Understanding & Loving A Person With PTSD

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This book is a compassionate companion to those who love someone who has experienced severe trauma that left his or her brain changed by Postraumatic Stress Disorder.As someone who suffered from PTSD herself, Becky Johnson knows what is most helpful on the path to recovery. Becky teams up with Stephen Arterburn to offer: Insight into what is happening in the brainBackground on treatments such as EMDR Ideas on what to say and what not to say Suggestions for calming a loved one during a PTSD episodeA personal coach and a compassionate companion, this book helps readers become a healing presence in their loved ones life while practicing self-care as well. Stephen Arterburn, M.Ed., is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries and the host of the nationally syndicated Christian counselling talk show New Life Live! heard by over two million people each week on nearly two hundred radio stations nationwide. He is the bestselling author of books such as Every Man's Battle and Healing Is a Choice. With over eight million books in print, Stephen Arterburn has been writing about God's transformational truth since 1984. His ministry focuses on identifying and compassionately responding to the needs of those seeking healing and restoration through God's truth.Becky Johnson is the author of more than 60 books, covering genres from humour to brain science, from practical self-help to cooking, to spiritual inspiration.