From relationship trauma to resilience and balance. Do you use substances of get lost in compulsive behaviors to regulate you mood? Do you experience prolonged states of depression or anxiety? Are you too often pent up with anger? Perhaps you reach for something sweet or a couple of drinks or cigarettes after a difficult day to unwind. If these self-defeating habits sound familiar, this book will shed light on why and how you become vulnerable to coping mechanisms that threaten health and inhibit resiliency and how to stop them.