resources & suggested reading

Resources

  • If you are in crisis and need immediate support to manage safety concerns, call 9-1-1.

  • National Suicide Hotline: Call or text 9-8-8

  • Information on trauma recovery through Somatic Experiencing: www.traumahealing.org

    • For an explanation of the connection between trauma and the body, and Somatic Experiencing for trauma resolution, click here (From Resmaa Menaken, My Grandmother’s Hands)

  • The Trevor Project: Text 678-678

  • Community Support in San Diego, CA: Call 2-1-1

  • Language of the Body- Sensation Cheat Sheet

  • In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness- Peter Levine

  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma- Peter Levine

  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts sand Bodies- Resmaa Menakem, LICSW, SEP

  • The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships- Diane Poole Heller, PhD, SEP

  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief- Francis Weller

  • Comfortable with Uncertainty: Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion- Pema Chodron

  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself- Nedra Glover Tawwab

  • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship and Community- Mia Birdsong

  • Adult Children of Emotional Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, and Self-Involved Parents- Lindsay Gibson, PsyD

Suggested Reading