PTSDreams: Transforming Your Nightmares from Trauma Through Healing Dreamwork, by Linda Yael Schiller, does an elegant job of laying out the psychology and physiology of dreams and nightmares, the agony of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, and finally their intersection at PTSD nightmares. Then Schiller offers her unique Guided Active Imagination Approach (GAIA) method for working with these dreams, providing rich detail and example so that readers can apply the technique to dreams of their own, close friends, or clients. A fascinating read!

Schiller describes a deeply collaborative process between individuals and their partners in healing—one that attends to critical unfinished business and ultimately, leads to the processing of memories, a significant reduction in suffering, and a chance for profound meaning-making and posttraumatic growth.  Her voice is compassionate and hopeful, conveying a sense of wonder and appreciation for the way the mind works.  Through compelling case descriptions, thoughtful exercises, and a careful integration of clinical wisdom from the worlds of trauma treatment and dreamwork, Schiller skillfully introduces the reader to a wide range of strategies for addressing nightmares, transcending trauma, and finding relief.

Post-traumatic stress can result from a number of causes including sexual abuse, childhood violence and war.  In her newest book, PTSDreams: Transforming Your Nightmares From Trauma Through Healing Dreamwork, author Linda Schiller, MSW, LICSW calls on a massive number of dreams and experiences collected from readers and clients to create one of the best new books on the subject of PTSD.

Schiller carries readers into transforming their lives from PTSD to post-traumatic spiritual growth through dreamwork.  Not only does she present a variety of techniques which can be used to work with PTSD dreams, but she also offers exercises which accompany and clarify each chapter.

There is no better book on the market today.  You will want to buy this book and keep it nearby for all the support it offers.

PTSDreams is a labor of love in which Linda Yael Schiller shares her incredible breadth of knowledge and skill in working with dreams, nightmares and trauma. Her compassion, kindness and positivity come through every page. It’s an essential resource for psychotherapists to learn various modalities for helping clients. At the same time, it is clearly and beautifully written so that every reader can benefit from Linda’s depth of experience and wisdom to resolve their own nightmares and responses to trauma. I strongly endorse this book as a valuable and timely contribution to the need for widespread support for people experiencing PTSD and nightmares worldwide.