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8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery: Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing

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I have two copies of "8 Keys" in my office to lend out to patients. One patient recently commented that it was easy to locate the sections that felt immediately resonant with his experience and skip past sections that didnt seem relevant. Other people will obviously make different selections. I like the book for its clear and accessible writing (Babette Rothschild's gift), and the balance between being of comfort + support and straightforward psychoeducation. I think the book is an excellent office resource for clinicians.

This is an outstanding treatment approach. It needs to be read by anyone working with trauma. Easy to read, easy to follow, and very accessible.The writer is obviously highly experienced with this type of problem and has developed a powerful, yet respectful approach to addressing trauma and its safe resolution.The ste by step explanation is easy to follow and useful for all levels of adult readers.
Tobias S. Schreiber, Licensed Professional Counselor

I felt a huge sense of relief just holding the book in my hands and after reading the first few pages knew that someone understood the complexities of healing from trauma! If only I had been more aware and had been taught early on in my trauma recovery to trust my own high level of intuitive feelings and common sense; had listened to my body sensations and seen those "stop" signs more clearly, I could have helped myself recover from trauma so much earlier. Instead I trusted some unhelpful "professionals" rather than trusting myself and endured more suffering and trauma as a result. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking help to recover from trauma and who wants to feel in-charge and empowered in their healing journey from trauma.

I heartily recommend and approve of this book. I like the blend of common sense, sound science and practical exercises.
Rothschild's writing is accessible without being simplistic, and respectful both of the readers' sensibilities and of their resourcefulness.

As a trauma therapist and supervisor I am familiar with her professional books, especially The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment (Norton Professional Books) and I glad to have this to recommend to clients and to supervisees who are working with people affected by trauma.

It will be useful too to the friends and family of trauma survivors in understanding them and knowing how to help.

There is also some sensible advice for trauma survivors who in therapy or counselling, and indeed some useful pointers for practitioners.

The associated newsletter and website ([...]) looks like a useful addition.

Babette Rothchild's self-help book on trauma, 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery, is indeed safe to read without re-stimulating traumatic memories. As a clinician, I feel confident recommending it to my clients as an adjunct to psychotherapy. It is written simply and clearly, but without talking down to the reader, and offers helpful tools that are practical and reassuring. Ms. Rothchild has a gift for making the reader feel understood. She includes enough self-disclosure to assure the reader that her advice is not only academic, but comes from personal experience. I recommend this book even for those clients who are not in trauma, but need help with developing skills for tolerating intense emotions. It is written with empathy, kindness, and above all, common sense!

This book has changed my life. For the first time I feel safe and present and confident that, with these simple strategies, I can direct my own healing. I WHOLHEARTEDLY recommend The 8 Keys to anyone affected by / working with trauma.

Babette Rothschild's 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery provides psychology and self-help libraries with a survey of keys to successful recovery. From stopping flashbacks and determining how best to remember and handle trauma to creating an individual approach to recovery based on individual needs, this self-help title offers many keys to understanding and handling trauma.

This book gave me confidence to read it as the author was speaking from a combination of personal experience and qualified expertise. This is the first book I have ever read on this subject, and was grateful that it is easy to read, and not stressful at all. It reads like common sense, without any attempt to influence the reader, and I found by the end of the book I had real answers to the questions I had been seeking for some time. Although I was surprised to discover I had actually self-discovered the same strategies for healing all by myself over some time, I still learned some important tips which really gave me the confidence that I am on track to make a healthy recovery. I highly recommend this book as a starting point to self help, especially when you are too stressed to talk to anybody at all. I found the read comforting.

I have found this to be a very effective reference in session and out, and have received awesome feedback from clients in recovery from single and multiple trauma histories. Thanks, Babette, for all of your labors.

I highly recommend this book. It is clearly written, consistently respectful of the trauma survivor's dignity, intelligence, and capability. It provides useful and flexible suggestions. The author leaves enough room in all of the ideas presented and does not presume to understand everything completely. Again, I highly recommend this.