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Tools to Guide Your Journey.
Having access to valuable resources and support can significantly enhance your healing process. Koelle’s diverse collection of free resources includes insightful blogs, podcasts, newsletters, as well as recommended books, films, and online resources.
“Whether you’re seeking inspiration, practical tools, or a reminder that you’re not alone, these resources are here to support you wherever you are on your journey.”
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A Normal Part of Life
Koelle Simpson and Erahm Christophers’ A Normal Part of Life podcast explores the hidden realities of trauma, healing, human connection, and the stories we often struggle to speak aloud. Through intimate conversations, lived experiences, and powerful reflections, the series invites listeners into honest dialogue about what shapes us, wounds us, and ultimately helps us heal. At its core, the podcast reminds us that struggle, growth, grief, love, and healing are all a normal part of life.
Podcast Selection
Book
Puppy Brain
By Kerry Nichols
The Gifts of Imperfection
By Brené Brown
Braving the Wilderness
By Brené Brown
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
By Stuart Brown & Christopher Vaughan MD
The Deepest Well
By Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.
The Choice: Escaping the Past and Embracing the Possible
By Dr. Edith Eva Eger
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
By Charles Eisenstein
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
By Stephanie Foo
Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World—A Memoir of Nature's Healing Power
By Craig Foster
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
By Ben Goldfarb
Who Would You Be Without Your Story?
By Byron Katie
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
By Amir Levine, M.D., & Rachel S. F. Heller, M.A.
Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of the Body
By Peter A. Levine
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
By Peter A. Levine & Gabor Maté - foreword M.D.
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
By Peter A. Levine & Ann Frederick
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
By Gabor Maté MD
The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You: Revised and Updated
By Karla Mclaren
Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered
By Bruce D Perry & Maia Szalavitz
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
By Sarah Polley
The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships
By Diane Poole Heller PhD
Ishmael: A Novel
By Daniel Quinn
Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship
By Terrence Real
Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
By Carl Safina
The Theradelic Approach: Psychedelic Therapy. Perspective, Preparation, and Practice
By Sunny Strasburg LMFT
We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection, and Enduring Love
By Stan Tatkin PsyD MFT
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
By Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
By Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
Film & Documentaries
I hope you find these recommended films and documentaries helpful. Some of these films create awareness surrounding sexual abuse and effective ways to work with trauma and the body.
The Tale
HBO
Miss Representation
Amazon
I am Jane Doe
The City of Joy
Netflix
The Mask You Live In
Amazon
Athlete A
Netflix
The Wisdom of Trauma
Documentary
Audrie & Daisy
Netflix
Websites
These websites provide useful information on effective ways to work with trauma and the body.
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Koelle has created a growing online space to support anyone on their healing journey. Wherever they are and at their own pace. Visit the Free Resources page for articles, tools, podcast episodes, and nature-based practices.
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