Therapeutic Stories to Heal and Empower

Download or read book Therapeutic Stories to Heal and Empower written by Nancy Davis and published by Nancy Davis PhD. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred therapeutic stories each accompanied by recommendations on using & changing them. Therapeutic stories have many themes in messages directed to the listener's wise and intuitive side; among these are messages created to increase the listener's sense of personal power, self-acceptance and capacity to love and be loved. Stories may also challenge the listener to acknowledge and connect with their strengths and resources, find a positive purpose for their life, perceive both themselves and their world in a clear and undistorted way; establish healthy social relationships and/or to "let go" and heal wounds and shame caused by abuse and/or traumas wounds in their past. Used by therapists, counselors, teachers and others in the helping professions.