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Books

 

“What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” 

by Dr Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey – 

• Cleandra’s thoughts: This book is the best condensed and easily accessible introduction to neuroscience and nervous system response to trauma. It gives readers a way to understand why we feel the way we feel and the incredible ways we adapted to survive uncomfortable and overwhelming experiences.

• Professional description: “Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert, Dr Bruce Perry, discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking, 'What happened to you?' rather than 'What’s wrong with you?'.”

• Link HERE

 

Workbook for “What Happened to You” 

by Dr Bruce Perry & Oprah Winfrey – 

• Cleandra’s thoughts: This workbook is a wonderful way to begin an independent journey into the question and answer of survival. Hugely, helpful addition to the book.

• Professional description: “A concise yet comprehensive summary that captures the essence of the original book. Easily navigable chapter-by-chapter summaries, organized into subsections for your convenience. Key takeaways to help understand each chapter's core message quickly. Engaging exercises bridge the gap between theory and practice, offering actionable steps for real change. An immersive experience, combining insights, exercises, and questions to leave a lasting impact”.

• Link HERE

 

“Healing Trauma” - Peter A. Levine

• Cleandra’s thoughts: Step-by-step, guide to healing your trauma with the gentle support of master teacher Peter Levine. 

• Professional description: “On Healing Trauma, respected therapist and teacher Peter A. Levine brings you face to face with his effective new treatment - not a "talking" cure, but a deep physiological process for releasing your past traumas and instilling a harmonious awareness of your body”.

• Link HERE

 

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

• Cleandra’s thoughts: Parts work for trauma survivors through a nervous system lens. Beautifully written to take you on a journey using real case studies and metaphors for change. 

• Review: "Written by one of the preeminent experts in the field of trauma and dissociation, Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors imparts a vision of hope and validation to those suffering from complex trauma and the therapists who treat them. Janina Fisher’s exceptional ability to synthesize the best of cutting-edge trauma psychotherapies has resulted in a brilliant and unique roadmap for resolving chronic traumatization. Written with heart, clarity, and precision, this accessible and practical book is an outstanding contribution to the field." - Pat Ogden, PhD, founder, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

• Link HERE

 

“Scattered Minds” ("Scattered"/USA) - Gabor Matè

• Cleandra’s thoughts: This book changed the way I think about ADHD. I couldn't put it down and learned so much about the connection between this diagnosis and trauma, (AKA nervous system dysregulation). A must-read if you or someone you love, and if a client has possible symptoms of ADHD.  

• Professional description: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder – published in the U.S. as Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates And What You Can Do  About It – is written from the inside by a doctor who himself has Attention Deficit Disorder. It offers a completely new perspective on ADD and a new approach to helping children and adults living with the problems Attention Deficit Disorder presents.

  • Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment, a developmental delay

  • Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy—and why

  • Shows how “tuning out” and distractibility are the psychological products of life experience, from in utero onwards

  • Allows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviors

  • Expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood

  • Presents a program of how to promote this development in children and adults alike

• Link HERE

 

“Deep listening” - Jillian Pransky​

• Link HERE

 

“Aware” – Dr Dan Siegel​

• Link HERE

 

“Untamed” by Glennon Doyle

• Cleandra’s thoughts: A book to remind the authentic self of its voice. An important book for parents to read. 

• Link HERE

 

“It's all in your head” - by Suzanne O'Sullivan​

• Link HERE

 

Brene Brown – The Power of Vulnerability​

• Link HERE

 

More Books:

“The Body Keeps the Score” - Bessel van der Kolk

“Cured” – Jeffrey Rediger MD

“When the Body Says No” - Gabor Matè 

“The Myth of Normal” Gabor Matè 

“In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” Gabor Matè

“No drama discipline” Dr. Dan Siegel

“Brainstorm” Dr. Dan Siegel

“Untangled” – Lisa Damour

“The Mindful Athlete”  by George Mumford

“The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali translation by Chip Heartranft

“Going on Being,” - Mark Epstein MD

“Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga - Reclaiming Your Body,” by David Emerson and Elizabeth Hopper, PhD

“The PSOAS Book,” by Liz Koch

 

 

TED

Brené Brown - TEDTalk - The Power of Vulnerability

Jessica O’Reilly - Monogamish: The new rules of marriage

*Gareth Griffith - Why Big Boys Don't Cry (Warning *Suicide)

Esther Perel- The secret to desire in a long-term relationship

Ari Maisel - Ari Meisel Beat Crohn's Disease

Jillian Pransky  - Mind Play to Expand Love in Your Life

George Mumford - George Mumford on getting "in flow"

Amy Cuddy – Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are

Jay Shetty - Jay Shetty: There's No Such Thing As An Overnight Success

 

Mindfulness

Dr Dan Siegel - The Wheel of Awareness

Joseph Goldstein - 15 Minute Guided Meditation

Birgitte Kristen Yoga Nidra Practice: 61 Point

Sharon Salzberg - 10 Minute Loving Kindness Meditaion

Jack Kornfield - Honoring Grief Meditaion

George Mumford - George's Three Minute Meditation Break

Jillian Pransky  - Deep Listening Meditation

 

 

Peer Articles (printed with permission):

 

https://www.sallyedwards.com/post/understanding-how-traumatic-memory-is-stored-in-the-brain