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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”

JAMES BALDWIN

RECOMMENDED READING

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Hover over a book cover for details and how to purchase. I support independent bookstores by directly linking most of the books to bookshop.org

Select a book cover to view details and how to purchase.I support independent bookstores by directly linking most of the books to bookshop.org

Racial Trauma: Clinical Strategies and Techniques for Healing Invisible Wounds

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Kenneth V. Hardy

The Trauma of Caste

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Thenmozhi Soundararajan

No Racial Elephants in the Therapy Room: An Unapologetic Approach to Providing Culturally Affirming Mental Health Care to Black and African American Clients

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Rheeda Walker

Polyvagal Prompts: Finding Connection and Joy Through Guided Explorations

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Deb Dana and Courtney Rolfe

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

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Mark Wolynn

The Embodied Path: Telling the Story of Your Body for Healing and Wholeness

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Ellie Roscher

Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice

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Judith Lewis Herman

Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

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Mariel Buqué

Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity

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Soo Jin Lee

Decolonizing Wellness: A Qtbipoc-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation

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Dalia Kinsey

Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice

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Jennifer Mullan

The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex Ptsd for People of Color

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Natalie Y Gutiérrez

Healing the Incest Wound

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Christine A Courtois

The Cost of Racism for People of Color

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Alvin N. Alvarez, PhD, Christopher T. H. Liang, PhD, and Helen A. Neville, PhD

Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for Ptsd and Substance Abuse

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Lisa M Najavits

Healing the Soul Wound: Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities

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Eduardo Duran

Transforming the Pain

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Karen W. Saakvitne and Laurie Anne Pearlman

How to Be an Antiracist

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Ibram X. Kendi

Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men

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John A. Rich, M.D. M.P.H.

Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger

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Lama Rod Owens

Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma

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Gail Parker

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing

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David A. Treleaven

The Myth of Normal

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Gabor Mate

Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others

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Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk

Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

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Frank McCourt

They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us

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Prachi Gupta

Finding Me

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Viola Davis

Educated: A Memoir

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Tara Westover

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

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Jeannette Walls

I'm Glad My Mom Died

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Jennette McCurdy

When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal

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Brianna Wiest

Unbroken: The Trauma Response Is Never Wrong: And Other Things You Need to Know to Take Back Your Life

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MaryCatherine McDonald, Ph.D.

It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You

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Christine Courtois, Ph.D.

Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mindy, Body, and Brain

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Daniel J Siegel, M.D. and Marion Solomon, Ph.D. 

The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole

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Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity

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Nadine Burke Harris, M.D.

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma

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Pete Walker, LMFT

Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process

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Cathy A. Malchiodi, Ph.D.

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

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Stephanie Foo

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

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Dr. Bruce D. Perry, M.D. and Oprah Winfrey

Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body

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Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

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Judith Herman, M.D.

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