Your Brain Is a Safe Space

Michele Rosenthal is the Chief Hope Officer of Your Life After Trauma, LLC. She is a popular keynote speaker, blogger, author, workshop/seminar leader, and certified professional coach. She is the host of the radio program Changing Direction and the founder of HealMyPTSD.com.
As a mental health advocate, Michele has appeared in media outlets like CBS, NBC, the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post. She is a staff writer for RewireMe.com, a top health blogger for the Stress Management Community on Wellsphere.com, the creator of Trauma! a PTSD blog on HealthyPlace.com, and a frequent contributor to Anxiety.org, Addiction.com and Recovery.org. Her books include Before The World Intruded: Conquering the Past and Creating the Future, Your Life After Trauma: Powerful Practices for Reclaiming Your Identity and Heal Your PTSD: Dynamic Strategies That Work.
For information about trauma, PTSD and healing visit Michele's award-winning blog and site: http://www.HealMyPTSD.com
For information about working with Michele, visit: http://www.MyTraumaCoach.com

Contents Foreword by Mary Beth Williams Acknowledgments Introduction
One: You Can Heal

• How Healing Begins
• Create Your Personal Healing Strategy

Two: The Facts You Need Today

• You Are Having a Normal Reaction to an Abnormal Experience
• The Science Behind Your Symptoms . . . and Recovery

Three: Strengthen Your Recovery Process

• First Steps to Creating Change
• How to Gain (and Keep) Momentum

Four: Create Your New Identity

• The Role of Identity in PTSD Recovery
• Activating Your Self-Definition Process

Five: Bust Through Blocks

• What Stalls PTSD Recovery?
• How to Overcome the Most Common Obstacles

Appendix: Do I Have PTSD?

• PTSD Criteria
• PTSD Self-Test

Further Resources About the Author