accept Suicidal Feelings
Resources
6: Heal Your Boundaries
Say Yes to Your Boundaries
Claim Your Space, Breathe into Your Back
Who Owns That Anger?
Just-Right Visibility
Inner Child Lost -n- Found
Haunted by Shame? Change Your Committee
Resources
7: Learn to Thrive
Create: Walk into Fog
Choose Your Traditions
The Joy of Maintenance
Compassion for the Drama Triangle
Not Again! Tame Your Fiercest Patterns
Allow Self-Forgiveness
Resources
Afterword: Wellspring of Compassion
Glossary
About the Author

All the articles are available in their original form here. Note that some titles have changed and articles were edited for publication.

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