Title: Secrets to Tame a Mystical Dragon
Author: Sharron Gleason
Publisher: Conscious Media Publishing
ISBN: 978-1941595008
Pages: 368
Genre: Non-Fiction
Reviewed by: Krista Schnee
Pacific Book Review Star
Awarded to Books of Excellent Merit
For the young Sharron, life offered few of the daily comforts that her friends enjoyed. Her family was largely dysfunctional, with brief periods of respite from the oppressive atmosphere. Although her father attempted to shield her from the general unpleasantness, their times together could not provide enough love to balance the hatred expressed by her mother. Emotional manipulation and harassment eventually led to physical abuse; these early struggles lay the foundation for worse things to come, something that Sharron could never imagine at the time.
Indeed both parents were reckless, heedless of the impact of their words and behavior. Taking care of their child was often not as important as enjoying themselves. Sharron gradually took an interest in tennis—it was an activity where she excelled and provided her with an escape from her unhappy home life. She used tennis to entertain her younger brother during the many nights when they played alone in a closed factory. It was during one of those times when she and her brother made the fatal decision to play on the conveyor belt, staying on much longer than was safe. Her brother died that night, and Sharron’s life was forever changed.
Years passed as Sharron did anything she could to escape the abuse and neglect that had led to her brother’s death. Tennis gave her a means to travel as well as meet her future husbands. Abuse had become a constant in her life, a pattern that seemed inescapable. Sharron suffered with PTSD; she gradually began to heal as she learned more about the syndrome. The real breakthrough, though, was her introduction to Trauma Touch Healing. Through studying this new technique and researching other modalities for healing trauma, she began to recover her own self and find her calling in life.
In Secrets to Tame a Mystical Dragon, Sharron Gleason recounts her own story of healing from trauma and provides the reader with detailed information about the benefits of Trauma Touch Healing. Gleason has gone much further with her application of this healing method, however, in that she has developed a holistic approach to treating PTSD, one that encompasses the work of doctors, psychologists, therapists, and more. In addition to giving the reader a detailed explanation of the syndrome as well as her suggested treatment, Gleason goes on to analyze each stage in the healing process along with the effects of various modalities at each point. Through her careful research and caring attitude, she offers those who suffer from PTSD with hope that they like her can also heal in mind, body, and spirit.
Although Sharron Gleason’s Secrets to Tame a Mystical Dragon is written for other survivors of trauma, the book would certainly be useful to practitioners in any field who daily face the overwhelming array of symptoms that are part of the PTSD syndrome. The book can sometimes be heavy in jargon, but it is written so that any adult reader may be able to grasp the basics and move forward with either finding treatment or learning more about Trauma Touch Healing. Also the cases described by Gleason give invaluable information for both patients and practitioners; her experience with healing from PTSD and the application of her knowledge to the treatment of others are unmatched. Secrets to Tame a Mystical Dragon by Sharron Gleason is highly recommended for both patient and professional alike.
