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Imagine, if you will, a disease - one that has only subtle outward symptoms but can hijack your entire body without notice; one that transfers easily between parent and child; one that can last a lifetime if untreated. According to Dr. Paul Conti, this is exactly how society should conceptualize trauma: as an out-of-control epidemic with a potentially fatal prognosis. In Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic, Dr. Conti examines the most recent research, clinical best practices, and dozens of real-life stories to present a deeper, richer, and more urgent view of trauma.

A top expert on human trauma argues that we vastly overestimate how common PTSD is and fail to recognize how resilient people really are After 9/11, mental health professionals flocked to New York to handle what everyone assumed would be a flood of trauma cases. Oddly, the flood never came. In...

Experiencing Transcendence shatters the myth that addiction and trauma must be lifelong battles. Drawing on decades of clinical success, Richard Taite and Dr. Constance Scharff reveal a radical truth: complete freedom is possible. Building on the Stages of Change model, they introduce a powerful final stage—Transcendence—where old wounds lose their pull, self-care blossoms into compassion, resilience takes root, and love becomes boundless.