Getting Past Your Past by Francine Shapiro

Getting Past Your Past by Francine Shapiro

An accessible user's guide to overcoming trauma from the creator of a scientifically proven form of psychotherapy that has successfully treated millions of people worldwide.

Whether we've experienced small setbacks or major traumas, we are all influenced by our memories and by experiences we may not remember or fully understand. Getting Past Your Past offers practical techniques that demystify the human condition and empower readers looking to take charge of their lives.

Shapiro, the creator of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), explains how our personalities develop and why we become trapped into feeling, believing and acting in ways that don't serve us. Through detailed examples and exercises readers will learn to understand themselves, and why the people in their lives act the way they do. Most importantly, readers will also learn techniques to improve their relationships, break through emotional barriers, overcome limitations, and excel in ways taught to Olympic athletes, successful executives, and performers.

An easy conversational style, humor, and fascinating real life stories make it simple to understand the brain science, why we get stuck in various ways and how to achieve real change.

Francine Shapiro, PhD, was a Senior Research Fellow Emeritus at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California, the Executive Director of the EMDR Institute in Watsonville, California, and the creator and President Emeritus of the Trauma Recovery/EMDR Humanitarian Aid Programs, a nonprofit organization that coordinates disaster relief and pro bono trainings worldwide until her death in 2019. Dr. Shapiro, the founder and creator of EMDR treatment, received the International Sigmund Freud Award for outstanding contribution to psychotherapy, presented by the City of Vienna in collaboration with the World Council for Psychotherapy; the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology from Division 56 of the American Psychological Association; and the Distinguish Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology from Division 56 of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Shapiro was named to the Joint Initiative on Ethnopolitical Warfare's Cadre of Experts by the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association, and he served as an advisor to a number of trauma treatment and outreach groups and periodicals. She has spoken at over 90 EMDR-related conferences across the world and has written over 90 articles, chapters, and books.

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ISBN 13	9781594864254
ISBN 10	159486425X
Title	Getting Past Your Past
Author	Francine Shapiro
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Rodale Press
Year published	2012-02-28
Number of pages	352
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