I wish I could give an honest review of this book but unfortunately I couldn't download to read, depute numerous attempts to remedy this by connecting with the publishers.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity. I had trouble with the PDF conversion as it was not available on Kindle. I was able to access most of the book.
This is a book translated from German by German psychotherapist Luise Reddemann I found this helpful although it is actually a tool for mental health professionals. It can be utilized for anyone recovering from trauma. The three phase technique by the author has proven helpful with PTSD patients that suffer from trauma memories. .As a layperson I recognize that these techniques while for professionals are being utilized to help patients cope and move on with their lives. A very highly recommended treatment book for anyone that suffers from trauma memories and for every mental health professional.

This book (translated from German I believe) had some helpful content regarding how to work with people who have been affected by serious trauma. Although this book was geared more towards therapists and clinicians, I did find that there were elements that could be beneficial for patients to read as well. The book does a great job including specific exercises that can be implemented during the course of therapy. It did remind me a lot of the IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy that focuses on working with internal parts - Reddemann's suggestions fall in line with working to strengthen and build up these parts in order to more effectively process traumatic events. There were some elements that felt a little hard to get behind, mainly Reddemann's inclusion of 'actual' dialogue between patient and therapist. This back and forth felt so unrealistic and truly unlike how people speak in real conversations that it made it feel like these exact techniques might not be easily replicated in real-life sessions. I think the book would have benefited from explanations of these therapy methods without including examples of specific dialogue. Overall, there weren't any earth-shattering recommendations that would result in breakthroughs with PTSD patients, but there might be some nuggets of information that individuals can take with them and try with the support of a trauma-trained therapist.

This book was perhaps more of a resource, in my opinion, for mental health professionals. However, it was helpful for me to read the exercises and read about the path to healing. I think this book may be best used in conjunction with a therapist, but as a standalone healing resource it absolutely holds up as well
Special thanks to NetGalley as well as the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.