| Title | : | The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal: Neuroscience-Based Writing Practices to Rewire Your Brain from Trauma (The New Harbinger Journals for Change Series) |
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| ISBN | : | 1648484158 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781648484155 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 |
| Publication | : | Published August 1, 2024 |
Trauma and its effects can feel like a never-ending storm, and there’s no safe harbor in sight from the thoughts and emotions that toss and turn so violently and unpredictably in your head. But healing is possible. Your brain can actually re-wire these thoughts and emotions. And you can direct that powerful healing process through journaling. By putting your thoughts to paper, you can identify, choose, and permanently adopt new ways of responding to stress. You can create a new narrative of your life—one that breaks you out of your most deeply ingrained and self-destructive thoughts and behaviors.
In this powerful guided journal, internationally acclaimed neuroscience journalist and author Donna Jackson Nakazawa outlines her inspiring, innovative, trauma-informed, and mindful Neural Re-Narrating™ program to help you:
Acknowledge your past while engaging in the present moment
Create a new and empowering written narrative you can revisit again and again
Release worry and trauma from your body by putting it onto the page
Reduce your anxiety and alleviate symptoms of depression
Access inner calm—even in stressful situations
The act of unburdening oneself is essential when working through troubling or traumatic experiences. Through thoughtful, guided writing experiences, you’ll find the strength to live authentically—with hope and optimism for the future.
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal: Neuroscience-Based Writing Practices to Rewire Your Brain from Trauma (The New Harbinger Journals for Change Series) Reviews
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I’m a trauma psychotherapist and love this guided journal! If you experienced childhood trauma and want to heal and thrive in your life, this workbook is your roadmap to help you get there.
I'm a big fan of Donna Jackson Nakazawa and her work. As an award-winning science journalist, she excels at conveying scientific concepts in clear easy-to-understand language, a quality I personally value.
What makes this guided journal stand out is that the writing, drawing, and imagery exercises are rooted in neuroscience research. This is important because early trauma affects your brain and nervous system and impacts not only your stress response but your self-worth. This can lead you to live a less-than-fulfilling life. Using this guided journal helps you heal that because the exercises are designed to rewire your brain so you can create a new inner vision of yourself and flourish in your daily life.
This user-friendly workbook guides you step-by-step through proven practices to calm your nervous system, reflect on your past painful experiences to better understand how they impact you today, shift your self-talk and inner beliefs to harness your strength and confidence, and how to surround yourself with emotional benefactors (your inner support system) to nurture the inner safety and fortitude you need to navigate life’s challenges.
I am recommending this guided journal to all of my clients. If you, too, experienced childhood trauma or other adverse experiences that left you struggling with emotional pain and self-defeating behaviors today, you will benefit greatly from this must-have workbook. Highly recommended! -
Donna Jackson Nakazawa created a practical way to start healing our brains from trauma in her recent book, The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal: Neuroscience-Based Writing Practices to Rewire Your Brain from Trauma. If that sounds daunting, know that Jackson Nakazawa guides readers through the process every step of the way. She curates a process that includes writing prompts, breathing exercises, and suggestions for activities off the page. Readers are lovingly guided through every step and regularly encouraged to pace their work safely and comfortably.
Jackson Nakazawa offers readers a way to revisit their story and delve deeply into their childhood while finding their benefactors—people who made them feel safe. Page by page, connections between childhood and the present-day come to life.
This offers readers a self-care method that can be accessed from home, whether daily or whenever possible. Its relatively small price helps when workshops and courses are too costly or time-consuming.
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal is appropriate for anyone interested in calming their nervous system or professionals who help others navigate life’s challenges.
Acknowledgments: Thanks to New Harbinger Publications and the author for a copy of this book in exchange for this honest review. -
As Nedra Glover Tawwab shares in the foreword, this Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal provides a “journey of introspection, self-compassion, and healing” allowing you to reclaim agency over your story and foster a renewed sense of self. I have read all of Donna Jackson Nakazawa’s published books - and each one has been a life-changing gift. This one most of all. It’s a life-healing experience in book form. Priceless and accessible to all. 5+ stars. I will be buying more copies to give to friends and loved ones.
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***Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review***
It's hard to review a guided journal because what one gets out of it is deeply personal. Reviewing it as a therapist, I would say that this is a gentle introduction to ACEs and self-reflection that could be beneficial to those who like things like journal prompts, guided imagery, somatic therapy, and art therapy. Despite dealing with heavy topics, it has an approachable and kind tone. -
I have been working my way through this guided journal and can emphatically recommend it to anyone - really everyone - who wants to understand their childhood and its impact more deeply. And actually heal and feel empowered!
