{"product_id":"emotional-sobriety-from-relationship-trauma-to-resilience-and-balance-9780757306099","title":"Emotional Sobriety: From Relationship Trauma to Resilience and Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo you use substances or engage in compulsive activities to regulate your mood? Do you reach for something sweet, a couple of drinks, or a pack of cigarettes after a difficult day because you can't unwind without them? Do you race to the stores to spend away the day's frustrations or run around in circles taking more time to get less done? If these self-defeating habits sound familiar, \u003cem\u003eEmotional Sobriety\u003c\/em\u003e will shed light on why and how these coping mechanisms threaten your health and impact resilience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we manage the stresses of the day by turning to outside 'mood managers' such as food, sex, work, shopping, gambling, drugs, and alcohol rather than healthier forms of 'self-soothing, ' it is because we lack emotional sobriety--the state of processing our thoughts efficiently to bring our emotions into balance, says bestselling author and renowned addictions psychologist Tian Dayton, Ph.D. In her latest book, \u003cem\u003eEmotional Sobriety\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Dayton shares \u003cstrong\u003ecompelling, honest tales of her life experiences and case studies of those she has counseled.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrating that emotional sobriety is a mind\/body phenomenon, Dr. Dayton includes ideas on how to attain emotional literacy--the skill of translating feelings into words so that we can use our thought processes to understand and bring our emotions into balance--\u003cem\u003eand how to \u003c\/em\u003ecalm the limbic system so that we can actually experience what we're feeling. The limbic system processes our emotions and governs our mood, appetite, and sleep cycles. Repeated painful experiences, in childhood or adulthood, over which we have no ability or sense of control or escape can oversensitize us to stress andderegulate our limbic system. Dr. Dayton shows you through concrete examples how to bring your emotions and thoughts into balance and learn healthy ways of 'self-soothing' to relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety, rage, and the desire to self-medicate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780757306099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2007 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tian Dayton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641822539932,"sku":"9780757306099","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bf4f9ba9-95a3-4389-a8c1-6fded9d8893d.jpg?v=1603854061","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/emotional-sobriety-from-relationship-trauma-to-resilience-and-balance-9780757306099","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}