Overcoming Adversity - Caroline Sakai

In the gut-wrenching stories of patients told by psychologist Caroline Sakai in this riveting book you'll see the full range of human misery and how it can be overcome. Stories range from that of Josh suicidal after fighting depression for years to Angelique whose entire village was slaughtered during the Rwandan genocide. Yet both Josh and Angelique as well as two dozen others whose cases are told in fascinating detail recovered completely. The remarkable cure that worked so well for them is called Thought Field Therapy or TFT. It's often called tapping since it involves tapping with the fingertips on acupuncture points. A recent group of studies has shown that TFT is phenomenally effective at treating the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder as well as anxiety depression and other mental health conditions. Caroline Sakai has conducted much research into TFT including several randomized controlled trials. She provides an expert introduction to tapping for beginners as well as concluding with a section that shows professionals how to get the best results from TFT. It shows how TFT can promote post-traumatic growth the personal transformation that can result from traumatic experiences. It also shows how TFT can be used to promote resilience the quality that enables us to recover from life's inevitable challenges.

TITLE: Overcoming Adversity

AUTHOR: Caroline Sakai

SKU: 9781604152487

PUBLISHER: Energy Psychology Press

DATE PUBLISHED: 29/06/2015

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 300

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 152 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm

WEIGHT: 1405 gr