resources
This page has been compiled with the best of my current knowledge & criteria for widespread sharing.
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open access
Trauma, Self-Care, and Community Care Resources — Google Drive full of free information and worksheets compiled by Project LETS.
PEACE Protocol — quick sheet of simple steps & somatic resources for responding to trauma “activation,” from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.
Icarus Project Publications — a collection of free guides including the Mad Maps Zine — a workbook “for navigating crisis, extreme states, or just foul moods.”
Power and Control Wheel - assessment tool for relationships (and groups) from the NYC Anti-Violence Project, LGBTQ+ focused.
books on trauma recovery
The Complex PTSD Workbook by Arielle Schwartz
The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild
The Politics of Trauma by Staci Haines
more books
Sensing, Feeling, and Action by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen
The Path of Practice by Bri Maya Tiwari
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Saving Our Own Lives by Shira Hassan
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford
books for practitioners
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky & Connie Burk
Persuasion & Healing: A Comparative Study of Psychotherapy by Jerome D. Frank and Julia B. Frank
Unlocking the Emotional Brain by Bruce Ecker, Laurel Hullery, and Robin Ticic
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors by Janina Fisher
care tools
Enfleurage — essential oils & aromatics.
Mountain Rose Herbs — herbs & more.
Five Flower Formula — flower essence blend by Dr. Bach, also known as Rescue Remedy.
Trace Minerals — for brain, nervous, and hormonal balance.
Little Yoga Nidra & Deep Yoga Nidra guided relaxation recordings by Swami Janakananda.