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An accessible user's guide to overcoming trauma from the creator of a scientifically proven form of psychotherapy that has successfully treated millions of people worldwide.

Whether we’ve experienced small setbacks or major traumas, we are all influenced by our memories and by experiences we may not remember or fully understand.
Getting Past Your Past offers practical techniques that demystify the human condition and empower readers looking to take charge of their lives.

Shapiro, the creator of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), explains how our personalities develop and why we become trapped into feeling, believing and acting in ways that don't serve us. Through detailed examples and exercises readers will learn to understand themselves, and why the people in their lives act the way they do. Most importantly, readers will also learn techniques to improve their relationships, break through emotional barriers, overcome limitations, and excel in ways taught to Olympic athletes, successful executives, and performers.

An easy conversational style, humor, and fascinating real life stories make it simple to understand the brain science, why we get stuck in various ways and how to achieve real change.

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Daniel Amen says, “A powerful book that will give people a set of tools.”
John Norcross says, “A treasure trove.”

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Real People, real life stories, and real emotional healing of past hurts and traumas!  In this book, Dr. Shapiro offers a collection of self-help techniques facilitating emotional healing based on EMDR therapy, used by thousands of clinicians and proven successful. Her true stories depict how stressful, painful or traumatic experiences influence our lives and block our potential – and how they can be changed and even resolved. An eye-opener to the layperson! - Ruth Colvin Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Co-Founder of ProLiteracy

Dr. Francine Shapiro presents a panoply of practical and powerful methods for processing unresolved memories and thus overcoming the anxieties that hold us back. A treasure trove of research-supported and EMDR-inspired techniques for achieving self-change and moving forward in life. Read it, try it, and reap the rewards! - John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP Distinguished University Fellow, University of Scranton Editor, Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session

Dr. Shapiro is a pioneer in the field of helping people overcome trauma and negative past experiences. Getting Past Your Past is a powerful book that will help people understand their own behavior and more importantly give them a set of tools to immediately help them be happier and more effective. I highly recommend it.
- Daniel G. Amen, MD Author of
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

Francine Shapiro has given a life-transforming gift to the world by her rigorous development of a science-validated approach to soothing the suffering of our small and large life traumas. Through case examples and clearly articulated instructions within Getting Past Your Past our skillful guide takes us through the powerful and practical steps, derived from the treatment of literally millions of people, that can transform trauma into triumph. Explore this book with someone you love...beginning with yourself!" - Daniel J. Siegel, MD Clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine Author of The Developing Mind and Mindsight

In Getting Past Your Past, Dr. Francine Shapiro, the developer of EMDR and one of the leading clinical innovators in psychotherapy, translates her groundbreaking method into practical suggestions for those who have been stuck in past events from which they have been unable to free themselves. Eminently readable, Dr. Shapiro has written a volume that is a wonderful resource for those in psychotherapy, as well as those seeking to help themselves. This is a valuable companion for anyone who seeks an understanding of how the past can be carried in our memory networks influencing how we perceive the world, as well as offering practical strategies for growth. - Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP Past President of the Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association Founder of the Unified Psychotherapy Project

Francine Shapiro's discovery of EMDR is one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of psychotherapy. Having used it as part of my practice for the past 15 years, I, and many of my patients, still marvel at the depth and speed with which it can help heal and change the minds and brains, and even bodily symptoms of people who have been locked in, and suffering from trauma, often for decades. Getting Past Your Past is a wonderful place to begin to understand how such mental healing can occur, filled with case histories of people that are so transformed that these accounts may seem exaggerated. They are not. This book has all the sobriety of a master clinician who has worked in the field of trauma for decades, and is clear, serious, helpful, as it shares with the reader a method of healing trauma that has already helped millions.
- Norman Doidge, MD
Author of
The Brain That Changes Itself

In Getting Past Your Past, Francine Shapiro takes her innovative therapy, EMDR, to people everywhere, making the insights and strategies of EMDR treatment available to a broad audience. The transformation of EMDR treatment strategies into self-help techniques is yet another step in Shapiro's journey to make healing from trauma available to all. This book will be a valuable resource for therapists and clients alike, as well as for the many individuals who struggle with the effects of painful life experiences but who do not seek formal treatment.
- Laura S. Brown, Ph.D. ABPP
Past-President, APA Division of Trauma Psychology
Director, Fremont Community Therapy Project

I am forever indebted to Francine Shapiro and EMDR therapy, which helped me to heal from a terrifying panic disorder. People in pain will now be able to read this groundbreaking book and understand how disturbing memories can be reprocessed. Our lives can become joyful instead of fearful. We can live in the present instead of the past.
- Priscilla Warner, author of
Learning to Breathe and coauthor of The Faith Club

Getting Past Your Past provides readers with powerful new insights to understand how traumas and disturbances of all kinds disrupt human potential, and how they can deal with their own distress. Through well-chosen case studies the reader shares the profound experiences of a wide range of individuals and learns the EMDR treatment strategies that have enabled clients to strip "visceral" feelings from memories as a turning point on their path to self-regulation and personal safety.
- Stephen W. Porges, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Brain-Body Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Author of
The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation.

I am grateful to Francine Shapiro for having written Getting Past your Past, a lucid and practical book for transforming people's lives and helping them to savor living in the moment. EMDR is a powerfully effective treatment for overcoming the traumatic imprints of the past.
- Bessel van der Kolk MD
Medical Director Trauma Center, Justice Resource Institute
Director, National Complex Trauma Treatment Network
Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine

It appears that Dr. Francine Shapiro has discovered a profound linkage between the mind and body so that each might be healed. These stories of the rebalancing and revivifying of our dynamic nature reminds us that there are successful approaches to healing that are presently offering remarkable cures.
- Stephen and Ondrea Levine, authors of
Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying

Are you painfully enslaved by emotional roadblocks and/or poor relationship choices? Unprocessed memories could be the problem...and EMDR could be the answer. EMDR is a powerful, scientifically validated process that has helped millions of people reclaim their freedom. In Getting Past Your Past, Francine Shapiro makes her practical methods available to the public for the first time. This is self-help at its finest.
- Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD
Director, The Milton Erickson Foundation
Director, Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference

This self-help book is a cause for tremendous optimism. With EMDR the world finally has a therapy against the damaging effects of trauma, one that is scientifically proven to be effective and quick, low-cost, and widely applicable in a range of settings and cultural milieus. The future of the human potential‹and the world-- looks so much brighter for Francine Shapiro's discovery of EMDR.
- Rolf C. Carriere, former UN development professional and UNICEF
Representative in five Asian countries

About the Author

Dr. Francine Shapiro is the originator and developer of EMDR therapy.  She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California, Director of the EMDR Institute, and founder of the non-profit EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, which provides pro bono training and treatment to underserved populations worldwide.  She is a recipient of the International Sigmund Freud Award for Psychotherapy of the City of Vienna, the American Psychological Association Trauma Psychology Division Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology, and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award, from the California Psychological Association. As a result of her work, over 70,000 clinicians have treated millions of people during the past 20 years. She is an invited speaker at psychology conferences and universities worldwide, and has authored numerous articles, chapters, and books about EMDR therapy, including the primary text Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing:  Basic Principles, Protocols and Procedures. Her new book for both laypeople and clinicians is called Getting Past Your Past: Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodale Books; 39783rd edition (March 26, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1609619951
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1609619954
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.41 x 0.9 x 8.43 inches
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Francine Shapiro, PhD, is an American psychologist who is the originator and developer of EMDR (acronym for 'Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing'), a form of psychotherapy that was developed to resolve symptoms resulting from traumatic and other disturbing life experiences. Based on the positive results of many rigorous scientific studies, EMDR therapy is now recommended as an effective treatment for trauma in numerous international practice guidelines, including those of the American Psychiatric Association and the Department of Defense.

Dr. Shapiro is a recipient of the International Sigmund Freud Award for distinguished contribution to psychotherapy presented by the City of Vienna in conjunction with with the World Council for Psychotherapy, the American Psychological Association Division of Trauma Psychology Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology, and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement in Psychology Award presented by the California Psychological Association.

Dr. Shapiro is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, Executive Director of the EMDR Institute, Watsonville, CA, and founder and President Emeritus of the EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs, a non-profit organization that coordinates disaster response and pro bono trainings worldwide. This organization is a recipient of the 2011 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence.

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Customers find the book informative and helpful, providing a way for conceptualizing problems and empowering coping tools. They describe it as clear, user-friendly, and a must-read for everyone. Readers praise the effective and beneficial EMDR therapy described in the book. The stories and case examples are inspiring and offer hope for change. However, some customers feel the content lacks depth and is repetitive.

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264 customers mention "Information quality"249 positive15 negative

Customers find the book informative and helpful. It provides a way for conceptualizing problems, their origins, and how to move through them. The book is great for psychology students and professionals, providing empowering coping tools and exercises. It also provides some background for the layperson and discusses how to use techniques. Readers appreciate the compassion and resources that reinforce self-capacity. The book provides a link to impressive research you can download.

"...Having great tools is wonderful, but without some understanding of the how, why and when you should use them, you may be figuratively using a jack..." Read more

"...It's very slow and dense reading for me but it is so packed with useful info and tips - EMDR therapy is body centered and addresses PTSD and old..." Read more

"...The author is the creator of EMDR and this book gives some background for the layperson and discusses how to use techniques with and without a..." Read more

"...that allows the patient (with a trained therapist) to process trauma so much more quickly and effectively with very little or no trauma throughout..." Read more

220 customers mention "Readability"204 positive16 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and understand. It provides a clear explanation of exercises and techniques in simple terms. The book is written for both general readers and EMDR therapists, and it provides a template for understanding the basis of one's problems.

"...The word personal is key as well. It's not handing one a map, it is helping one build their own map. It is not saying 'These are the tools.'..." Read more

"...There are several writing exercises that could be used with or without a therapist, both as a way to examine your own thoughts and give a useful..." Read more

"...It is still an interesting book about this very effective therapy." Read more

"...It's not that I didn't know it before she said, but the book was just so clear in illustrating how distressing life events can get locked in the..." Read more

39 customers mention "Effectiveness"34 positive5 negative

Customers find the book helpful for understanding EMDR therapy. They say it works well and provides useful tactics to use. The book explains how EMDR works in the brain and provides examples. It also addresses PTSD and other issues.

"...for me but it is so packed with useful info and tips - EMDR therapy is body centered and addresses PTSD and old trauma memories so they are..." Read more

"...EMDR works and the author has made a major contribution to the world by discovering this brilliant therapy that allows the patient..." Read more

"...chapter which fascinated me was the one where she discusses treating bodily ailments with EMDR, such as phantom limb pain, with the pain being an..." Read more

"I found this book to be an easy read and quite beneficial. EMDR has been shown to be very effective in the treatment of trauma for many years...." Read more

13 customers mention "Inspirational content"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's stories inspiring and encouraging. They say it helps open their minds and empowers them to face demons of the past. The book offers hope for change by providing great stories of people who overcame problems. Readers appreciate the author's compassion, empathy, insight, and integrity.

"...It is amazing, uplifting, inspired and everyone should read it if only to understand themselves and orhers a little better...." Read more

"...This book is eminently user friendly; written with wisdom and compassion.It is well written, well organized and well structured...." Read more

"...into how the brain works with regards to memories and the connecting emotions...." Read more

"...that will just magically heal you, and yet it is so compelling, so hopeful, and well, it works!..." Read more

12 customers mention "Case examples"9 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the case examples provided in the book. They find the examples helpful and varied, showing how trauma impacts us and how we can transform after it.

"...She goes on to provide case examples so varied & detailed that any reader can identify with them...." Read more

"...of EMDR with a clear, updated rationale, a good understanding, and case examples illustrating how it actually works and affects life to empower the..." Read more

"...as if she has a magic bullet, and to my mind her examples are sensationalistic and misleading. It is also repetitive and therefore boring...." Read more

"...It is written in a simple language, includes many useful examples, and therapy techniques...." Read more

11 customers mention "Content"0 positive11 negative

Customers find the content too sensationalistic and repetitive. They feel it lacks real content, is a waste of time and money, and has no references or proofs. The case studies are also found useless by customers. Overall, readers find the book intense and not appropriate for their needs.

"As someone in grad school to become a therapist, I was extremely underwhelmed by this book...." Read more

"...She make assertions without any proof. You are supposed to just trust the author because she is an authority on the subject...." Read more

"This book seemed like a bunch of made up stories from "patients". I was bored and did not learn anything!..." Read more

"...In short, too much baloney. Just try EMDR if a trauma is giving you much mental pain. That's all that has to be said." Read more

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I just received this and have not begun to read it. I'm sure it's packed full of useful information. However the font is tiny and hard to read. I'm really surprised that Rodale (the publisher) and Francine Shapiro (the author and founder of EMDR) would let something of such poor quality out on the market. Then again, maybe I'm just getting old and can't see as well as I used to. I'm going look into getting a larger print version, which I'm not holding my breath for. Am I the only one? Anyone?
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2012
    This is a wonderful book. There are no ifs ands or buts about that. And EMDR is a powerful tool. I'm a Therapist, and if EMDR was say, a pair of pliers, I'd have worn it out years ago.

    However, in my opinion, that is missing the main point. This is a book that brings an understanding of how negative life experiences in the past can live on and shape what is going on in the 'now' to a broad audience. It is the 'broad audience' part that really makes this book valuable. It is more than just the quite common theme, 'My "tool" works better than your favorite tool for healing' type of book. Or my theory is better than your theory.

    Many books on healing and growth focus most of their energy on either the 'why' or the 'how'. One of the keys to healing and growth is having a good balance: an understanding of the 'why', along with some strong tools for transformation. A good understanding of the why, with no tools, weak tools or the wrong tools leaves one strongly self aware, but stuck in the mess. Having great tools is wonderful, but without some understanding of the how, why and when you should use them, you may be figuratively using a jack hammer in an attempt to build a birdhouse. The why gives you a roadmap, the how gives you tools to get down the road. Francine does a solid job of helping one discern their own personal map and a wide array of tools one may select from in her book.

    The word personal is key as well. It's not handing one a map, it is helping one build their own map. It is not saying 'These are the tools.' It is providing a wide selection of tools one may choose, or not choose to apply. Tools that you can decide if they might fit for you and if so, how they work for you. One of the things with EMDR that is so notable is that as a Therapist you are not 'doing' EMDR to someone. You help your Client build a map, identify and strengthen tools. Then you help them activate their own built in healing process and stay 'out of the way' other than helping them get unstuck if necessary. I often say when I'm working 'your brain knows what it needs to do to heal'. And it does!

    In interest of full disclosure, I am a Therapist who uses EMDR extensively. I as well volunteer for the humanitarian organization EMDR HAP as a Facilitator: ie.e. someone who does the hands on application of skills training for Therapists who work with underserved populations.

    EMDR has been a powerful tool for me, both as a Therapist and on the other side of the 'couch' receiving EMDR myself. EMDR is very robust. It appears that when one experiences overwhelming events it is 'stored' in the brain in a different form of memory than 'normal' memory. Often that memory stays in that form and links to other memories stored in a similar fashion. When that memory is evoked it is experienced like it is happening now, often with the power of many other past events 'plugged' in to it. EMDR seems to tap into a natural self healing mechanism so that once an event is processed to resolution, the 'energy' is out of it.

    It is difficult to convey the power of EMDR I have witnessed in my Client's lives, my own life and watching as Trainees work on very strong material as part of their training. That is what Francine has done an excellent job of conveying in her book. Understanding how overwhelming events may influence our life, friends, families and others lives, and the world is important. And having the tools to begin healing, allows one to begin alleviating suffering. As well to bring forth the gifts we all possess, that seem to be 'frozen' in the bad stuff from the past that replays like a dollar night horror movie, really brings a boundless cascade of good stuff to our lives and the world.

    What Francine does with this book is bring the good things that she has learned about healing over the years, in re both the map and the tools, to the reader. She is intentionally bringing the healing sparks in the dark into the life of all readers, not just those who are Therapists . That is her intent with this book, to make that healing more widely available in the world. We can choose to ignore those sparks, or light them in ourselves and thus bring them to the world. They are always there waiting for us when we are ready for the light.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
    I got this via interlibrary loan. It's very slow and dense reading for me but it is so packed with useful info and tips - EMDR therapy is body centered and addresses PTSD and old trauma memories so they are integrated and resolved. I have a therapist and this book is an adjunct - recommened by my therapist and written by the woman that 'discovered' the rapid eye movement techniques. I decided that I had to own the book because it will be useful for years to come. It came in great condition, shipped with care, and fast.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023
    I've been working with a therapist on a few issues, and we've been working on incorporating EMDR into my treatment (my therapist is trained in this modality). Reading this book on loan made me realize I had to purchase my own, and I've discussed several passages with my therapist which we were then able to incorporate into my treatment.

    The author is the creator of EMDR and this book gives some background for the layperson and discusses how to use techniques with and without a therapist. The author reminds the reader that if they're getting into topics or memories that are painful, complex, or overwhelming, that they should consult a counselor or other psychotheraputic professional. There are several writing exercises that could be used with or without a therapist, both as a way to examine your own thoughts and give a useful jumping-off point for sessions.

    Part of the book that spoke most to me was the discussion of C-PTSD. C-PTSD is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - when the trauma was on-going and less a discrete event. Because EMDR is known so well for its use in treating PTSD from individual incidents (eg, an attack, an accident, etc) I wasn't sure how well it would apply to a more long-term/chronic issue that resulted in C-PTSD. This book helped give my therapist and me a better angle to pursue and it worked very well.

    I'd recommend actually doing the writing exercises when possible and making special note of standout incidents - whether you're in therapy or not. It may be worth talking to a therapist/counselor even if you feel like you have everything "dealt with", just in case there's a solution you haven't considered. All in all, excellent book and I'm so glad I read it.
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  • Lali Grifell
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've ever read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2024
    I recommend this book to people struggling with mental health issues, or worried about the mental health issues of a loved one. It includes great self-help tecniques, and a great insight into why mental health problems arise in the first plase. Great read!
  • Pamina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful addition to my psychotherapy
    Reviewed in Germany on May 18, 2024
    I’ve learned about EMDR first via my therapist working on my complex PTSD. This intrigued me to find out more about Francine Shapiro‘s framework for trauma sensitive therapy. In this book you’ll find many information on the topic, illustrated by plenty of examples. Based on this theoretical framework Shapiro offers a program with exercises to detect unprocessed memories as well as trauma associated cognitions and emotions that still affect your behavior. As a next step you’ll find techniques to help your neuronal system to process these memories or step by step change your maladaptive cognitions, emotions and behavior. So, in addition to the work I do with my therapist, this helps a lot to stabilize myself and get more into depth. I can highly recommend the work of Francine Shapiro.
  • Patricia Diaz Mengotti
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mindfulness interesante
    Reviewed in Spain on May 27, 2020
    En perfectas condiciones Para aprender sobre el mindfulness.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Let go your dreadful past and focus on building your important future.
    Reviewed in India on December 7, 2019
    This is very important book that I have looked for many years. Simply it tell us how to forgo your dreadful past experience and focus your most important future. Reading it joyful as it's well written books.
  • Andy
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's never too late to have good childhood?
    Reviewed in Australia on June 3, 2021
    Essential reading for all I believe, to understand how any level of trauma from childhood or adulthood can affect your every day behaviours and what can be done to unravel/ process them.