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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface: Thinking Through Comics ix
Acknowledgments xi
From concept to comic xiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Care for the Care Provider 8
Chapter 2 Self-Care and Grounding 13
Chapter 3 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD) 21
Chapter 4 Window of Tolerance 25
Chapter 5 The Trigger Scale 29
Chapter 6 Parallel Lives 34
Chapter 7 The Brain—Three Parts 39
Chapter 8 How Trauma Impacts Memory 44
Chapter 9 Structural Dissociation 49
Chapter 10 Karpman’s Triangle 55
Chapter 11 Roles and Re-enactments Hexagon 60
Chapter 12 Relationship Grid 65
Moving Ahead 72

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface: Thinking Through Comics ix
Acknowledgments xi
From concept to comic xiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Care for the Care Provider 8
Chapter 2 Self-Care and Grounding 13
Chapter 3 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD) 21
Chapter 4 Window of Tolerance 25
Chapter 5 The Trigger Scale 29
Chapter 6 Parallel Lives 34
Chapter 7 The Brain—Three Parts 39
Chapter 8 How Trauma Impacts Memory 44
Chapter 9 Structural Dissociation 49
Chapter 10 Karpman’s Triangle 55
Chapter 11 Roles and Re-enactments Hexagon 60
Chapter 12 Relationship Grid 65
Moving Ahead 72

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