Tools & Wisdom to Guide Your Journey

Resources to Help Guide

You on Your Journey

I am a life-long learner. I never stop devouring knowledge to help guide both my personal journey and seek to effectively support my clients. I want to share recommendations for books, movies, documentaries, articles and other resources that I find helpful.

Books

Film & Documentaries

Websites

“While experiences of trauma can have an enormous impact on our minds, heart and bodies — we begin the road to healing and personal freedom each time we take a small step to slow down and re-connect with what we truly need to feel safe in any given moment.”

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Book Reccomendations

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Braving the Wilderness

By Brene Brown

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The Gift of Imperfection

By Brene Brown

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Play: How it Shapes the Brain

By Stuart Brown

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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

By Dr. Nadine Burke Harris

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The Choice

By Edith Eva Eger

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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

By Charles Eisenstein

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Man's Search for Meaning

By Viktor E. Frankl

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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

By Ben Goldfarb

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Who Would You Be Without Your Story

By Byron Katie

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Braiding Sweetgrass

By Robin Kimmerer

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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love

By Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

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Walking the Tiger

By Peter Levine

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Healing Trauma

By Peter Levine

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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

By Peter A. Levine 

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The Language of Emotions

By Karla McLaren

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Run Towards the Danger

By Sarah Polley

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The Power of Attachment

By Diane Pool Heller

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Ishmael: A Novel

By Daniel Quinn

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Beyond Words

By Carl Safina

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Internal Family Systems Therapy

By Richard C. Schwartz & Martha Sweezy

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We Do: Saying Yes to a Relationship of Depth, True Connection, and Enduring Love

By Stan Tatkin, PsyD MFT 

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The Body Keeps Score

By Bessel Van de Kolk

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What Happened to You?

By Oprah Winfrey & Dr. Bruce 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.

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The Tale – HBO

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Miss Representation – Amazon

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The Mask You Live In – Amazon

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I am Jane Doe

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City of Joy – Netflix

The Wisdom of Trauma –Documentary

Athlete A – Netflix

Audrie & Daisy – Netflix

Useful Websites

These websites provide useful information on effective ways to work with trauma and the body.

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Equus Coaching

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Qi Gong

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Yoga

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Rolfing Massage – from a practitioner you trust

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EMDR

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Somatic Experiencing

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TRE – Trauma Release Exercises

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EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique

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