Emotional Healing For Dummies

Face your emotions head on and take control of your life

How many times have you said ′I′m fine!′, when really you′re not? Bottling up emotions can wear out your body, damaging your physical appearance and internal organs as well as limiting the way you think and communicate. This expert toolkit contains all the strategies you need to recognise and resolve harmful emotional states, leaving you physically and mentally ready to face present and future challenges with confidence.

Discover the basics explore the physiology of emotions and how emotional trauma can result in lasting physical symptoms

Tune into your body revamp your diet, exercise, breathing and sleep patterns to help create inner calm

Put your feelings into context map out your emotional history, resolve lingering issues and learn to focus on the positive

Heal yourself practise mindfulness, motivate yourself to change and free your creative spirit

Look ahead identify long–term challenges and plan ways to help yourself and others deal with difficult emotions

Open the book and find:

Ways to boost your body′s immune system against stress and fatigue

Tips on enhancing your emotional intelligence

Pointers on forging meaningful relationships

Guidance on identifying support networks

Advice on letting go of past grief, anger and rejection

How to improve your work–life balance

Ways to rebalance your emotional chemistry

The lowdown on the healing power of laughter

"Emotional experiences, like it or not, always form emotional scars . . . but this book goes a long way to making them a lot less painful. Full of kindness, compassion, good sense, facts and intelligent strategies, this truly helpful guide leaves most self–help books far behind."
Virginia Ironside, Agony Aunt at The Independent

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 Eating You?

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 Emotional Healing.

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 the Future.

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.

Dr David Beales is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He uses methods described in this book to create mind body toolkits to help individual clients restore their wellbeing, health and vitality.

Helen Whitten is an accredited coach and mediator specialising in cognitive behavioural coaching and neuro–linguistic programming. She is Managing Director of Positiveworks, a coaching consultancy that helps people make the best of their lives.