A Calming Practice Workbook for Emotional Balance
Knowing Acts is an engaging workbook filled with 100 pages of original healing artwork, and over thirty pleasant-to-do exercises with music, art, poetry, mindfulness, and more. It is infused with personal examples, anecdotes, and recommendations for brave books and free resources—to guide a personal journey of healing.
Now available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or order at your favorite local book store.
Dancing In The Heavens by Linden O’Ryan
If you or someone you love is suffering from overwhelming emotions, Knowing Acts can help cultivate a calming practice for emotional balance. This customizable workbook offers a stopgap measure to help readers defuse sadness, grief, anxiety, anger, or feelings of numbness or loss. Created by survivors, and thoroughly reviewed and endorsed by trauma experts, it combines psychology, personal experience, and healing art. The resulting practice engages readers to ACT before spiraling down in unhealthy ways.
Thoroughly reviewed and endorsed by trauma experts. Read what they are saying.
Sample Acts
Knowing Acts includes over thirty pleasant–to-do exercises or ACTS to customize for a personal journey of healing. View or download free samples below.
Praise for Knowing Acts
“This inspiring book is a touchstone, a safe harbor to return to again and again as we navigate the courageous journey toward healing.”
Anne Hallward, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Tufts University Medical School
Founder and Executive Director of Safe Space Radio
“Thoughtful, sensitive, and practical, with spot-on personal solutions, this workbook is an exceptionally valuable resource.”
Dr. Susan Newman Manfull
Social Psychologist
“While Heidi's words and understanding create a safety net for a healing journey, the beautiful artwork by Linden O'Ryan adds the vibrational energy to truly nurture my soul.”
Sexual assault survivor in Maine
“In Knowing Acts, Heidi Love has really given survivors of trauma a simple, grounding tool. I absolutely believe this workbook will be a helpful and perhaps life-saving resource for those in crisis.”
Wendy Hoge, LCSW
Therapist
Support Survivors
The Save-a-Life project provides free Knowing Acts workbooks to survivors who seek help. Our vision is that whenever a survivor reaches out to a hotline or advocate for help, they can receive a free book. Your support can provide a book to a survivor or a case of books for a sexual assault response team. Every dollar counts. You never know who you might inspire or where it might lead.
Forget Me Not by Linden O’Ryan
You Are Not Alone
If you would like help in a safe environment, please try one of these resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Womankind, for support with gender-based violence:
1-888-888-7702
The Trevor Project, supporting LGBTQ+ youth:
1-866-488-7386
Emotional triggers can focus our attention on the past and future. Grounding in the present through haiku can encourage calm.