The unconscious (subconscious) aspect of the human mind has long been shrouded in mystery. This bold and dynamic book reveals the key to communicating directly with this little understood realm of our psyche. Exploring different facets of behaviour allow the clear analysis of the nature of what is hidden within the deeper elements of the mind and how these controlling patterns of behaviour came to be. Written primarily for professional therapist and counsellors, the new carefully outlined and researched techniques can be incorporated easily into current talk therapy practice. Therapist using these techniques can insure prompt, successful, integrated changes empowering their client's lives quickly and effectively. The lay reader is also rewarded with clear perceptions of why his/her life remains the same; stuck in outmoded behaviour patterns despite their best efforts to alter their thoughts and actions.

The hard-hitting, real-life testimonial of the need for peer support for posttraumatic stress-related injuries. 25 YEARS of PTSD* survival has given Syd some powerful insight. He has identified and shares: 4 guiding rules for workplace peer support 5 healing stages of recovery how to recognize the 8 most common symptoms of PTSD how to organize workshops for peer support networks Syd strongly believes that anyone who may become involved in traumatic or stressful situations or anyone who lives with such a person needs to know this before it happens. "56 Seconds is a must read for officers, their families and close colleagues to help them deal with the trauma from a police shooting." -J.P. A police shooting survivor with 24 years in policing and still counting