Recommendations & Resources
Related to Psychotherapy, Hypnosis & Meditation
There are many excellent resources in our community. Here are a few that I like.
With all referrals, please pay attention to your own experience.
Books
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing by David Treleaven,phd. This wonderful book offers insights into how mindfulness can be safely applied for trauma recovery. Learn more at davidtreleaven.com
Waking The Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A Levine,phd. “In many ways, the felt sense is like a stream moving through an ever-changing landscape. It alters its character in resonance with its surroundings.” - Peter A Levine, Waking The Tiger: Healing Trauma. Learn more at somaticexperiencing.com/se-books
The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Vanderkolk. The Body Keeps the Score is the inspiring story of how a group of therapists and scientists— together with their courageous and memorable patients—has struggled to integrate recent advances in brain science, attachment research, and body awareness into treatments that can free trauma survivors from the tyranny of the past. Learn more at besselvanderkolk.com
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C Schwartz,phd. “All of us are born with many sub-minds―or parts,” says Dr. Schwartz. “These parts are not imaginary or symbolic. They are individuals who exist as an internal family within us―and the key to health and happiness is to honor, understand, and love every part.” Learn more at ifs-institute.com
Attachment Disturbances in Adults: Treatment for Comprehensive Repair by Daniel P. Brown, PhD, and David S. Elliott, PhD. A comprehensive treatment approach for the repair and resolution of attachment disturbances in adults, for use in clinical settings. Learn more at davidelliottphd.com
Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems edited by Phyllis Cole-Dai and Ruby R. Wilson. It is hard to choose just one poem to share from this exquisite compilation of over 150 mindfulness poems but enjoy the selection below. Learn more at graysonbooks.com
Think of Others
As you prepare your breakfast, think of others
(do not forget the pigeon’s food).
As you conduct your wars, think of others
(do not forget those who seek peace).
As you pay your water bill, think of others
(those who are nursed by clouds).
As you return home, to your home, think of others
(do not forget the people of the camps).
As you sleep and count the stars, think of others
(those who have nowhere to sleep).
As you express yourself in metaphor, think of others
(those who have lost the right to speak).
As you think of others far away, think of yourself
(say: If only I were a candle in the dark).—Mahmoud Darwish [trans. by Mohammed Shaheen] (p. 142)
Podcasts
Twisting the Plot
Each week Dr. Cecilia Dintino and psychotherapist Hannah will speak with women who have twisted their plots and discovered that life after 50 can be filled with imagination, inspiration, laughter and endless possibilities.
Couples Therapy
Michele Adelman MSED, LPC, Jennifer Slack, LMFT Fairfield, CT.
Meditation and Mindful Awareness
Community Mindfulness Project offers a variety of mindfulness and heart-opening practices to help people support their physical, psychological, emotional, and social well-being.
communitymindfulnessproject.org
Yoga
Imagine Yoga
Trauma Informed Yoga
Laura Babala, LCSW, CYT
Acupuncturist
Jacques Depardieu MS, LAc, Everyday Vitality
Support for People With Cancer and Their Loved Ones
Ann’s Place
Gym
Train2xcel
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