Add this book to your list – Trauma and Recovery: The aftermath of violence – from domestic abuse to political terror by Judith Herman, MD. Here are a few quotes from her book and I highly suggest you read this to understand trauma and the healing process. “…repeated trauma in childhood forms and deforms the […]

I love James Van Praaph’s books. I have had the opportunity to be in workshops with him and have see him live a number of times. I so appreciate his work and recommend all of his books and would recommend Healing Grief: Reclaiming life after any loss. “Grieving is a natural process. It is through our […]

I highly recommend When the Body Says No: Exploring the stress disease connection by Gabor Maté, MD that examines stress and its relationships to disease. Many of my clients that have experienced childhood trauma have autoimmune diseases and other health issues as a result of chronic stress, fear and having to live in survival in […]

I so appreciate the book The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog: And other stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook by Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD and Maia Szalavitz. This book covers trauma, and the profound impact. It also discusses healing from trauma. It must be noted that this book may be too triggering […]

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris is a fantastic book that is full of information on childhood stress and its connection to long-term negative health problems. It is so important to understand the lasting impact of childhood trauma. She writes: “Children are compelled to give meaning to […]

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel is a fantastic book. I recommend both of her books and podcasts focused on couples and work. She writes: “My belief, reinforced by 20 years of practice, is that in the course of establishing security, many couples confuse love and merging. This mix-up is a bad […]

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine with Ann Frederick is worth a read. Although it was written some time ago, it is still a great book on trauma. Here are a couple passages I thought I would share from his book. I have also included his website and an interview. “Trauma has […]