Resources

Book recommendation and Resources

PTSD/Complex Trauma

“No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model” by Richard C. Schwartz Ph.D.
“Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving” by Pete Walker
“The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
“Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship” by Heller and LaPierre
“Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma” by Peter A. Levine
“Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of the Body” by Peter A. Levine
“What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry
“It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle” by Mark Wolynn
“Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love” by Amir Levine, Rachel Heller
“When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress” by Gabor Mate
“In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness” by Gabor Mate
“My grandmother’s hands” by ResmaaMenakem
“Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror” by Judith Herman
“The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole” by Arielle Schwartz
“Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual: Trauma-Informed Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD & Substance Abuse” by Richard Schwartz
PolyvagalTheory” by stephen porges
“Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma” by Staci Haines

Books for Couples

1. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts By Gary Chapman
Eight Dates by Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman
The Relationship Cure by Dr. John Gottman
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs
“The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Relationship: How to Support Your Partner and Keep Your Relationship Healthy” by Diane England
“The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships” by Bonnie Badenoch
“Healing Together: A Couple’s Guide to Coping with Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress” by Suzanne B. Phillips
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and how it Can Help You Find – and Keep by Amir Levine

Vicarious Trauma & Burnout for Physicians mental health professionals, News

Anchors/reporters, attorneys and those in social service industries

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Vicarious Trauma: A Brief for Administrators, Physicians, and Human service works” by Daniel Lancaster
“Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession: a practical guide to trauma, burnout and collective care” by Joana Fleck
“The Compassion Fatigue Workbook: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization” by Francoise Mathieu

Depression and Anxiety

ADHD

Psychiatry/Medication Management

Grief and Loss

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler
Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss – by Dr. Alan Wolfelt
Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love by Earl A. Grollman

Alternative Medicines

Chronic Pain

Resources for

Crisis/EmergencyServices

NAMI Helpline Resource Directory: website
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800) 273-8255
In case of a dangerous or life-threatening emergency, always dial 911 immediately
Crisis Text Line: Text NAMI to 741741 / www.crisistextline.org
International Suicide Hotline Directory: www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
Orange County Crisis Hotline 714-639-4673
Orange County Mental Health Hotline 714-834-6900
National Drug and Alcohol Abuse Hotline 800-662-HELP
UCI Medical Neuropsychiatric Center 714-456-5801, 101 The City Drive, Orange
South Coast Medical Center 949-499-7501, 31872 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach CA
Hoag Hospital Crisis Unit 949-764-6542, 307 Placentia Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92663

Resources

Book recommendation and Resources

Books for Couples

Vicarious Trauma & Burnout for Physicians mental health professionals, News

Depression and Anxiety

ADHD

Psychiatry/Medication Management

Grief and Loss

Alternative Medicines

Chronic Pain

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