Emotional Healing For Dummies

At some point in their lives, most people will have thought: He should never have said that How could she treat me this way? I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him I m so angry I can t bear it Usually, we don t feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends and families, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them. We re a nation that bottles things up, dismissing anger, frustration, hatred and guilt as largely insignificant to our minds and bodies. But powerful emotions like these do affect us in a long-term way, not only mentally but also physically, and it s important to know how to get them under control before our health really suffers. This easy-to-follow, plain-English guide shows you why and how emotions can leave a physical scar, and talks about various life factors and influences that can lead to emotional stress. It will help you heal your emotional traumas with a toolkit of strategies, and allows you to take care of your health with a practical, hands-on approach. Emotional Healing For Dummies covers: PART 1: INTRODUCING EMOTIONAL HEALING Chapter 1: Understanding Emotional Healing Chapter 2: Exploring the Physiology of Emotion Chapter 3: Tuning into Emotions PART 2: EMOTIONS AND YOUR BODY Chapter 4: You are What you Eat Chapter 5: Body Rhythms Chapter 6: Physical Strategies for Emotional Healing PART 3: EMOTIONAL HEALING FOR REAL LIFE Chapter 7: Mapping the Emotional Environment Chapter 8: Facing up to Emotional Challenges Chapter 9: Managing Relationships Chapter 10: Strategies for Getting through Tough Times Chapter 11: Life s Transitions PART 4: THE EMOTIONAL HEALING TOOLKIT Chapter 12: Thinking Strategies for Emotional Healing Chapter 13: Mindfulness Practices to Rebalance Chapter 14: Lifestyle Strategies for Emotional Healing Chapter 15: Becoming the Emotionally Healed Person PART 5: TAKING YOUR HEALING TO ANOTHER LEVEL Chapter 16: Planning to Manage Emotions in the Future Chapter 17: Inspiring Healing in Others Chapter 18: Helping your Child to Heal PART 6: THE PART OF TENS Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Heal Emotional Wounds Chapter 20 Ten Ways to Stay Positive Chapter 21: Ten Exercises for Emotional Healing

At some point in their lives, most people will have thought:* "He should never have said that"* "How could she treat me this way?"* "I feel guilty when I remember what I said tohim"* "I'm so angry I can't bear it"Usually, we don't feel that we can discuss these hurtfulemotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends andfamilies, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them.We're a nation that bottles things up, dismissing angerfrustration, hatred and guilt as largely insignificant to our mindsand bodies. But powerful emotions like these do affect us in along-term way, not only mentally but also physically, andit's important to know how to get them under control beforeour health really suffers.This easy-to-follow, plain-English guide shows you why and howemotions can leave a physical scar, and talks about various lifefactors and influences that can lead to emotional stress. It willhelp you heal your emotional traumas with a toolkit of strategiesand allows you to take care of your health with a practicalhands-on approach.Emotional Healing For Dummies covers:PART 1: INTRODUCING EMOTIONAL HEALINGChapter 1: Understanding Emotional HealingChapter 2: Exploring the Physiology of EmotionChapter 3: Tuning into EmotionsPART 2: EMOTIONS AND YOUR BODYChapter 4: You are What you EatChapter 5: Body RhythmsChapter 6: Physical Strategies for Emotional HealingPART 3: EMOTIONAL HEALING FOR REAL LIFEChapter 7: Mapping the Emotional EnvironmentChapter 8: Facing up to Emotional ChallengesChapter 9: Managing RelationshipsChapter 10: Strategies for Getting through Tough TimesChapter 11: Life's TransitionsPART 4: THE EMOTIONAL HEALING TOOLKITChapter 12: Thinking Strategies for EmotionalHealingChapter 13: Mindfulness Practices to RebalanceChapter 14: Lifestyle Strategies for Emotional HealingChapter 15: Becoming the Emotionally Healed PersonPART 5: TAKING YOUR HEALING TO ANOTHER LEVELChapter 16: Planning to Manage Emotions in the FutureChapter 17: Inspiring Healing in OthersChapter 18: Helping your Child to HealPART 6: THE PART OF TENSChapter 19: Ten Ways to Heal Emotional WoundsChapter 20 Ten Ways to Stay PositiveChapter 21: Ten Exercises for Emotional Healing

Introduction.Part I: Introducing Emotional Healing.Chapter 1: Understanding Emotional Healing.Chapter 2: Exploring the Physiology of Emotion.Chapter 3: Tuning In to Your Emotions.Part II: Emotions and Your Body.Chapter 4: Unravelling Feelings and Food: What's EatingYou?Chapter 5: Tackling Tiredness: Following Your Body Rhythms.Chapter 6: Actively Engaging in Your Emotional Healing.Part III: Emotional Healing for Real Life.Chapter 7: Putting Your Emotions in Context.Chapter 8: Facing Up to Emotional Challenges.Chapter 9: Managing Relationships.Chapter 10: Getting Through Tough Times.Chapter 11: Coping with Life's Transitions.Part IV: The Emotional Healing Toolkit.Chapter 12: Managing Feelings with Thinking Strategies.Chapter 13: Finding Insight through Mindfulness.Chapter 14: Using Day-to-Day Strategies for EmotionalHealing.Chapter 15: Living as an Emotionally Healed Person.Part V: Taking Your Healing to New Levels.Chapter 16: Planning Ahead: Handling Diffi cult Emotions in theFuture.Chapter 17: Inspiring Healing in Others.Chapter 18: Helping Your Child Heal.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Heal Emotional Wounds.Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Stay Positive.Chapter 21: Ten Activities for Emotional Healing.Appendix: Useful Contacts and Resources.Index.