I often get requests for resources. I’ve included some below.
BOUNDARIES
Set Boundaries, Find Peace A Guide to reclaiming yourself
Author: Nedra Glover Tawwab
EMOTIONS
Atlas of the Heart
Author: Brené Brown
About: An exploration of different types of emotions/states and when they can show up. This can help those who are not always able to recognize or find words for their feelings.
UNDERSTANDING OTHERS
Understanding others and interpersonal dynamics can help one understand the context of their own emotions, reactions, and blindspots.
Why Does He Do that? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
Author: Lundy Bancroft
About: Free PDF version available online. Please download from a trusted source only.
TRAUMA & RECOVERY
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
Author: Pete Walker
Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma A Workbook for Survivors and Therapists
Author: Janina Fisher, PhD
Approaches: Trauma informed, body focused, neuroscience informed
Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in Search for a Living Past
Author: Peter A Levine, PhD
Getting Past Your Past
Author: Francine Shapiro
Approach: EMDR
Truth and Repair How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
Author: Judith L. Herman, MD
PSYCHEDELICS
The Ketamine Breakthrough
Authors: Dr. Mike Dow & Ronan Levy
MEANING AND IDENTITY
Man’s Search for Himself
Author: Rollo May
Approach: Existential Psychotherapy
Man’s Search for Meaning
Author: Victor E. Frankl
Approach: Logotherapy (meaning based psychotherapy)
NEURODIVERSITY
Thinking in Pictures My Life with Autism
Author: Temple Grandin
About: Autobiography
Listen to the song “Wind Beneath My Wings” (Artist: Bette Midler)
Imagine the wind beneath your wing is an unseen or unappreciated part of you that protects you and supports you.
Or, maybe you are this part for yourself—one that is met with internal criticism.
Whichever part this is, take a moment to honour it. Can you feel and appreciate its strength and resilience?
Listen to the song “The Rose” (Artist: Bette Midler)
What parts do you relate to? How does the end of the song affect you?