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Somatic Therapy Resources

Book recommendations and resources related to somatic therapy and trauma recovery

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  • John Bradshaw, “Healing the Shame that Binds You”
     

  • Nadine Burke Harris, “The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity”
     

  • Clarissa Pinkola Estes, “Women Who Run With the Wolves”
     

  • Stephanie Foo, “What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma
     

  • Lindsay C. Gibson, “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents”
     

  • Janina Fisher “Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors”
     

  • Judith Herman, “Trauma and Recovery”
     

  • Nicole LePera, “How To Do The Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal From Your Past, and Create Your Self,” “How To Meet Your Self: The Workbook for Self-Discovery”
     

  • Amir Levine, “Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love”
     

  • Gabor Mate, “The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture”
     

  • Resmaa Menakem, “My Grandmother’s Hands”
     

  • Alice Miller, “The Drama of the Gifted Child”
     

  • Candace Pert, “Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel”
     

  • Richard Schwartz, “No Bad Parts,” “You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For”
     

  • Bessel Van Der Kolk, “The Body Keeps the Score”
     

  • Peter Walker, “Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving”
     

  • Mimi Zhu, “Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection”
     

  • Family scapegoat trauma: Facebook support groups: Family Scapegoat Syndrome Recovery Group, Scapegoat Adult Children of Narcissistic Families
     

  • Narcissistic abuse: Dr. Ramani Durvasula on YouTube, Facebook support groups: Narcissistic Abuse Support Group, Surviving a Narcissist, Thrive After Abuse

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