Leslie Raddatz, author of Flashbacks in Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder:
Surviving the Flood. It is a serious but inspiring memoir. It empowers the
abused to find their voice. It helps people to learn how to overcome being
ashamed, triggered, panic attacks, anxious, fear, etc. It teaches coping skills
that allows you to live with being in control of the PTSD instead of it
controlling you. The freedom felt when you can live in the present is awesome
and this happens when you can let go of the past and reprocess the hurt that has
been done. It is not easy but it can be done with the help of cutting edge
therapies such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,
Brainspotting, ego-state mapping, attachment, nurturing the child within,
imagery therapy and more.
The book was written while Leslie Raddatz was in
crisis mode going to each therapy appointment, over a two year period every
week, and journaling each session carefully so She wouldn't forget the coping
skills she learned at each session. As you read this book, you will be sitting
in the driver's seat experiencing Leslie's trauma, healing, joy, overcoming
obstacles, and learning coping skills that enabled her to stop being triggered
in her environment whether it was outside with her kids, at home, at work, or
with friends. It affected her entire life because she had no control of her body
memories, flashbacks, and was sensitive to sound, smell, touch and was terrified
of her surroundings.
Like a solider in battle, she had to learn to protect
herself and kids in her environment whether there was a threat or a perceived
threat. By experiencing her journey first hand you can feel her terror but also
experience her healing so you can start your own healing journey. Her book is
unique because she takes you directly into her therapy sessions and you witness
and experience how it feels to change ego-states of each part of her that was
abused. If you would like to learn more about ego-states go to
www.silencednolonger.com and go under therapies and resources and you will see a
lot of information about therapies she experienced and helpful information on
family systems and more. She also has a blog www.silencednolonger.blogspot.com
that documents her journey. Start from oldest to newest posts.
My book can be purchased at http://www.amazon.com/Flashbacks-Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder-Surviving/dp/1475224087/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360038772&sr=8-1&keywords=Leslie+Raddatz
Thank you,
Leslie Raddatz
Author
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