Supportive Resources

Trauma Healing Books

Complex PTSD: From Surviving To Thriving by Pete Walker

The Tao of Fully Feeling by Pete Walker

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine

In An Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine

When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk

The Complex PTSD Workbook by Arielle Schwartz

Healing Developmental Trauma by Laurence Heller and Aline LaPierre

Nurturing Resilience by Kathy Kain and Steven Terrell

The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller

Codependency

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody

Inner Child Healing & Self-Acceptance

Homecoming by John Bradshaw

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search For the True Self By Alice Miller

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson

Healing the Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield

It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

Warming the Stone Child by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Adult Children of Alcoholics

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Spiritual Healing and Growth

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

There Is Nothing Wrong With You by Cheri Huber

A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron

The Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford

Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman

The Undefended Self by Susan Thesenga

True Refuge by Tara Brach

Highly Sensitive Person

The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

Relationships

Sacred Relationships by Boone and MacDonald

Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg

Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel S.F. Heller

Grief and Loss

The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller

Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore

Unattended Sorrow by Steven Levine

The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise by Martin Prechtel

Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery

Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker

Support Groups

Alcoholics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

Al-Anon

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families

SAMSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Suicide Hotlines

Please reach out for support if you are struggling. You are not alone.

https://988lifeline.org/

https://nationaltoolkit.csw.fsu.edu/resource/national-hopeline-network-suicide-crisis-hotline-1-800-442-hope4673

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