Body-First Healing

A revolutionary guide to trauma recovery through healing your nervous system from a renowned Somatic practitioner Brittany Piper spent most of her life sitting across from conventional therapists recalling the painful stories of her trauma. But rehashing each harrowing event--being put into foster care as a baby, losing her brother in a car accident, enduring a brutal rape and a very public trial, and more--made her even more stuck. At a crossroads, she took her recovery into her own hands. ;;;;On this journey, Brittany discovered emerging science that explains how and why trauma lives in our bodies, not in the story of what happened to us. Trauma overwhelms our nervous system, which operates through feelings, sensations, and emotions, not through words and thoughts.; Now a Somatic practitioner herself, in ;;;;With encouragement, relatability, and compassion, Brittany gently guides you through somatic practices which aim to help you remove the protective armor of the past and rediscover who you were before trauma. With Brittany, you will learn how to: Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, burnout, or the aftermath of trauma, this groundbreaking book will show you how to become your own best healer....

Auteur
Brittany Piper is a speaker and Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, CPTSD, Nervous System Regulation, Attachments, and Internal Family Systems. She has over 10,000 hours of hands-on work within the trauma space spanning eighteen years and three continents. Her work has been recognized by the United States Army and Department of Justice, the Laura Bush Institute of Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Elite Daily, and more. Brittany is a rape survivor and leading national expert and advocate on sexual violence prevention and trauma recovery, speaking to over 30,000 audience members annually. She is the creator of @healwithbritt, and the founder of The Healing Hub, a private trauma recovery practice and home of the internationally acclaimed online Body-First Healing Program.