Secrets, Lies, Betrayals: How the Body Holds the Secrets of a Life, and How to Unlock Them

Author: Maggie ScarfPublisher: Ballantine BooksPaperback:ISBN 10: 0345481178ISBN 13: 978-0345481177Reading Maggie Scarf’s groundbreaking new book could change your life. In Secrets, Lies, Betrayals, the bestselling author of Unfinished Business, Intimate Partners, and Intimate Worlds brilliantly explores how the body holds on to painful episodes from the past—including secrets we may be keeping even from ourselves—and how we can release them to live freer, healthier lives.The body has a unique memory system, in which early trauma and deeply buried feelings become woven into the fabric of our physical being. Certain events can trigger these body memories, which may then manifest themselves symptomatically—as persistent anger, mood swings, headaches, muscle tension, and fatigue. These echoes from the past also cause destructive patterns in our lives and relationships.Why does a beautiful, successful woman like Claudia seek out abusive, explosively tense relationships in which she is forc