The Amethyst Programme

The Amethyst Programme: Validating your body, mind, and spirit after trauma and abuse

By Dr Jessica Taylor

The Amethyst Programme is an innovative 13-step guide to privately exploring and understanding trauma responses and coping mechanisms after trauma and abuse.

Developed by bestselling chartered psychologist Dr Jessica Taylor, this book provides an anti-pathology, trauma-informed approach to everything from self-blame to intrusive thoughts.

Using an educational, accessible, easy-to-understand approach, Dr Taylor explains why we become traumatised, how it impacts our minds, bodies, spirit - and our wider social lives - and how to understand ourselves again after distressing experiences. Dive into a book that aims to empower us all to listen to ourselves, validate our feelings and experiences - and help us to move forward whilst honouring younger versions of ourselves.

Built to be used alongside The Amethyst Programme Self-Help Course (an online 4-week course hosted by Dr Jessica Taylor), this book can also be used independently and individually by any woman or girl looking for a new way of thinking and talking about the distress in their lives.

The Amethyst Programme includes reflection exercises at the end of each chapter and woven throughout, with lots of space to write your own ideas, thoughts and feelings as you go along.

Written in Dr Jessica Taylor's unique personal tone, the book is like reading a series of comforting letters, explaining and processing trauma and distress without the use of medical jargon.

No shame, no blame, no judgement and no labelling in sight!

Innovative, smart, effective and nurturing.