Super Survivors: Superhero Therapy for Facing Disaster-Related Trauma - Paperback

by Janina Scarlet (Author)

How do we survive when it feels like our world has ended?

This interactive book is for anyone that has experienced trauma and feels the after-effects of fear, panic, worry, anxiety, anger or depression.

You will join a group of other survivors who have lived through extraordinary times and situations, including a doctor who saw many patients die in a pandemic, a firefighter who feels ashamed about developing anxiety after a major tragedy, a nurse who lost a sibling in a school shooting, and others affected by a global health crisis and trauma in differing ways.

This self-help manual is based on the techniques of Superhero Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and will teach you the skills of acceptance, mindfulness, self-compassion, sense of purpose and commitment to action, as well as helping you to develop your own survivor story.

This is the first book of its kind to help us deal with the realities and mental health impact of a world emerging from the unprecedented effects of COVID-19, as well as other natural disasters and violence.

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How do we survive when it feels like our world has ended?

This interactive book is for anyone that has experienced trauma and feels the after-effects of fear, panic, worry, anxiety, anger or depression.

You will join a group of other survivors who have lived through extraordinary times and situations, including a doctor who saw many patients die in a pandemic, a firefighter who feels ashamed about developing anxiety after a major tragedy, a nurse who lost a sibling in a school shooting, and others affected by a global health crisis and trauma in differing ways.

This self-help manual is based on the techniques of Superhero Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and will teach you the skills of acceptance, mindfulness, self-compassion, sense of purpose and commitment to action, as well as helping you to develop your own survivor story.

This is the first book of its kind to help us deal with the realities and mental health impact of a world emerging from the unprecedented effects of COVID-19, as well as other natural disasters and violence.

Janina Scarlet is a licensed clinical psychologist and the award-wining author of Superhero Therapy as well as Therapy Quest, Super-Women, Dark Agents, SuperKids, Harry Potter Therapy and Supernatural Therapy. Her pioneering work and has been featured on the BBC, CBS, MTV News, CW, Huffington Post and others. She is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy.

Author Biography

Janina Scarlet is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and the award-wining author of Superhero Therapy as well as Therapy Quest, Super-Women, Dark Agents, Harry Potter Therapy and Supernatural Therapy. She has also contributed to the following books: Star Wars Psychology, Walking Dead Psychology, Captain America vs. Iron Man Psychology, Game of Thrones Psychology, Star Trek Psychology and Doctor Who Psychology. In addition, Dr Scarlet is an international workshop trainer in Superhero Therapy, having presented at international conferences, including ACBS, as well as numerous popular culture conventions in training mental health professionals in using Superhero Therapy.

Dr Scarlet received training in ACT by ACT creators Steve Hayes, Kelly Wilson and Kirk Strosahl. She is frequently interviewed about her work and has been featured on the BBC, CBS, MTV News, CW, Huffington Post and others. She is also frequently invited to speak at pop culture conferences, including the San Diego Comic Con, London Comic Con and others, and has been providing training and consulting internationally. She is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association for her work on Superhero Therapy.