PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 21, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Clinical psychologists Tony Iezzi, Ph.D., and Melanie P. Duckworth, Ph.D., announce the release of their new book, Reenactments: Break the Behavior Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Trauma, Stress, and Everyday Life. The book provides a clear, practical framework for recognizing and changing the brain–body–behavior patterns that keep people looping through the same reactions in both traumatic and everyday situations.

The authors define a "reenactment" as a person's specific pattern of brain, body, and behavioral responses to experiences, and explain why breaking these patterns requires new actions, not just new thoughts. Drawing on decades of clinical, research, and teaching experience, Iezzi and Duckworth introduces the Reenactment Decision Matrix, a two-axis, evidence-informed tool that helps readers evaluate awareness and action so they can choose different responses and build healthier habits. The book includes case scenarios and end-of-chapter tasks that guide readers to identify themes, increase awareness, and practice change in real life.

Book Details

• Title: Reenactments: Break the Behavior Patterns That Keep You Stuck in Trauma, Stress and Everyday Life

• Authors: Tony Iezzi, Ph.D.; Melanie P. Duckworth, Ph.D.

• Publication Date: October 21, 2025

• Formats: Paperback, eBook, Audiobook

• ISBNs: Paperback 978-1-0695040-0-5 • eBook 978-0695040-1-2 • Audiobook 978-0695040-2-9

About the Authors

Tony Iezzi, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with three decades of front-line experience in a large medical hospital's behavioral medicine service, including five years in a bariatric surgical program. He maintains a private practice and serves as an expert witness. His research includes chronic pain, trauma, and injury.

Melanie P. Duckworth, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who taught at the University of Houston and the University of Nevada, Reno, where she served as associate professor of psychology, directed a health risk and traumatic injury research program, and later became associate dean for the College of Sciences, and now serves as executive director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

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More information and updates: https://tonyiezzi.com
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Facebook: Breaking Reenactments

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