Glenn R. Schiraldi, PhD, has served on the stress management faculties at the Pentagon, the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and the University of Maryland, where he received the Outstanding Teaching Award and other teaching and service awards. His books on stress-related topics have been translated into nine foreign languages. Schiraldi's writing has been recognized by various scholarly and popular sources, including The Washington Post, the American Journal of Health Promotion, the Mind/Body Health Review, and the International Stress and Tension Control Society Newsletter. Schiraldi's special passion is presenting skills-based resilience training to high-risk groups, such as the military, police, firefighters, and their families. The goal of such training is to optimize mental fitness and performance, while preventing, and facilitating recovery from, stress-related conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His resilience courses at the University of Maryland have been found to improve resilience, optimism, self-esteem, happiness, curiosity, depression, anxiety, and anger.
"The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook offers a
much-needed treasure trove of meaningful trauma-healing strategies
that are certain to further many along the road to resilience.
Bravo!"
--Donna Jackson Nakazawa, award-winning science journalist, and
author of Childhood Disrupted--Donna Jackson Nakazawa
"A gifted teacher and author of numerous workbooks and sourcebooks
on mental health and personal growth, Glenn Schiraldi has penned a
culminating work of deep healing. TheAdverse Childhood Experiences
Recovery Workbook seamlessly combines insights and exercises from
three burgeoning fields: adverse childhood experiences, trauma
therapy, and attachment. Both accessible and comprehensive, it is a
resource for clinicians and a gift for all who live with emotional
wounds."
--Hugh K. Marr, PhD, clinical psychologist, author of A Clinician's
Guide to Foundational Story Psychotherapy, and coauthor of What
Story Are You Living?--Hugh K. Marr, PhD
"An integrative approach to healing from traumatic stress that
targets mind, brain, body, and soul, this workbook will be an
important resource for many who struggle with the lasting imprints
of adverse early experiences."
--Ruth A. Lanius, MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry, Harris-Woodman
Chair in Mind-Body Medicine, and director of the posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western
Ontario--Ruth A. Lanius, MD, PhD
"As one who has treated trauma for many years, I have always
thought that what happens in our childhood directly impacts our
mental and physical health in the now. I recommend Glenn
Schiraldi's workbook to educate you about the impact of ACEs on
your present well-being, and the many effective paths to heal those
hidden wounds from earlier times that still affect you."
--Laney Rosenzweig, MS, LMFT, developer of accelerated resolution
therapy (ART)--Laney Rosenzweig, MS, LMFT
"Bravo, Schiraldi! The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery
Workbook carefully guides survivors through the process of
understanding and healing from childhood wounds. It is carefully
organized to maximize skills learning and practice, and to minimize
potential overwhelm when confronting painful feelings and memories.
After working through behavior generated from past experiences, the
workbook also helps users apply these learnings to disturbing
recent or current events. Designed for independent 'self-help, '
some survivors may choose to use this comprehensive adverse
childhood experiences (ACEs) recovery workbook in the context of a
therapeutic relationship."
--Esther Giller, president of the Sidran Institute--Esther
Giller
"Childhood trauma can lead to a plethora of physical and mental
health symptoms, which, if left unaddressed, can disrupt our
ability to live satisfying lives or create loving relationships.
However, there is hope, and Glenn Schiraldi's workbook is an
indispensable tool for trauma recovery. He has an exceptional
ability to translate complex topics into accessible and tangible
tools for healing. If you are looking for an exquisite blend of
science and compassion, you have come to the right place. I highly
recommend this book."
--Arielle Schwartz, PhD, clinical psychologist, and author of The
Complex PTSD Workbook and The Post-Traumatic Growth
Guidebook--Arielle Schwartz, PhD
"Glenn Schiraldi has provided a much-needed guide for those who
have experienced childhood maltreatment in one form or another. He
painstakingly discusses in easy-to-understand terms the
psychological and medical consequences of early-life trauma, and
outlines a series of interventions ranging from trauma-focused
therapy to nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness/meditation. This
will be helpful to patients, families, and students, as well as the
broad spectrum of mental health professionals who deal with adult
victims of childhood maltreatment daily."
--Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, Matthew P. Nemeroff Endowed Chair
in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the
Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences, and director of the Institute
for Early Life Adversity Research at The University of Texas at
Austin Dell Medical School--Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
"Glenn Schiraldi is offering real solutions and strategies for
relief and healing that can truly help those of us who are most in
need. He has taken important research and time-tested methods, and
created user-friendly tools so that we can help ourselves recover
from the effects of childhood trauma and negative experiences. This
is more than a book: this is a source of guidance for how to
experience the truth of the preciousness of your life--guidance we
have been waiting for."
--Cindy Browning, LCSW, eye movement desensitization and
reprocessing (EMDR) practitioner--Cindy Browning, LCSW
"Glenn Schiraldi is one of the world's most trusted experts on
stress and resilience. His The Adverse Childhood Experiences
Recovery Workbook is the most complete, accessible, and
evidence-based healing resource available. The ripples of childhood
trauma spread throughout our society affecting every facet of life.
Thanks to Schiraldi's stellar work, there is a now a trusted map to
recovery available for lay people and helping professionals alike.
This workbook is a game changer with the power to heal lives. I
can't recommend it highly enough."
--Joan Borysenko, PhD, distinguished pioneer in integrative
medicine; and New York Times bestselling author of Minding the
Body, Mending the Mind--Joan Borysenko, PhD
"Glenn Schiraldi's The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery
Workbook shines a light on the realities of toxic childhood stress
and the many roads to recovery and joy. The book is a masterful
piece. It is about managing and emerging from the traumatic
challenges of childhood, and the true genius of Schiraldi becomes
quite apparent. Gems of guidance in a step-by-step program of
recovery for survivors."
--Charles R. Figley, PhD, director of the Tulane Traumatology
Institute, Dr. Paul Henry Kurzweg chair and distinguished professor
of disaster mental health at Tulane University, and founding editor
of the Journal of Traumatic Stress--Charles R. Figley, PhD
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