Althea Press The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole

For someone like me who was born and raised in a country where science is lagging behind, and mental health professionals are extremely ignorant and invalidating, this book saved my life. This book, in the first 40 pages, helped me more than 5 years of therapy with professionals from the third world. I am amazed how this book made me understand that it is not my fault, and that I am not a freak. In the country where I live, CPTSD is not even classified as a mental illness, 99% of the professionals here don't even know what that is. This book really opened my eyes to a new world for me: a world of validation, knowledge and hope. Now I see that there's hope for me. Thank you.

The Complex PTSD Workbook is a great resource for anyone working through trauma-related symptoms. It provides clear explanations of complex PTSD and offers practical exercises that help with emotional regulation, self-awareness, and coping skills. I appreciated how structured and easy to follow the content is, making difficult topics feel more manageable. It encourages reflection without feeling overwhelming. Overall, a very helpful and supportive workbook for personal growth and healing.

very good workbook. read just little chunks if you're gonna get triggered. but it's written in a way that's not very triggering yet covers many aspects of C-PTSD in an easy to read way. The exercises are very powerful and healing, and there's a wide variety of them, so you integrate into your life the ones that help you the most. it's a wonderful book written by an authentic professional.

J’ai acheté ce livre il y a deux ans mais ne l’avais pas lu encore. Je viens de le commencer il y a quelques jours, suis rendue au tiers du livre et peut affirmer que je suis très satisfaite de mon achat. Il m’aide à mieux comprendre ce que je vis et comment je réagis, et me propose plein d’outils et de voies possibles. Ça ne remplace pas une thérapie, comme le dit l’auteure, mais ça donne beaucoup d’espoir et de motivation, ça nourrit la résilience et c’est un excellent livre à lire avant ou pendant une thérapie. Plusieurs approches thérapeutiques aidantes pour les PTSD et CPTSD sont aussi décrites, alors pour quelqu’un qui ne sait pas encore quelle approche utiliser, ça peut aider à se faire une idée. Courage et persévérance, on peut aller de mieux en mieux, promis !

cPTSD is a great concept, and term, to describe the impact of developmental trauma. The latter is itself a pretty new term and description (at least to the public). These two terms are vital to help replace a vast number of unhelpful expressions that people grew/grow up with. The shame and isolation created by families and society have been aided by the lack of the right LANGUAGE. These two concepts/terms CUT RIGHT THROUGH so much uncertainty and doubt. This book is THE best overview of what causes cPTSD and the current ways to ameliorate its impacts that I have seen. I have bought a half-dozen copies (so far) to give to family members. An enormous number of people would benefit from realizing that yes, their childhood was traumatic, they come from dysfunctional families, they are not alone, and the healing professions have greatly advanced understanding of ways to heal in various ways during the last 30 years. Parents can fail their children in a variety of ways, with or without substance abuse. Healing comes from understanding WHAT happened to you and what can be done about it. Healing does not require blame, only understanding. You are not disloyal or <insert some other way families/society try to get you to not dig into understanding>. I felt it was a great discussion, but is not a workbook. The bright, clean layout of the material makes it very readable!!!! It's not just a wall of words. Somehow that alone sets this book apart from many other books. My healing journey (based on knowledge, not just ideas that came to my head over the decades) began before this book was published. There is a yellow workbook from a fellowship for children of dysfunctional caregivers (also sold here) which asked me the right questions to unlock the deep and undeniable realization that "Hey, this is ME!" and "Wow, I had suppressed those memories!" (or did not understand that those events were part of a larger whole). This book is not all you need, by a long shot. But it can be vital to opening the eyes of those who need it. Buy it, give it away freely, help the healing and growth begin.