Outsmarting the riptide of domestic violence : metaphor and mindfulness for change / / Pat Pernicano.
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 223 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Stories for pre-contemplation
- Investing in others : relationships
- Weighing the risks and benefits of change
- Tuning in : parent-child interaction
- Repeated exposure to domestic violence
- Self-destructive behavior
- Confronting entitlement
- Stories for contemplation
- Peeling away defenses
- Safety for self and others
- The blame game
- Self-protection
- Thinking and planning in relationships
- Relationship roles
- The cycle of abuse
- Beyond sex to intimacy
- Stores for preparation
- The powerful pull of the past
- Having the right tools: survival skills
- Facing your own monsters
- Identifying and expressing feelings
- Change takes time
- Codependency
- What comes next? : planning ahead
- Recognizing danger
- Opening your heart
- Expecting the worst : fight or flight
- Stories for action
- Understanding PTSD
- Telling your story : trauma narratives
- Getting past the obstacles
- The whole is greater : becoming new and different
- Mood management
- Seeking approval : attachment disruption
- Cleaning up addictive behaviors
- Trauma reminders
- Regulating affect
- Speaking the same language
- Avoiding blind spots
- Giving birth to something remarkable
- Unconditional positive self-regard
- Stories for maintenance
- Leaving the past behind
- Preventing relapse
- Becoming whole
- Appendix a: mindfulness overview and narratives
- Appendix b: adult attachment questions
- References
- Index
- About the author.