Recreating Your Self: Building Self-Esteem Through Imaging and Self-Hypnosis [Paperback]

Nancy J. Napier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 17, 1996

"This compelling and considerate guide very gently yet powerfully shows the adult child how to develop a strong and solid sense of self."—Emily J. Marlin, C.S.W.

For people who were emotionally and physically wounded as children, the journey from childhood to adulthood is a constant struggle with shame, self-criticism, and fear. This book shows these adult children of dysfunctional families how to use self-hypnosis to resolve the effects of abuse, to build a healing relationship with the child within and an inspiring one with the future self, and to give back "hand-me-downs" that are causing pain. The author's stories and hypnotic strategies emphasize self-acceptance, healing old wounds, and getting on with life. Explicit exercises and self-hypnotic scripts, clearly explained and set within a framework that enables readers to make sense of their experiences, give people the tools they need to create a resilient, healthy self.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This compelling and considerate guide very gently yet powerfully shows the adult child how to develop a strong and solid sense of self. (Emily J. Marlin, C.S.W. )

Sensitivity is the watchword for the self-help guide. Napier's approach is inventive as well as supportive, providing an appealing balance of insight, compassion, and clinical experience. (Booklist )

Teaches us how to take the risk of trusting our inner mind to heal and recreate ourselves. This is a solid and highly practical book. (Daniel L. Araoz, Ed.D. )

About the Author

Nancy J. Napier is a marriage and family therapist in private practice in New York City. She is a former president of the New York Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociative Disorders, a board member of the New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a past board member of the New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. She is the author of several books, including Sacred Practices for Conscious Living.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (June 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393312437
• ISBN-13: 978-0393312430
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #97 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Personal Health > Stress > Hypnosis

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the usual self-help fare, February 25, 2006

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John J. Novo (MA ,United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recreating Your Self: Building Self-Esteem Through Imaging and Self-Hypnosis (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource for learning self-hynosis and for persons struggling with dissociation. It is clear, well organized and the hypnotic inductions can be modified/customized to work best for you. The goal is on better functioning and empowerment rather than just labeling. She takes rather complex psychological theory and makes it accessible and useable for a non-professional audience.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TJ Frye, January 5, 2007

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I borrowed this book from a library for years, and once I moved I had to have it. It has so many great ideas and ways to visualize your future. It has helped me beyond measure.

5.0 out of 5 stars She provides the guidance necessary with compassion., September 8, 2011

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This review is from: Recreating Your Self: Building Self-Esteem Through Imaging and Self-Hypnosis (Paperback)

The author is so in tune to just what feelings I was having . I often felt like she provided the supervision and advice I was always missing in my childhood. Napier is unique in that she presents information with such a kind approach, so that even those with significant trust issues would feel comfortable. I love the title because it was so much my feeling as I was becoming an adult. I wanted and needed to recreate myself back into who I really was from who I had been "programmed" or taught to be. I am grateful for this book.