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Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD, is an associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University and a U.
Known for: Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma
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Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma
In this groundbreaking book, Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD, combines cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, and mindfulness research to explain how stress and trauma affect the body and mind. Drawing on her own experiences as a U.S. Army veteran and scholar, she offers practical tools to help readers expand their 'window of tolerance'—the zone in which they can function effectively under stress. Through evidence-based techniques, Stanley shows how to build resilience, recover from trauma, and cultivate greater well-being in everyday life.
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The Science of Stress
To understand stress, we must first understand our autonomic nervous system—the elegant, automatic machinery that regulates heart rate, breathing, digestion, and emotional responses. When we perceive a threat, this system mobilizes through the fight-or-flight response, activating the sympathetic bra...
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Trauma and the Body
Trauma isn’t just in our memories—it’s etched into our physiology. When an experience overwhelms the nervous system’s capacity to integrate it, the body stores that intensity in patterns of tension, posture, breath, and even immune function. The body remembers, even when the conscious mind tries to ...
From Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma
About Elizabeth A. Stanley
Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD, is an associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University and a U.S. Army veteran. She is the creator of Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT) and has taught resilience and stress-reduction programs to military personnel, first responders, and corpora...
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Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD, is an associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University and a U.S. Army veteran. She is the creator of Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT) and has taught resilience and stress-reduction programs to military personnel, first responders, and corpora...
Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD, is an associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University and a U.S. Army veteran. She is the creator of Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT) and has taught resilience and stress-reduction programs to military personnel, first responders, and corporate leaders worldwide.
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Elizabeth A. Stanley, PhD, is an associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University and a U.
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