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Upside
by Jim Rendon • 2015
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
3.89
298
Upside Summary
Upside 97%
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
by Jim Rendon 2015
3.89
298 ratings
Trauma
by Paul Conti • 2021
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
3.73
2k+
Trauma Summary
Trauma 96%
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
Invisible Heroes
by Belleruth Naparstek • 2004
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
4.28
223
Invisible Heroes Summary
Invisible Heroes 96%
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
by Belleruth Naparstek 2004
4.28
223 ratings
Journey through Trauma
by Gretchen Schmelzer • 2018
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
4.50
452
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma 96%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
Soulbriety
by Elisa Hallerman • 2022
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
4.01
242
Soulbriety Summary
Soulbriety 96%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
by David A. Treleaven • 2018
Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.
4.39
965
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Summary
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness 96%
Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.
by David A. Treleaven 2018
4.39
965 ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past 96%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
714
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival 96%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 ratings
An Autobiography of Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2024
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
3.80
362
An Autobiography of Trauma Summary
An Autobiography of Trauma 96%
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
by Peter A. Levine 2024
3.80
362 ratings
The Choice
by Edith Eger • 2017
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
4.57
133k+
The Choice Summary
The Choice 96%
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
by Edith Eger 2017
4.57
133k+ ratings
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience
by Pauline G. Boss • 2006
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
4.27
99
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience Summary
Loss, Trauma, and Resilience 96%
Therapy for loss without certainty: no funeral, no body, no goodbye. Resilience is still trainable.
by Pauline G. Boss 2006
4.27
99 ratings
The Pain We Carry
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
4.41
543
The Pain We Carry Summary
The Pain We Carry 95%
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022
4.41
543 ratings
Homecoming
by Thema Bryant • 2022
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
4.32
1k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 95%
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022
4.32
1k+ ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 95%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
The Tao of Fully Feeling
by Pete Walker • 1995
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
4.41
1k+
The Tao of Fully Feeling Summary
The Tao of Fully Feeling 95%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Myth of Normal
by Gabor Maté • 2022
Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.
4.30
37k+
The Myth of Normal Summary
The Myth of Normal 95%
Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.
by Gabor Maté 2022
4.30
37k+ ratings
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
by Babette Rothschild • 2009
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
4.23
487
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery 95%
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009
4.23
487 ratings
Triggers
by David Richo • 2019
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
3.86
905
Triggers Summary
Triggers 95%
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
by David Richo 2019
3.86
905 ratings
EMDR
by Francine Shapiro • 1997
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
4.10
957
EMDR Summary
EMDR 95%
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
by Francine Shapiro 1997
4.10
957 ratings
The Haunted Self
by Onno van der Hart • 2006
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
4.44
393
The Haunted Self Summary
The Haunted Self 95%
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
by Onno van der Hart 2006
4.44
393 ratings
Befriend Your Brain
by Faith G. Harper • 2022
Your brain confuses deadlines with predators. The neuroscience-backed playbook for retraining it.
3.92
180
Befriend Your Brain Summary
Befriend Your Brain 95%
Your brain confuses deadlines with predators. The neuroscience-backed playbook for retraining it.
by Faith G. Harper 2022
3.92
180 ratings
Emotional Sobriety
by Tian Dayton • 2007
The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.
4.26
486
Emotional Sobriety Summary
Emotional Sobriety 95%
The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.
by Tian Dayton 2007
4.26
486 ratings
Trauma and the Body
by Pat Ogden • 2006
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
4.40
614
Trauma and the Body Summary
Trauma and the Body 95%
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
by Pat Ogden 2006
4.40
614 ratings
How We Grow Through What We Go Through
by Christopher Willard • 2022
Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.
3.85
213
How We Grow Through What We Go Through Summary
How We Grow Through What We Go Through 95%
Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.
by Christopher Willard 2022
3.85
213 ratings
When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling
by H. Norman Wright • 2018
Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.
4.13
8
When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling Summary
When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling 95%
Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.
by H. Norman Wright 2018
4.13
8 ratings
The Body Remembers
by Babette Rothschild • 2000
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
4.28
3k+
The Body Remembers Summary
The Body Remembers 95%
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
by Babette Rothschild 2000
4.28
3k+ ratings
Break the Cycle
by Mariel Buqué • 2023
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
4.20
1k+
Break the Cycle Summary
Break the Cycle 95%
Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.
by Mariel Buqué 2023
4.20
1k+ ratings
In My Room
by Jim Lucey • 2014
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
3.38
203
In My Room Summary
In My Room 95%
Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.
by Jim Lucey 2014
3.38
203 ratings
When Religion Hurts You
by Laura E. Anderson • 2023
Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.
4.38
2k+
When Religion Hurts You Summary
When Religion Hurts You 95%
Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.
by Laura E. Anderson 2023
4.38
2k+ ratings
Trauma Stewardship
by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky • 2007
Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.
4.28
7k+
Trauma Stewardship Summary
Trauma Stewardship 95%
Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.
by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky 2007
4.28
7k+ ratings
My Grandmother's Hands
by Resmaa Menakem • 2017
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
4.38
12k+
My Grandmother's Hands Summary
My Grandmother's Hands 95%
Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.
by Resmaa Menakem 2017
4.38
12k+ ratings
The Mindset Of A Refugee
by Joseph Minani • 2020
A mindset forged in displacement could be the world's most powerful engine for change.
The Mindset Of A Refugee Summary
The Mindset Of A Refugee 95%
A mindset forged in displacement could be the world's most powerful engine for change.
by Joseph Minani 2020
Getting Past Your Past
by Francine Shapiro • 2012
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
4.07
4k+
Getting Past Your Past Summary
Getting Past Your Past 95%
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
by Francine Shapiro 2012
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Courage to Heal
by Ellen Bass • 2008
A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.
4.21
8k+
The Courage to Heal Summary
The Courage to Heal 95%
A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.
by Ellen Bass 2008
4.21
8k+ ratings
Healing Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2005
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
4.08
2k+
Healing Trauma Summary
Healing Trauma 95%
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
by Peter A. Levine 2005
4.08
2k+ ratings
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
3.92
7k+
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas Summary
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas 95%
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
by Dan S. Kennedy 1996
3.92
7k+ ratings
Bounce
by Robert J. Wicks • 2009
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
3.77
110
Bounce Summary
Bounce 95%
Stress is a slow leak. A daily reset for those who spend their days pouring into others.
by Robert J. Wicks 2009
3.77
110 ratings
Perspective
by Robert J. Wicks • 2014
Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.
3.86
49
Perspective Summary
Perspective 95%
Unshakeable calm isn't found. It's built through small, daily shifts in how you see.
by Robert J. Wicks 2014
3.86
49 ratings
Dissociation Made Simple
by Jamie Marich • 2023
Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.
4.06
621
Dissociation Made Simple Summary
Dissociation Made Simple 95%
Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.
by Jamie Marich 2023
4.06
621 ratings
Yoga for Emotional Trauma
by Mary Nurriestearns • 2013
When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.
3.93
174
Yoga for Emotional Trauma Summary
Yoga for Emotional Trauma 95%
When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.
by Mary Nurriestearns 2013
3.93
174 ratings
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations
by Franz Ruppert • 2005
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
4.06
262
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations Summary
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations 95%
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
by Franz Ruppert 2005
4.06
262 ratings
Lifting Heavy Things
by Laura Khoudari
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
3.63
1k+
Lifting Heavy Things Summary
Lifting Heavy Things 95%
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
by Laura Khoudari
3.63
1k+ ratings
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga
by David Emerson • 2011
Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.
4.26
1k+
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga Summary
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga 95%
Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.
by David Emerson 2011
4.26
1k+ ratings
Expressive Writing
by James W. Pennebaker • 2014
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
3.89
311
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing 95%
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
by James W. Pennebaker 2014
3.89
311 ratings
Childhood Disrupted
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa • 2015
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
4.27
3k+
Childhood Disrupted Summary
Childhood Disrupted 94%
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015
4.27
3k+ ratings
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD
by Arielle Schwartz • 2020
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
4.23
416
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD Summary
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD 94%
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
by Arielle Schwartz 2020
4.23
416 ratings
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 94%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process
by David Berceli • 2008
Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.
4.05
441
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process Summary
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process 94%
Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.
by David Berceli 2008
4.05
441 ratings
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
by Gabor Maté • 2007
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
4.48
24k+
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 94%
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
by Gabor Maté 2007
4.48
24k+ ratings
Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Richard C. Schwartz • 1994
Your mind is many parts, not one self. The therapy that helps them trust the innate leader.
4.34
2k+
Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Internal Family Systems Therapy 94%
Your mind is many parts, not one self. The therapy that helps them trust the innate leader.
by Richard C. Schwartz 1994
4.34
2k+ ratings
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