Reclaiming Your Life: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Regression Therapy to Overcome the Effects of Childhood Abuse

by Jean C. Jenson, Alice Miller (Foreword by)

Overview

"Provides practical and compassionate guidance on dismantling the childhood defenses of repression and denial."Contemporary Psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780452011694
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/01/1996
Edition description:	New Forward
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.94(h) x 0.61(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jean J. Jensen is a therapist and the author of Reclaiming Your Life: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Regression Therapy to Overcome the Effects of Childhood Abuse. Contemporary Psychology said the book “provides practical and compassionate guidance on dismantling the childhood defenses of repression and denial.” Jensen earned her MSW Degree from the University of Minnesota School of Social Work in 1963. She lives in Idaho.

Alice Miller (1923-2010) is the author of such classic works as The Drama of the Gifted Child, Prisoners of Childhood, The Body Never Lies, From Rage to Courage, and Free from Lies.

Table of Contents

Reclaiming Your Life - Jean Jenson, M.S.W. Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Overreaction and Underreaction: The Consequences of Repression and Denial
Chapter Two: Abuse, Repression, and Childhood Consciousness
Chapter Three: Childhood Consciousness Versus Adult Reality
Chapter Four: Overreaction and Underreaction in Concert: The Relationship Link
Chapter Five: Overreaction and Underreaction in the Workplace
Chapter Six: Identifying Your Symbols and Triggers
Chapter Seven: The Art of Self-Observation: Taking a Step Toward Authentic Adult Life
Chapter Eight: The Powerful Process of Grieving
Chapter Nine: Exercises in Aid of Healing
Chapter Ten: Trusting the Regression Process
Appendix A: Regression Therapy and Other Childhood Healing Methods: Comment and Caution
Appendix B: Regression Therapy in Action: Client Case Studies and Narratives
Bibliography
Index