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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 98%
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021
3.73
2k+ 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 97%
Your brain confuses deadlines with predators. The neuroscience-backed playbook for retraining it.
by Faith G. Harper 2022
3.92
180 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 97%
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
Healing Developmental Trauma
by Laurence Heller • 2012
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
4.26
2k+
Healing Developmental Trauma Summary
Healing Developmental Trauma 97%
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
by Laurence Heller 2012
4.26
2k+ 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 97%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 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 97%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 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 97%
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
by Francine Shapiro 1997
4.10
957 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
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
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 96%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
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 96%
Half of trauma survivors report positive change. The science of how suffering rebuilds a life.
by Jim Rendon 2015
3.89
298 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 96%
Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.
by Christopher Willard 2022
3.85
213 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
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 96%
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
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 96%
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
by David Richo 2019
3.86
905 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 96%
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
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 96%
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015
4.27
3k+ ratings
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 96%
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
by Francine Shapiro 2012
4.07
4k+ 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 96%
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009
4.23
487 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 96%
The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.
by Tian Dayton 2007
4.26
486 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
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+
The Science of Stuck Summary
The Science of Stuck 96%
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
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy
by Deb Dana • 2018
Three neural pathways drive your reactions. Map your way from shutdown back to connection.
4.35
2k+
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy Summary
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy 96%
Three neural pathways drive your reactions. Map your way from shutdown back to connection.
by Deb Dana 2018
4.35
2k+ 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 96%
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022
4.32
1k+ 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
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
Body-First Healing Summary
Body-First Healing 95%
Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.
by Brittany Piper 2025
4.03
348 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
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 95%
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
by Arielle Schwartz 2020
4.23
416 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
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+
Healing Your Emotional Self Summary
Healing Your Emotional Self 95%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ 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
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
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
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
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 95%
Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.
by David A. Treleaven 2018
4.39
965 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
Invincible
by Brian F. Martin • 2014
Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.
4.57
698
Invincible Summary
Invincible 95%
Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.
by Brian F. Martin 2014
4.57
698 ratings
Healing Is the New High
by Vex King • 2021
Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.
3.98
5k+
Healing Is the New High Summary
Healing Is the New High 95%
Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.
by Vex King 2021
3.98
5k+ ratings
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
4.53
505
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame 95%
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015
4.53
505 ratings
Peace from Broken Pieces
by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
4.23
3k+
Peace from Broken Pieces Summary
Peace from Broken Pieces 95%
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
by Iyanla Vanzant 2010
4.23
3k+ ratings
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
Healing Sex Summary
Healing Sex 95%
Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.
by Staci Haines 1999
4.29
549 ratings
Embracing Shame
by Bret Lyon • 2023
The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.
4.10
141
Embracing Shame Summary
Embracing Shame 95%
The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.
by Bret Lyon 2023
4.10
141 ratings
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
Rage Summary
Rage 95%
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
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 95%
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 an Unspoken Voice
by Peter A. Levine • 2010
The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.
4.34
3k+
In an Unspoken Voice Summary
In an Unspoken Voice 95%
The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.
by Peter A. Levine 2010
4.34
3k+ ratings
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+
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns 95%
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
by Gitta Jacob 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
Letting Go Of Shame
by Ronald T. Potter-Efron • 1989
The voice that says you are defective can be quieted. A clinical guide to reclaiming self-respect.
4.01
176
Letting Go Of Shame Summary
Letting Go Of Shame 95%
The voice that says you are defective can be quieted. A clinical guide to reclaiming self-respect.
by Ronald T. Potter-Efron 1989
4.01
176 ratings
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes
by Peter A. Levine • 2006
Trauma is a nervous system stuck on alert. The hands-on reset for a child's body.
4.34
492
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes Summary
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes 95%
Trauma is a nervous system stuck on alert. The hands-on reset for a child's body.
by Peter A. Levine 2006
4.34
492 ratings
Trauma Releasing Exercises
by David Berceli • 2005
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
4.08
333
Trauma Releasing Exercises Summary
Trauma Releasing Exercises 95%
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
by David Berceli 2005
4.08
333 ratings
Whole Again
by Jackson MacKenzie • 2019
The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.
4.19
4k+
Whole Again Summary
Whole Again 95%
The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.
by Jackson MacKenzie 2019
4.19
4k+ ratings
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