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The Complex PTSD Recovery Guide

Proven Somatic Tools to Calm Emotional Flashbacks, Rewire Trauma Responses, Build Self-Worth, and Break Free from Shame, Guilt, and People-Pleasing

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The Complex PTSD Recovery Guide

By: Elise Hart
Narrated by: Ally Ibach
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Are you exhausted from trying healing methods that don't seem to work? Do you understand your trauma intellectually but still feel trapped in the same patterns?

You're not broken. You're not "too sensitive." And you're definitely not alone.

In The Complex PTSD Recovery Guide, trauma-informed educator Elise Hart offers a revolutionary approach to healing that speaks directly to your body—where trauma actually lives. This isn't another book telling you to "just think positive" or "let it go." Instead, you'll discover why your nervous system is stuck in protection mode and, more importantly, how to gently guide it back to safety.

Through a perfect blend of cutting-edge neuroscience and compassionate storytelling, you'll learn:

  • Why emotional flashbacks hijack your present and how to ground yourself in 60 seconds.
  • The fifth trauma response no one talks about (and why recognizing it changes everything)
  • How to decode your body's unique safety signals and boundary warnings.
  • Simple 3-minute practices that rewire decades of survival programming
  • Why "getting worse" might actually mean you're healing faster.

Hart's warm, conversational style makes complex trauma science accessible without dumbing it down. She shares vulnerable stories from her own journey and those of clients (names changed) who've transformed their relationship with their nervous systems. No judgment. No shame. Just practical tools that actually work.

This audiobook includes exclusive bonus content: Each chapter features a downloadable tool, worksheet, or guided practice to deepen your healing journey. Visit the companion website to access your complete trauma recovery toolkit.

Whether you're new to trauma work or have "tried everything," this guide offers fresh insights and somatic practices small enough to slip past your defenses but powerful enough to create lasting change.

Stop managing symptoms. Start healing from the inside out. Are ready to move beyond understanding trauma to actually healing it?

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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I’ve read a lot of trauma books, but this one actually clicked. Elise Hart explains complex PTSD in a way that makes you feel seen instead of analyzed. It’s not about forcing yourself to “think positive,” it’s about understanding what your body’s trying to tell you. The mix of science, personal stories, and those quick grounding tools really hit home. I caught myself pausing often just to breathe and take it in. If you’ve been doing all the inner work but still feel stuck, this audiobook might finally connect the dots

Exactly what real healing feels like!

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This book really helped me make sense of things I’ve struggled with for years. It’s written in a way that feels safe and easy to absorb, especially when you're overwhelmed. I appreciated the step-by-step approach without feeling pressured to “fix” everything right away. It gave me tools I could actually start using and a sense that healing is possible. I’m really glad I found this.

Supportive and easy to follow

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Living with CPTSD has made everyday life feel exhausting at times. This book gave me simple, somatic tools that I could actually use when emotions hit hard. I appreciated how grounded and clear it was. I’ve started noticing small improvements in how I react and cope—it’s been a genuinely supportive resource.

Helpful Steps Toward Healing

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This book was really helpful and easy to follow. The somatic tools are practical and truly make sense. I appreciate how it focused on how to handle emotional triggers and stress. It doesn’t feel overwhelming or clinical, just supportive, grounding, and real. A great resource for anyone working through complex trauma.

A Helpful and Grounding Guide

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The content is really helpful, but the narrator sounds robotic and makes it hard to follow. It also hasn’t been edited so there are several points where the narrator makes funny noises and starts again. Such a shame. I struggle to read, but this was too hard to follow as an audio book.

Not great as an audio book

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