Here are some blogs on trauma.
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Books about Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Bessel van der Kolk
This book describes the connection between brain, mind, and body and how trauma can reshape all of them. The Body Keeps the Score offers hope for trauma survivors and describes how working with all three can improve and heal oneself.
When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection - Gabor Maté
Similar to The Body Keeps the Score, this book explores the link between the mind and the body. When the Body Says No goes further by uncovering and discussing links between trauma and physical diseases, like arthritis and heart disease.
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma - Peter A. Levine
This book validates trauma—even trauma reactions to “ordinary” experiences—and provides exercises for readers to get in touch with their bodies to heal trauma symptoms.
Books about Emotional Abuse
Safe People - Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Safe People recognizes the traps readers sometimes find themselves in—relationships where one is left feeling manipulated, shamed, guilted, etc. This book provides readers with strategies to find “safe people” and break out of negative relationships patterns developed from trauma and abuse.
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship: How to Stop Being Abused and How to Stop Abusing - Beverly Engel
This book defines and describes what emotional abuse is and provides strategies for people to break cycles of emotional abuse in relationships—both for those who are emotionally abused and those who emotionally abuse others.
Books about Emotional Neglect
Running on Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships With Your Partner, Your Parents and Your CHildren - Jonice Webb
As a follow-up to Running on Empty, this book continues the conversation and offers more effective solutions for forming deeper connections within the present.
Books on Spiritual Abuse
Toxic Faith - Stephen Arterburn and Jack Felton
This book addresses “toxic faith,” referring to when religion is used to control or avoid one’s life. Toxic Faith outlines what healthy faith looks like and how to work religion into a balanced life.
The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse - David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen
The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse discusses how the church can be misused by placing guilt, shame, etc., on others. This book aims to help those who get caught in abusive systems within religion and how to practice spirituality outside of these harmful systems.
Sacred Wounds: A Path to Healing from Spiritual Trauma - Teresa Pasquale
Sacred Wounds is a trauma-focused book on healing wounds from spiritual abuse. Using real-life examples, this book guides readers through their own healing.
Healing Spiritual Abuse: How to Break Free from Bad Church Experiences - Ken M. Blue
This book outlines key elements of spiritual abuse, namely that readers don’t feel safe questioning church leadership or talking about their current struggles. Instead of blaming oneself, Healing Spiritual Abuse provides guidance for healing.
Unashamed: A Coming Out Guide for LGBTQ Christians - Amber Cantorna
Unashamed helps LGBTQ Christians reconcile both their faith and their queerness by conquering the negative feelings that arise on the road to living authentically with both identities.
OliveMe Counseling YouTube Channel
My Youtube Channel has short, 5-10 minute videos on a variety of topics, including trauma and abuse. If you’re looking for bite-sized resources on emotions like the one below, my channel is a great place to start your search.
