Widen the Window

Widen the Window (2019) is your guide to healing trauma, relieving chronic stress, and living fully in the present. Drawing on her personal experience as a military leader and building on the latest science, Elizabeth A. Stanley examines how stress and trauma impact our mind and body; how our culture incentivizes work over health; and how mindfulness can bridge the gap between our thinking brains and our bodies’ ancient survival stress response.

Who should read

Anyone who has suffered physical or psychological trauma  People working in the military, first response, and other high stress professions Overachievers, workaholics, and other “type A” personalities

About the author

Elizabeth A. Stanley is a US Army veteran, award-winning author, and associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University. She holds degrees in political science and strategy from Harvard, Yale, and MIT, and has used her experience to create the acclaimed Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT), a method used to help soldiers and civilians manage high-stress situations.