Books are my companions. As a small child faced with bouts of rheumatic fever, I would end up home from school and in bed. I turned to books to stave off boredom. There have been books the past two years which have helped me understand trauma and how I can rewire my brain. I share this list* with the hope that it can help you on your own healing journey.
Anxiety
Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Catherine M. Pittman and Elizabeth M. Karle
Depression
The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb
The Upward Spiral Workbook by Alex Korb
Emotional Healing
Triggers by David Richo
Meditation
Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body by Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness For Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Neuroplasticity
Switch On Your Brain by Caroline Leaf
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
Nutrition
The Gut Balance Revolution by Gerard E. Mullin, M.D.
Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz
Prayer
Awakening by John Main
Centering Prayer by Basil Pennington
Intimacy With God by Thomas Keating
Invitation to Love by Thomas Keating
Open Mind, Open Heart by Thomas Keating
PTSD
The Complete PTSD Recovery Process: A LIfe-Changing Step-By-Step Blueprint to Triumph Over Trauma and Reclaim Your Life by David Redbord
Sexual abuse
Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and Its Aftereffects In Women by E. Sue Blume
The Wounded Heart by Dan B. Allender
Door of Hope: Recognizing and Resolving the Pains of Your Past by Jan Frank
Tapping
The Tapping Solution: A Revolutionary System For Stress-Free Living by Nick Ortner
Getting Thru to Your Emotions by Philip Montrose and Jane Montrose
Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Yoga For Emotional Trauma by Mary NurrieStearns and Rick NurrieStearns
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
What Happened To You by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Vagus Nerve
The Power of the Vagus Nerve: Your Body’s Secret Super Highway by Richard Francis
Do you know of another helpful book? Let us know in the comments.
Image by Sofia Iivarinen from Pixabay
*This is an evolving list.
Thank you for these titles I made plans after I just read them to get to the library and check them out