Emily
Myles
In a narrative sense of a battle between our evolved functioning versus instinctual drives, Living with a Primitive Brain introduces readers to a wide range of healing approaches including eco-therapy, mindfulness, EMDR, cognitive behavioural therapy, and more.
About the Author
Emily Myles was born and raised on the East Coast of Canada. Obtaining a degree in psychology and neuroscience from the University of New Brunswick in 2022, Emily developed a strong interest in the biological basis of human personality. Founding a charity to help women and children fleeing domestic violence, running intimate partner violence government initiatives, and surviving domestic violence herself, Emily’s interest in behaviour shifted to the biological understanding of trauma, resilience and recovery. Joining the Canadian Armed Forces in 2022 as an Infantry Officer, Emily continued to gain more and more knowledge on the malleability of the human mind and the rewiring of its circuitry through both internal and external stressors. Currently studying her Masters in Counselling Psychology with plans of specializing in trauma, and as an aspiring author, devoted mother, and trauma survivor, Emily aims to share her research and experience in hopes of reducing the stigma related to the inner complexities of trauma on individual and social perception.
About the Book
Every day we are faced with new experiences, new challenges, and new memories to store. We navigate through the world, attempting to make something of this phenomenon we call ‘life.’ Not so often, however, do we encounter situations and challenges that cripple us to our core. In examining trauma from a biological perspective with an autobiographical touch, Living with a Primitive Brain sheds light on what trauma really is, how we feel it, and how we can better understand its ferocity to help push open the doors to recovery. Within these pages, the biological changes that occur with trauma are examined, as well as various intervention strategies ranging from connecting with nature to neurofeedback. This is a story of hardship, hope and the evidence-based tools available to aid in the journey to healing.
Myles introduces trauma survivors and their loved ones to neuroscience and the mechanics of trauma as a bridge between scientific research and the general public. From her own experience, she knows that understanding brings compassion as well as acts as a guide to the discovery of practical tools that target the biological cause of symptoms. In a narrative sense of a battle between our evolved functioning versus instinctual drives, Living with a Primitive Brain introduces readers to a wide range of healing approaches including eco-therapy, mindfulness, EMDR, cognitive behavioural therapy, and more.
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