Widen the Window: Training your brain and body to thrive during stress and recover from trauma

Author: Elizabeth StanleyPaperback:Publisher: Yellow KiteISBN 10: 152934980XISBN 13: 978-1529349801Hardcover:Publisher: AveryISBN 10: 0735216592ISBN 13: 978-0735216594A pioneering researcher gives us a new understanding of stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and thrive.This groundbreaking book examines the cultural norms that impede resilience in America, especially our collective tendency to disconnect stress from its potentially extreme consequences and override our need to recover. It explains the science of how to direct our attention to perform under stress and recover from trauma. By directing our attention in particular ways, we can widen the window within which our thinking brain and survival brain work together cooperatively. When we use awareness to regulate our biology this way, we can access our best, uniquely human qualities: our compassion, courage, curiosity, creativity, and connection with others. By building our resilience, we can train ourselves to make wi