TRAUMA
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BOOKS
**Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life After Boyhood Sexual Abuse by Richard B. Gartner
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, PhD
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Healing our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakam
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD
Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems by Frank Anderson, MD
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky & Connie Burk
**This indicates a book that was recommended to me by a trusted source but has not yet been read by me.
VIDEOS
WEBSITES
1 in 6
An organization targeted at shifting the narrative of who experiences sexual violence and promoting awareness that men are often victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse. The website offers numerous resources including an online support group facilitated by a counselor.
A Call to Men
A “violence prevention organization and respected leader on issues of manhood, male socialization and its intersection with violence, and preventing violence against all women and girls” that “educates men all over the world on healthy, respectful manhood” including conversations on preventing sexual violence.
What is Elder Abuse Guide
Created by the RetireGuide, this guide explores the six main types of elder abuse, all of which can cause serious repercussions to the wellbeing of your loved ones. While there are protective elder abuse laws in every state, learning the signs of abuse, prevention tactics and how to report abuse can help you ensure safety for older Americans at risk.
FORGE
FORGE reduces the impact of trauma on trans/non-binary survivors and communities by empowering service providers, advocating for systems reform, and connecting survivors to healing possibilities. FORGE strives to create a world where ALL voices, people and bodies are valued, respected, honored, and celebrated; where every individual feels safe, supported, respected, and empowered.
Male Survivor
An organization that promotes awareness of men experiencing sexual violence and provides resources for learning more about the experiences of male survivors and therapist referrals.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
This is a national organization on the frontlines organizing information and sharing research on sexual violence.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
As a result of twelve years of quantitative and qualitative research Dr. DeGruy has developed her theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, and published her findings in the book "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome – America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing”. The book addresses the residual impacts of generations of slavery and opens up the discussion of how the black community can use the strengths we have gained in the past to heal in the present.
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network
RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline and related resources (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es). It also provides information in English and Spanish.
Trauma-Informed Home Yoga Practice
A trauma-informed yoga practice recognizes that traumatic experience can become lodged in one’s physical body, and can leave a lasting imprint on a person’s physical, mental, and emotional state. In general, trauma-informed yoga is intended to down-regulate the nervous system so that the brain and body can begin to heal from the negative impacts of trauma. For this reason, a trauma-informed yoga practice is typically on the more gentle side, mindfulness based, and includes many options for modifying poses to fit the practitioner’s unique needs.