Chronic Sex

• The Anatomy of Change: a Way to Move through Life’s Transitions by Richard Strozzi Heckler
• Being Human at Work, edited by Richard Strozzi Heckler
• Bioenergetics by Alexander Lowen
• Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method: The Integrated Use of Mindfulness, Nonviolence and the Body by Ron Kurtz
• The Body in Psychotherapy: Inquiries in Somatic Psychology (Body in Psychotherapy, Vol. 3) by Don Hanlon Johnson
• The Body in Recovery: Somatic Psychotherapy and the Self by John P. Conger
• Bone, Breath, & Gesture: Practices of Embodiment (Bone, Breath, & Gesture) by Don Hanlon Johnson
• Emotional Anatomy: The Structure of Experience by Stanley Keleman
• Getting in Touch: A Guide to New Body-Centered Therapies by Christine Caldwell
• Getting Our Bodies Back by Christine Caldwell
• Healing Sex: A Mind/Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines
• Healing Sex DVD: A Mind/Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines
• Holding the Center: Sanctuary in a Time of Confusion by Richard Strozzi Heckler
• The Intuitive Body: Aikido as a Clairsentient Practice by Wendy Palmer
• The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader by Richard Strozzi Heckler
• The Life We Are Given: A Long-Term Program for Realizing the Potential of Body, Mind, Heart and Soul by George Leonard and Michael Murphy
• Somatics: Reawakening the Mind's Control of Movement, Flexibility, and Health by Thomas Hanna
• The Survivor’s Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life after Child Sexual Abuse by Staci Haines
• Your Body Speaks Its Mind by Stanley Keleman

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Trauma

• What Is Psychological Trauma? (pdf)
• What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? (pdf)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Myths and Facts About PTSD (pdf)
• Exposure To A Traumatic Event Does Not Automatically Put A Person On A Path To Develop PTSD: The Importance of Protective Factors To Promote Resiliency
• Retraumatizing the Victim (pdf)
• PTSD and Children (pdf)
• Helping a Child Manage Fears After a Traumatic Event (pdf)
• The Effects of DID on Children of Trauma Survivors (pdf)
• What Are Traumatic Memories? (pdf)
• What Is a Dissociative Disorder? (pdf)
• Hope for Recovery from PTSD – Video

Seeking Help

• How to Choose a Therapist for Post-Traumatic Stress and Dissociative Conditions (pdf)
• A Recovery Bill of Rights for Trauma Survivors (pdf)
• Understanding Integration as a Natural Part of Trauma Recovery (pdf)
• About Medications for Combat PTSD (pdf)
• iSurvive

Books

• Attachment, Trauma, and Healing: Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children and Families by Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans
• The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment by Babette Rothschild
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glenn R. Schiraldi
• Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman, M.D.
• Victims of Cruelty: Somatic Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Marianna Eckberg
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick
• Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
• The Untouched Key: Tracing Childhood Trauma in Creativity and Destructiveness by Alice Miller
• Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society by Bessel A. van der Kolk MD, Alexander C. McFarlane, and Lars Weisaeth
• Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy by Kekuni Minton, Pat Ogden, Clare Pain, and Bessel van der Kolk
• Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk
• Healing Through the Dark Emotions by Miriam Greenspan

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• Abused Boys: The Neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse by Mic Hunter
• The Betrayal Bond by Patrick J. Carnes
• Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
• Healing Sex: A Mind/Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines
• No Secrets No Lies: How Black Families Can Heal from Sexual Abuse by Robin Stone
• The Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma by Annie Rogers
• Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew and Ellen Bass
• When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus
• Unchained Memories: True Stories of Traumatic Memories, Lost and Found by Lenore Terr
• Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child by Laura Davis

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• About Child Trauma
• Effects of Complex Trauma
• Populations At Risk
• Types of Child Trauma

• EMDR: The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma by Francine Shapiro, Margot Silk Forrest
• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley
• Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuro-Science of Everyday Life by Steven Johnson
• Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind/Body Medicine by Candace Pert, Ph.D.
• A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
• Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, Third Edition by Robert M. Sapolsky
• Your Body Is Your Subconscious Mind, CD series and reader, by Candace Pert, Ph.D.
• The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles by Bruce Lipton
• The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being by Daniel J. M.D. Siegel
• The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are by Daniel J. M.D. Siegel
• A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon
• Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer
• Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain by Antonio Damasio
• The Feeling of What Happens, Body & Emotion in the Making of Consciousness by Antonio Damasio

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• Anxiety, Flashbacks, and Grounding Techniques Handout (pdf)
• Assessing, Intervening, and Treating Traumatized Older Adults (pdf)
• Breaking the Cycle of Child Traumatic Stress Presentation (pdf)
• Challenging Avoidance and Safety Behaviours Handout (pdf)
• Detaching from Emotional Pain (Grounding) Handout (pdf)
• Explaining the Rationale for Trauma-Focussed Work: Why it’s Good to Talk (pdf)
• False Safety Behaviors Handout (pdf)
• First Aid for Emotional Trauma (pdf)
• Grounding Techniques (pdf)
• Guide to Journal Writing for Recovery (pdf)
• How to Create a Trigger Record
• Live within Your Window of Tolerance - Guide by Laura Kerr
• Mindfulness Exercises
• Non-violent Conflict Resolution Skills (pdf)
• Post-Trauma Reactions that Lead to PTSD (pdf)
• Processing trauma: the factory metaphor (pdf)
• Progressive muscle relaxation patient handout (pdf)
• PTSD information for patients (pdf)
• Stuck-Points:  What are they? (pdf)
• Stuck-Points:  What are they? (page 2) (pdf)
• Surviving torture - understanding the nature and purpose of torture (pdf)
• The PLAN Tool—Prepare to Face Triggers (pdf)
• The Power and Control Wheel diagram - for understanding abusive and violent behaviors (pdf)
• The RID Tool—Dealing With Triggers (pdf)
• Trauma Triggers and Memories—Overview (pdf)
• Understanding Child Traumatic Stress (pdf)
• Writing to Heal Handout (pdf)

• 5 Ways I’m Unlearning My ‘Fawn’ Response
• 7 Subtle Signs Your Trauma Response Is To ‘Fawn’
• People-pleasing Can Be A Result Of Trauma. It’s Called ‘Fawning’ — Here’s How To Recognize It.

• Dating and Sex After Trauma: A Webinar for Survivors and Those Who Love Them

• ACEs Too High
• AMBIT Network
• Child Trauma Academy
• Childhood Violent Trauma Center
• Generative Somatics—Staci Haines
• Indian Country Child Trauma Center
• Jim Hopper Child Sexual Abuse Resource Page
• National Center for Trauma Informed Care
• National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
• National Native Children’s Trauma Center 
• SAMHSA’s National Center for Trauma-Informed Care
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute—Pat Ogden
• Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute, Inc.
• Somatic Experiencing & The Foundation for Human Enrichment—Peter Levine
• Strozzi Institute—Richard Strozzi Heckler
• The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
• The Trauma Center