Exercises & Resources
Books & Workbooks
Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm by Kazu Haga
Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies by Dr. Renee Linklater
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox by Manuela Mischke-Reed, MA, LMFT
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo
Liberated To the Bone: Histories. Bodies. Futures by Susan Raffo
Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice by Staci Haines
The Complex PTSD Workbook by Arielle Schwartz, PhD
Ritual: Power, Healing and Community by Malidoma Patrice Some
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
Becoming Safety Embodied by Deirdre Fay, MSW
Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice by Judith Lewis Herman
Prozak Diaries: Psychiatry and Generational Memory in Iran by Orkideh Behrouzan
The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love Paperback by Sonya Renee Taylor
Healing the Soul Wound: Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities by Eduardo Duran
Helplines
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 - call or text
Samaritans Helpline: (877) 870-4673
Crisis Text Line: text “HOME” to 741741
Subdial: an app you may choose to download which has alternatives to calling the police regarding a crisis
The Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
Pet Compassion Careline: (855) 245-8214
Maine Crisis Line: call or text (888) 568-1112, or chat live on their website
American Poison Control Centers: (800) 222-1222
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233 or chat live on their website
National Sexual Assault Hotline: (800) 656-4673 or chat live on their website
Substance Abuse National Helpline (SAMHSA): (800) 662-4357
National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: (800) 931-2237
Postpartum Support International: 800-944-4773