INTRODUCTION LETTER
Dear Visitor,
     Trauma is a frequent topic these days and relationship struggles seem to come in waves. If the topics of trauma and relationships are of interest to you, you have clicked on the correct page.
     Many questions come to mind in times of stress and struggle such as:
  • “Why do I feel this way?” and “Is this normal?”
  • “What is trauma?”
  • “Why do some experiences seem traumatic for me but not for others?”
  • “Why do some experiences seem traumatic for others and not for me?”
  • “My relationship seems to have stalled. I’m feeling controlled. What’s that all about?”
  • “I thought I could handle this, but it has surprised me how fragile and vulnerable I feel. Why?”
  • “I just can’t seem to get past a particular memory. Why hasn’t time healed this?”
  • “I’m a first responder with many memories of tragic scenes. Why is this one particularly stuck in my mind?”
  • “Although I’m a professional and should be able to handle these types of life situations, this one has me baffled. I’d like to understand why!”
  • “I help others but know that I also need self care and appreciate resources for my clients.”
     This website is designed to provide insight, solutions, and resources for emotional trauma and relationship issues in an easy to understand language.
     This is my author site providing exposure to the public of my writings with insights based on my years of experience as a trauma specialist and relationship expert. The above questions are but a few that I address in my books. 
     I invite you to bookmark this site for easy access from time to time, share what’s helpful, and let this inspire you to help others.
With You In Mind,
Norm L. Quantz

T R A U M A

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​Trauma No More:
A Six-Step Recovery Guide
With Fast Track and Full Track Options
By Norm L. Quantz

Traumatic events happen when they are least expected. Trauma No More is your recovery guide to make the best of these bad situations. The fast-track or full-track options can expedite your emotional healing toward wholeness, whether you are recovering by yourself or with others. Do you want to recover from a trauma? This six-step easy-to-follow recovery guide is written for you.

EARLY REVIEWS

                                                                     What Readers Are Saying about Trauma No More

"SO good; I found myself re-doing each step as I read through both the fast and slow tracks! I found the examples you gave to be specific and not too lengthy or wordy. Descriptors were clear and easy to understand. I like the way the guide is laid out; I could choose what track I wanted to follow and could go back to previous steps easily. Finally, I LOVE the Healthy Highway explanation!
I find myself thinking about and sharing it with others often. I am also really trying to apply it to my own life and interactions with family and friends. I found [this material] to be very valuable in my own 'recovery' and will definitely recommend this guide to others." - Teresa E., Teacher


"This guide addresses the important steps to creating a healthier perspective of life when recovering from trauma. It addresses the important topic of trauma recovery and specifically guides the participant(s) through a six step guide with multiple examples, illustrations, questions and information. This helpful resource should make an important contribution to individuals seeking the Healthy Highway on their life journeys." - L. Morales - Author, Educational Consultant

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​Search: Trauma No More by Norm L Quantz
Book Details:
  • Publishing Date: April, 2021
  • 5 x 8 inches
  • 116 pages
  • Color

​ISBNs
  • Ebook: 978-1-5255-9098-6
  • Paperback: 978-1-5255-9096-2
  • Hardcover: 978-1-5255-9097-9

Categories:
  • SELF-HELP/Personal Growth/General
  • SELF-HELP/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • HEALTH & FITNESS​/Mental Health

                        R E L A T I O N S H I P S

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

It’s All About Power and Control
Why Relationships Fall Apart and What It Takes to Put Them Back Together Again
By Norm L. Quantz
(Published November 2010)
​
Are you frustrated with the control issues in your relationship?

Are you looking for clarity about personal power?
​
Not sure where to start?

Norm's innovative insights can provide valuable answers to clarify why your marriage or other close relationships struggle to provide harmony and satisfaction.

"Profoundly liberating" - Lynn
"Transformed our marriage" - Stevo

REVIEWS

amazon Review:  Top reviews from Canada
Lynn, Canada 5.0 out of 5 stars  Life changing Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2014
THis book was recommended to me by a wonderful therapist. I read "It's All About Power and Control" in one sitting. There is not a page of my well worn copy that is not circled, highlighted and annotated, stained with tears. Norman Quantz explains with crystal clarity, the mind and tactics of the emotional abuser, and helps to explain the vulnerabilities of the victim. What is insidious about emotional abuse, is its twisted and subtle nature. For years, I had wondered if I was crazy. Every time I left a conversation with my husband, I was confused and discouraged. Something was terribly wrong, and I couldn't put my finger on it. This book was profoundly liberating, as I recognized myself and my abuser, and was able, finally, to become angry enough about the injustice, selfishness and manipulation to finally take action. When I would lose courage, and doubt myself, and question my own instincts and perceptions (all the result of the manipulation and twisting of reality that is the particular talent of the emotional abuser), I would re-read this book and recognize the patterns once again. The writing is at times unpolished. However, that shouldn't cause the reader to doubt the credibility of the writer. Norman Quantz may be relatively unknown, but his insights are brilliant. 5 stars!

Stevo 5.0 out of 5 stars  Life Changing Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2020 Verified Purchase
​The ideas in this book were life changing for me. The author of this book counselled my wife and I over 20 years ago and it transformed our marriage. I had no idea at the time that I was excercising power and control with my relationship with my wife in a very negative way. It helped me to own that and then to start to realize how much power I had in my relationship with my wife to bless and love her. My wife and I now lead a marriage ministry in a church and the ideas in this book I use on almost a daily basis.

SYNOPSIS

     If you are reading this you have already taken the first step to making things better. Improvements in a relationship begin with recognizing there are problems. Big problems in a relationship can start as small issues. Destructive interactions which go unresolved and build up over time can fog or numb the senses until ignoring them lets them grow out of control. In many cases, this can take years. If you have decided that something has to change, this book contains some key tools to help you uncover power and control that is destructive in relationships by first recognizing their symptoms. Verbal, mental or psychological abuse are often disguised by or confused with other beliefs or ideas about relationships. If you are left in a cloud of confusion, feeling out of sorts, or not sure of who has what problem, It's All About Power and Control is an invaluable resource to help you define what's really going on. Abuse doesn't have to wait until it's physical to destroy a relationship.
     You will walk through the dynamics of power and control to find the core issues at stake in your struggling relationships. You will gain insight to the strategies and tactics used in manipulative relationships. Just as it is hard and frustrating to play a game when you don't know the rules, this book gives you ways to define and clarify what the subtle rules are and how to improve and insist on the change necessary to develop a loving relationship.
     Whether it is with your partner, spouse, children, parents or any other close relationship such as a work colleague, power and control profoundly impacts every interaction you experience. If you are experiencing manipulative based power and control, removing yourself from the fog of control will clear your vision in order to take ownership of your issues. Understanding this is key to determine how it can be used to improve how you relate and move you to a happier place without the tension and traps that are present within psychologically destructive relationships. The book takes you through the steps that allows you to move your relationship to a new level, each step moving you closer to an ever evolving, fulfilling relationship.
     Norm demonstrates that many relational problems are rooted in the misuse of power and control. He differentiates between power and control while demonstrating the difference between love-based vs abuse-based use of one's power through control. Through his counseling, teaching, speaking, and insights from his own life experiences, he has helped thousands of individuals and couples move from coping to conquering. Take back your power and control and make your relationships all that you want them to be.

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Book Details:
  • Publishing Date: Nov. 3, 2010
  • 6 x 9 inches
  • 310 pages​

​ISBN
  • Paperback: 978-0986762505

Categories:
  • Sociology of Marriage & Family
  • Family Abuse
  • Marriage

                                p r o f i l e

About Norm L. Quantz, MA-Counselling
This is me at my core: 
I am a compassionate, persistent truth seeker, who finds contentment
in the deep substantial changes that are possible through the
persistent pursuit of wholeness as I impact my world for good.
These are my specialties, training, current status, and some life experiences.

​​My professional career has focused on helping people take the steps necessary for core change as they pursue wholeness. As a counsellor, relationship expert, and trauma specialist, I have listened to thousands of people tell their stories of struggles and successes while I learned how to empower them to excel.

I’m still learning, even as my focus has changed towards writing about the things I believe will help others. As an author, it is my desire to be candid, caring, and compassionate in order to uniquely impact the world I touch—for good.

I graduated in 1989 with a Master of Arts in Counselling, semi-retired from my private practice in 2013, and fully retired in June, 2021 from 18 years as a trauma specialist.

One of the keys to my successful career, I believe, has been the diversity of my life experiences that taught me what it’s like to live in the real world. This is a synopsis of other life experiences that impact my writing: developing and teaching seminars, construction worker, heavy duty equipment operator, handyman, and volunteer work on community service boards including past chair of Didsbury's Municipal Planning Commission.

​My biggest joys in life besides writing are spending time with family and friends playing table games and golfing as well as traveling.