🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

Books that reframe clinical practice around understanding how trauma lives in the body and mind. Essential reading for therapists and anyone seeking to heal with safety and compassion at the center.

Good Morning, Monster

by Catherine Gildiner • 2019

Five patients, five unthinkable childhoods, and one therapist's account of how they healed.

4.45

67k+

🩺 Clinical Case Studies 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧩 Dissociative Identity 🪞 Narcissistic Parents

Good Morning, Monster

Five patients, five unthinkable childhoods, and one therapist's account of how they healed.

by Catherine Gildiner 2019

4.45

67k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Case Studies 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧩 Dissociative Identity 🪞 Narcissistic Parents

How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair

by Linda J. MacDonald • 2010

For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.

4.36

482

💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔧 Marriage Repair 🧱 Rebuilding Trust 🙏 Amends And Apology ⚡ Couples In Crisis

How to Help Your Spouse Heal From Your Affair

For the unfaithful: own the damage, live transparently, and accept the pace your spouse sets.

by Linda J. MacDonald 2010

4.36

482 ratings

💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔧 Marriage Repair 🧱 Rebuilding Trust 🙏 Amends And Apology ⚡ Couples In Crisis

Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare

by Shahida Arabi • 2016

Master the narcissist's tactics to break free, heal, and never be love bombed again.

4.19

1k+

🛡️ Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Emotional Abuse 🧨 Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonds 🪤 Manipulation Tactics

Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare

Master the narcissist's tactics to break free, heal, and never be love bombed again.

by Shahida Arabi 2016

4.19

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Emotional Abuse 🧨 Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonds 🪤 Manipulation Tactics

Aggression in Play Therapy

by Lisa Dion • 2018

Aggressive play is communication, not misbehavior. Your nervous system is the translator.

4.72

299

🧸 Play Therapy 🧒 Child Psychology 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Therapist Self-Care 👶 Child Therapists

Aggression in Play Therapy

Aggressive play is communication, not misbehavior. Your nervous system is the translator.

by Lisa Dion 2018

4.72

299 ratings

🧸 Play Therapy 🧒 Child Psychology 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Therapist Self-Care 👶 Child Therapists

Permission to Come Home

by Jenny Wang • 2022

Your family gave you a survival map. A psychologist shows Asian Americans how to draw their own.

4.43

1k+

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🧧 Asian American Identity 📖 Emotional Literacy 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Healing From Shame

Permission to Come Home

Your family gave you a survival map. A psychologist shows Asian Americans how to draw their own.

by Jenny Wang 2022

4.43

1k+ ratings

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🧧 Asian American Identity 📖 Emotional Literacy 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Healing From Shame

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

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

The Sexual Healing Journey

by Wendy Maltz • 1991

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

4.23

821

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Sexual Healing Journey

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

by Wendy Maltz 1991

4.23

821 ratings

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

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