Books
Amen, D. (2005). Making a Good Brain Great
- Germer, C. (2009). The Mindful Path to Self-compassion
- Herman, J. (1992). Trauma and Recovery
- Lefort, et. al. (2015). Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain
Levine, P. (2011). In an unspoken voice – How the body releases trauma and restores goodness
- Neff, K. (2011). Self-compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Neufeld, G. & Mate, G. (2006). Hold on to your Kids
Rothschild, B. (2010). 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
Van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score– Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Wolfelt, A. (2007). Living in the Shadow of the Ghosts of Grief
Look for books and on-line articles by the following people:
*Interpersonal Neurobiology: Dan Siegel, Alan Shore, Steven Porges.
Frankel, H. Helping Your Children During and After a Divorce
https://www.archways.ca/blog/helping-children-cope-with-divorce
*Positive Psychology: Martin Seligman, Barbara Fredrickson, and others.
www.authentichappiness.com (Check out their diagnostic questionnaires on “VIA Signature Strengths”)
*Sensorimotor Psychotherapy & Trauma Recovery: Pat Ogden.
Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing), Ron Kurtz (Hakomi), Babette Rothchild, Judith Herman, and Bessel van der Kolk. David Baldwin’s www.trauma-pages.com & Peter Levine’s resources section at www.traumahealing.com
Painting by: Neese Lavellee