Medical Stress And Trauma - by Christen Mullane (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Healing from medical stress and trauma can feel overwhelming, but recovery is within reach.
- Author(s): Christen Mullane
- 190 Pages
- Health + Wellness, Mental Health
Description
About the Book
Discover tools to heal from medical trauma and stress. This mindfulness-based workbook offers practical strategies, meditations, and case studies to help patients, caregivers, and clinicians reclaim safety and manage pain.
Book Synopsis
Healing from medical stress and trauma can feel overwhelming, but recovery is within reach. Whether you're a patient coping with a life-altering diagnosis, a caregiver managing the emotional toll of supporting a loved one, or a medical professional balancing the weight of your role in the healthcare system, this workbook is here to help. Medical Stress And Trauma provides a compassionate and practical guide for navigating the emotional, physical, and mental challenges that follow stressful or traumatic medical events. Designed for use by clinicians or as a standalone tool, this book offers a blend of trauma-informed care and mindfulness-based practices, all tailored to meet the unique needs of medical populations.
Why This Workbook?
Medical settings often involve high-stress situations, uncertainty, and systemic barriers that can leave lasting impacts on the individuals involved. Unlike generic mindfulness or trauma workbooks, this resource focuses specifically on the experiences of patients, caregivers, and medical professionals. Its goal is to empower readers to reclaim their sense of safety, balance, and well-being after difficult medical experiences. Drawing on evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this workbook provides actionable tools and exercises to guide healing.
What You'll Find Inside:
- Practical Strategies for Healing: Learn how to manage physical pain, improve sleep, and address emotional distress caused by medical events or systemic harm
- Mindful Meditations: Guided scripts and practices to help you navigate medical uncertainty, rebuild a sense of safety, and approach mindful movement - whether you're using assistive devices or recovering from illness
- Case Studies and Real-Life Stories: Gain inspiration and insight from relatable examples of patients, caregivers, and medical providers overcoming medical stress and trauma
- Actionable Exercises: Step-by-step activities rooted in evidence-based practices that address the unique challenges of medical populations
Who Is This Workbook For?
- Patients: Seeking tools to process medical trauma, reduce stress, and regain control over their healing journey
- Caregivers: Managing the emotional weight of supporting loved ones while navigating their own well-being
- Medical Professionals: Struggling with burnout, compassion fatigue, or the long-term effects of high-stress healthcare environments
Highlights of the Workbook:
- Techniques to regulate emotions and re-establish feelings of safety after medical events
- Exercises to improve sleep and manage chronic pain in a trauma-sensitive way
- Guidance on mindfulness practices that can be adapted for individuals with medical limitations
- Insights into systemic issues in healthcare and how to navigate them with empowerment and self-compassion;
Review Quotes
"This workbook is a lifeline for anyone navigating the complex intersections of medical stress, trauma, and mindfulness. With evidence-based insights, relatable stories, and a clear, gentle tone, Dr. Mullane empowers readers to reclaim their safety, strength, and sense of agency." - David Treleaven, Ph.D., author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
"As a person with treatment-related medical trauma (tr-mPTSD), I set the bar high when it comes to books and articles that claim to address medical PTSD. Mullane's sensitive and insightful workbook fills a critical need within the world of health care. It should be handed to every new hire in the medical world as part of their onboarding package and be included as a part of every new patient's first clinical encounters." - Brenda Denzler, Ph.D., Author of For My Own Good: Medical PTSD and Me
"This workbook is a gift-compassionate, deep, and full of actionable exercises and meditations. You'll sense right away that you're being capably guided by someone who understands medical stress and trauma. Dr. Christen Mullane has given us a game-changing process based on her years of helping people cope with and heal from medical trauma." - Annie Schuessler, Creator and Host of Rebel Therapist(R)
"This book is a valuable addition to the field of medical trauma, offering practical resources for both patients and clinicians. The exercises throughout are thoughtfully designed, evidence-based, and comprehensive. This is a resource I can see myself recommending to patients-it's practical, well-crafted, and highly useful." - Sacha McBain, Ph.D.