Trauma Reading (and resource) List
Apr 01, 2025
Trauma Reading List
My top picks:
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté (Author) Daniel Maté (With)
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
Oprah Winfrey (Author) Bruce D. Perry (Author)
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel Van Der Kolk (Author)
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity
Nadine Burke Harris (Author)
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us about Loss, Love, and Healing
Bruce D. Perry (Author) Maia Szalavitz (Author)
Other reads/ authors I recommend (not all are trauma specific) :
Authors:
Gabor Mate
Dr. Daniel Siegel (The Whole Brain Child, Mindsight, etc.)
Peter Levine (Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma)
Books:
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--And Keep--Love
Amir Levine (Author) Rachel Heller (Author)
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Amelia Nagoski (Author) Emily Nagoski (Author)
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Anna Lembke (Author)
Video/web Content:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheChildTraumaAcademyChannel
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