Treating Depression Naturally: How Flower Essences Can Help Rebalance Your Life
Feelings of depression are as unique as you are. Whether you find yourself overcome by the strain of day-to-day life, experience extreme anxiety or are dealing with a loss or other traumatic life change, flower essences can effectively help you to manage and overcome depressive thoughts.
Readily found in pharmacists, health-food shops and online, as part of a considered treatment program flower essences help to restore balance between mind, body and spirit by tackling the emotional and mental blockages that often lie at the root of illness.
First popularized as a holistic treatment by Dr. Edward Bach, creator of the popular Rescue Remedy, flower remedies are used by millions of people daily. Chris Phillips, a flower essence therapist with over thirty years experience, incorporates Bach’s and other flower essence systems in this helpful handbook, allowing you to tailor treatments to your unique needs and circumstances.
Packed with insight, inspiration and real-life stories, Treating Depression Naturally offers a new way of thinking about and managing your anxiety and depression.
C O N T E N T S:
Foreword
Part One: An Introduction to Flower Essence Therapy
1. What is Depression?
2. What Are Flower Essences and How Are They Used?
Part Two: Treating Different Forms of Depression
3. General Depression and Anxiety
4. Chemically Induced Depression
5. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
6. Nervousness and Stammering
7. Hormonal Depression
8. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
9. Anger and Depression
10. Low Self-esteem
11. Emotional and Physical Stress
12. Insomnia
13. Exhaustion
14. Psychological Trauma
15. Feeling Unloved, Alienated or Abandoned
16. Family Conflict
17. Negative Programming Learned in Childhood
18. Mourning and Grief
19. Loss
20. Emotional and Physical Abuse
21. Later-life Depression
22. Severe Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
Part Three: The Road to Recovery
23. Assessing Recovery and Dealing with Setbacks
24. Sensitivity to Flower Essences and Alcohol
25. Complementary Practices
26. Analyzing Dreams
27. Spirituality
28. The Power of Creativity
29. Conclusion
Resources
Recommended Websites
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Chris Phillips is an experienced flower essence therapist who has worked both personally and professionally in this field for over thirty years. He is an advanced practitioner of the British Flower and Vibrational Essence Association (BFVEA), and specialises in providing tailored therapy to each person’s unique needs.
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