Resources

Books: Trauma 

The Body Keeps the Score: Bessel van der Kolk  

Waking the tiger, Healing Trauma: Peter A Levine, Ann Frederick

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies: Resmaa Menakem 

Decolonizing trauma work: Renee Linklater, Lewis Mehl-Madrona 

What my bones know, a memoir of healing from complex trauma: Stephanie Foo

Transforming The Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists 

The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole

Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body: Peter Levine

Books: Boundaries

When the Body Says No: The cost of Hidden Stress: Gabor Mate

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself: Nedra Glover Tawwab  

Books: Parenting

The Awakened Family: How to Raise Empowered, Resilient, and Conscious Children: Shefali Tsabary

Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids: Kim John Payne, Lisa M Ross 

The Whole-Brain Child 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind: Daniel J Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson 

No-Drama DisciplineThe Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind: Daniel J Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson 

Body Safety for Young Children: Empowering Caring Adults: Kimberly King  

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: Reid Wilson Lynn Lyons

Book: Family systems 

Your Family Revealed: A Guide to Decoding the Patterns, Stories, and Belief Systems in Your Family: Elaine Carney Gibson

Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect: Jonice Webb (Author), Christine Musello (Contributor)

Running on Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships with Your Partner, Your Parents & Your Children 

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD (Author)

Book: Parts Work

The Internal Family Systems Workbook: A Guide to Discover Your Self and Heal Your Parts: Richard, Ph D Schwartz  

No Bad Parts Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model: Richard, Ph D Schwartz, Alanis Morissette 

The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance

Books: Other

Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion: Pema Chodron, Tami Simon 

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself: Michael A Singer  

The Enchanted Life: Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday: Sharon Blackie  

Embodied Activism Engaging the Body to Cultivate Liberation, Justice, and Authentic Connection–A Practical Guide for Transformative Social Change: Rae Johnson, Bayo Akomolafe