Inward Vision: a Trauma Recovery Workbook {ebook}
Trauma creates an injury to the spirit, and fractures our sense of connection to ourselves and others. This 60+ page workbook aims to support you in developing the awareness, insight, tolerance, flexibility, and curiosity that is needed to to repair the detachment and isolation caused by trauma.
The unique venues of the mind, body, and spirit are explored individually, allowing you to better differentiate your thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and existential yearnings— and choose a practice that best fits what you need in that moment. You will also be asked to contemplate what areas in your life are asking for change, and what healing may look like for you as an individual.
This workbook is written specifically with childhood trauma and complex trauma in mind, but can be applied to other experiences and forms of trauma.
Informed by attachment theory, somatic practices, mindfulness, energy psychology, internal family systems, Ericksonian hypnosis, and over ten years of experience providing trauma-focused psychotherapy, this workbook will be guide you through a series of prompts, creative practices, and explorations in body awareness. Woven throughout the workbook is the role of energy in your experience.
The perspectives shared are written in straightforward, plain language that encourages descriptive awareness rather than self-diagnosis. Whether you have been in therapy in the past, are in therapy now, or want to explore a different approach to healing, this workbook is for you.
This approach to recovery emphasizes the importance of cultivating of self-love and self-compassion, and finding refuge in the interconnectedness of all things. In completing this workbook you will better understand your relationships to others and the environment, and begin to develop ways to deepen that connection as a source of enduring support.
This is a digital product, when you purchase you will receive a link to download the printable pdf.
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Praise for Inward Vision:
"Mikella has created a truly valuable resource for people of all backgrounds who are working toward self-healing. This workbook gently helps guide participants through thought provoking reading, practical and supportive practices, and interactive journal prompts. As a therapist, this is a resource I would recommend to my clients, as well as friends searching for ways to gain insight into past experiences and beliefs, explore current feelings and sensations, and to reconnect with their core sense of self.”
—Emily Sharp, LCAT, ATR-BC and author of The Guided Art Therapy Art Deck and founder of @awaytherapy
"With wisdom that resonates deeply, thoughtfulness that inspires, and an undeniable mastery of the subject matter, this workbook is a genuine upgrade in the field of trauma healing. Mikella's depth of understanding shines through every page, her unique approach combining ancient wisdom with contemporary insights, offers a powerful roadmap to healing and self-discovery. Whether you're new to trauma work or searching for a deeper connection to the embodied and energetic aspects of the process, this workbook will be your trusted companion through all aspects of the journey.”
—Kathy Cherry, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and creator of Daily Pause: a card deck for regulation, resilience, and wellbeing
As a psychotherapist, I wholeheartedly endorse “Inward Vision” and its potential to bring solace and transformation to those in need. Mikella Millen, provides keen insight into the connection between trauma and the human body, psyche, and experience. She also emanates warmth and compassion throughout, making this book all the more powerful. Further, “Inward Vision” meets survivors where they are, providing a wide range of information, tools, and techniques to foster self-compassion and recovery. This is an indispensable resource for providers as well as those seeking to embark on a journey of healing and self-discovery.
—Maggie C. Vaughn, LMFT, PhD, Founder & Director at Happy Apple®
