Why does our past pain continue to affect our present?

Though many of us can point to patterns of brokenness in our lives, we don't know why they're there. No matter how hard we work, we can't seem to outrun the very things that break our hearts. That's because our everyday setbacks are rooted in our unaddressed wounds.

In Why Am I Like This? seminary-trained, licensed trauma therapist Kobe Campbell helps us understand

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"More and more, studies show a distinct link between emotional eating and trauma. This book offers a trauma-informed approach to overcoming emotional eating through mindfulness, self-compassion, and neuroscience principles. With this gentle guide, readers will come to understand the emotional weight of their trauma and cultivate a healthier relationship with their emotions, food, and bodies"-- "Heal the trauma at the root of your emotional eating....

Addiction and trauma are two of the most common and difficult issues that people face. In this motivating book, leading expert Lisa Najavits explains the link between addiction and trauma and presents science-based self-help strategies that you can use no matter where you are in your recovery. Every chapter features inspiring words from people who have "been there," plus carefully designed reflection questions, exercises, and other practical tools....