Act it Out Book

	Foreword	ix
	Preface	xi
	Acknowledgments	xiii
Part 1	Why Acting Exercises?
Chapter 1	A Therapist's Legacy	3
Chapter 2	Aftermath: Symptoms from A to Z	15
Part 2	External Acting Exercises and How They Work	35
Chapter 3	The Exercises: External to Internal	37
	The Sunshine Exercise
	(The Ultimate Relaxation Exercise)
Chapter 4	The Coffee Cup Exercise	45
Chapter 5	The Shower Exercise	51
Chapter 6	The Fourth Wall Exercise	55
Chapter 7	The Atmosphere Exercise	59
Chapter 8	The Building a Room Exercise	61
Chapter 9	The Entrance and Exit Exercise	65
Chapter 10	The Mountain Exercise	69
Part 3	The Internal Exercises and How They Work
Chapter 11	The Internal Acting Exercises and How They Work	75
Chapter 12	The Sense Memory Exercise	81
Chapter 13	The Portrait Exercise	87
Chapter 14	The History Exercise	93
Chapter 15	The "As If" Exercise	97
Chapter 16	The Private Moment Exercise	101
Chapter 17	The Animal Exercise	107
Chapter 18	The Gibberish Exercise	111
Chapter 19	The Telephone Exercise	115
Chapter 20	The Academy Award Speech Exercise	119
Chapter 21	The Inner Monologue Exercise	123
Chapter 22	The Dying Exercise	127
Chapter 23	The Affective Memory Exercise	131
Chapter 24	Preparation-Before-a-Scene	139
Part 4	Putting It All Together and Living Your Life
Chapter 25	How Abuse Affects Relationships: The 19 Most Common Relationship Problems	147
Chapter 26	Acting Exercises for Couples	167
	Eye to Eye Exercise
	The Mutual Connection Exercise
	The Trust Exercise
	The "Put Your Partner on a Pedestal" Exercise
Chapter 27	What Determines Recovery?	173
	References	181