25 Books like The Complex PTSD Workbook

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

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD Summary

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD 98%

Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.

by Arielle Schwartz 2020

4.23

416 ratings

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

Healing Your Emotional Self

by Beverly Engel • 2006

Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.

4.00

1k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 💗 Self-Compassion

Healing Your Emotional Self 98%

Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.

by Beverly Engel 2006

4.00

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 💗 Self-Compassion

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+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Shame Resilience ✊ Feminist Psychology

The Courage to Heal 98%

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Shame Resilience ✊ Feminist Psychology

Healing Developmental Trauma

by Laurence Heller • 2012

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

4.26

2k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Healing Developmental Trauma 98%

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

by Laurence Heller 2012

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Body-First Healing

by Brittany Piper • 2025

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

4.03

348

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

Body-First Healing 98%

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

by Brittany Piper 2025

4.03

348 ratings

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

Triggers

by David Richo • 2019

Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.

3.86

905

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌧️ Grief Work

Triggers 97%

Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.

by David Richo 2019

3.86

905 ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌧️ Grief Work

Rage

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron • 2007

Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.

3.93

281

😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

Rage 97%

Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron 2007

3.93

281 ratings

😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Complex Trauma 🔄 Phase-Based Healing 📖 Narrative Therapy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Journey through Trauma 97%

Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.

by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018

4.50

452 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Complex Trauma 🔄 Phase-Based Healing 📖 Narrative Therapy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

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+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

Getting Past Your Past 97%

Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.

by Francine Shapiro 2012

4.07

4k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Tao of Fully Feeling

by Pete Walker • 1995

Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.

4.41

1k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Emotional Suppression

The Tao of Fully Feeling 97%

Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.

by Pete Walker 1995

4.41

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Emotional Suppression

Invincible

by Brian F. Martin • 2014

Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.

4.57

698

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Invincible 97%

Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.

by Brian F. Martin 2014

4.57

698 ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Befriend Your Brain

by Faith G. Harper • 2022

Your brain confuses deadlines with predators. The neuroscience-backed playbook for retraining it.

3.92

180

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🔄 Brain Retraining 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🩺 Trauma-Informed Care

Befriend Your Brain 97%

Your brain confuses deadlines with predators. The neuroscience-backed playbook for retraining it.

by Faith G. Harper 2022

3.92

180 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🔄 Brain Retraining 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🩺 Trauma-Informed Care

The Science of Stuck

by Britt Frank • 2022

Being stuck isn't laziness; it's self-protection. Small moves, not giant leaps, break the pattern.

4.02

2k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🌑 Shadow Work 💭 Emotional Regulation 🚧 Self-Sabotage

The Science of Stuck 97%

Being stuck isn't laziness; it's self-protection. Small moves, not giant leaps, break the pattern.

by Britt Frank 2022

4.02

2k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🌑 Shadow Work 💭 Emotional Regulation 🚧 Self-Sabotage

Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns

by Gitta Jacob • 2012

Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.

3.96

2k+

🩺 Therapeutic Self-Help 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧸 Inner Child Work 💗 Self-Compassion Practices 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary

Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns 97%

Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.

by Gitta Jacob 2012

3.96

2k+ ratings

🩺 Therapeutic Self-Help 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧸 Inner Child Work 💗 Self-Compassion Practices 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Healing Sex

by Staci Haines • 1999

Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.

4.29

549

🩹 Sexual Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing 🤲 Survivors Of Abuse 🚧 Boundary Work

Healing Sex 97%

Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.

by Staci Haines 1999

4.29

549 ratings

🩹 Sexual Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing 🤲 Survivors Of Abuse 🚧 Boundary Work

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

How We Grow Through What We Go Through Summary

How We Grow Through What We Go Through 97%

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

by Christopher Willard 2022

3.85

213 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

It’s Not Always Depression

by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018

Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.

4.22

3k+

🧘 Emotional Wellness 🧠 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 👶 Inner Child Work 📖 Emotional Literacy

It’s Not Always Depression 97%

Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.

by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018

4.22

3k+ ratings

🧘 Emotional Wellness 🧠 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 👶 Inner Child Work 📖 Emotional Literacy

Whole Again

by Jackson MacKenzie • 2019

The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.

4.19

4k+

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 😔 Shame And Guilt

Whole Again 97%

The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.

by Jackson MacKenzie 2019

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 😔 Shame And Guilt

Healing the Shame That Binds You

by John Bradshaw • 1988

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

4.09

12k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary

Healing the Shame That Binds You 97%

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

by John Bradshaw 1988

4.09

12k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

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+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Lifting Heavy Things 97%

Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.

by Laura Khoudari

3.63

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

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

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 🌡️ Arousal Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair 💔 Dissociation

Trauma and the Body 97%

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

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 🌡️ Arousal Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair 💔 Dissociation

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🌱 Grounding Techniques 🐢 Self-Paced Healing 🌊 Flashback Management

8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery 97%

Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.

by Babette Rothschild 2009

4.23

487 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🌱 Grounding Techniques 🐢 Self-Paced Healing 🌊 Flashback Management

How to Do the Work

by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2021

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

4.13

35k+

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

How to Do the Work 97%

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

by Dr. Nicole LePera 2021

4.13

35k+ ratings

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

Emotional Sobriety

by Tian Dayton • 2007

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

4.26

486

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

Emotional Sobriety 97%

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

by Tian Dayton 2007

4.26

486 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

Embracing Shame

by Bret Lyon • 2023

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

4.10

141

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

Embracing Shame 97%

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

by Bret Lyon 2023

4.10

141 ratings

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

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