{"product_id":"buddhist-practices-for-healing-trauma-9781324082477","title":"Buddhist Practices for Healing Trauma","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile many mental health books draw on secular mindfulness, \u003cem\u003eBuddhist Practices for Healing Trauma\u003c\/em\u003e offers something deeper: a comprehensive healing path grounded in the full breadth of Buddhist wisdom. Drawing from ancient sutras, traditional metaphors, and modern psychology, Tim Desmond--a psychotherapist and longtime student of Thich Nhat Hanh--guides readers through a journey of strengthening, acceptance, and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach short chapter offers a concrete practice, from visualizing your five-year-old self to embracing suffering as compost for growth. Interwoven with teachings on non-self, the Discourse on Happiness, and the transformational power of loving-awareness, this book goes beyond symptom relief to support deep spiritual and emotional healing. Gentle, profound, and accessible, this is not just a guide to feeling better--it's a path toward liberation. For readers seeking trauma recovery through Buddhist practice--not just Buddhist-flavored therapy--this book offers a rare and authentic resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKey takeaways include\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou don't have to \"fix\" yourself to begin healing--your suffering already contains the seeds of transformation. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrue mindfulness is not just attention--it includes compassion, wisdom, and joy. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHealing trauma is not a linear path; it's a process of strengthening, accepting, and transforming, repeated again and again. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuddhist psychology offers tools far deeper than secular mindfulness--tools for liberating the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a trauma survivor, therapist, or spiritual practitioner, readers will come away with practical tools, deeper understanding, and a renewed trust in their capacity to heal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324082477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Tim Desmond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52472906580149,"sku":"9781324082477","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_73a911a0-02ef-40b0-9537-3a6878de68de.jpg?v=1777444719","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/buddhist-practices-for-healing-trauma-9781324082477","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}