resources
Articles
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Trauma Resources and Support e.g., apps, videos, podcasts, community services)
Toronto Western Hospital, Out-Patient Mental Health Program
Sunnybrook Health Sciences, Dept. of Psychiatry
Crisis Resources in Ontario (e.g., distress lines, trans line, assaulted women’s helpline, mobile crisis teams)
The Gatehouse (programs and services for survivors)
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (for info. about & resources for severe stress & trauma e.g., trauma basics, blog)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: A resources guide for youth and those who care about them
EMDRIA (What is EMDR?? How does it work? What’s the research?)
Internal Family Systems Model (e.g., exiles, protectors, firefighters)
What is Internal Family Systems Therapy? IFS Explained Video
Understanding Your Window of Tolerance (incl. strategies for hyper-arousal (i.e., fight, flight) and hypo-arousal (i.e., shutdown, dissociation)
Kristen Neff’s Self Compassion Resources (e.g., guided practices, exercises)
Reproductive Life Stages Program at Women’s College Hospital
Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres
The Jean Tweed Centre (trauma and counselling services, addiction programs, support for moms)
ConnexOntario (Free 24/7 Access to Mental Health, Addiction, and Problem Gambling Info)
books
Understanding Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Workbook For Survivors and Therapists – Janina Fisher PhD
Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body, and Heart to Feel Secure in the World – Deirdre Fay MSW
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model – Richard Schwartz Ph.D. and Alanis Morissette
The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole – Arielle Schwartz, PhD
The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook: Practical Mind-Body Tools to Heal Trauma, Foster Resilience and Awaken Your Potential – Arielle Schwartz, PhD
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Self-Alienation – Janina Fisher PhD
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – Peter Levine PhD
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma & Restores Goodness – Peter Levine PhD
Addiction
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction – Gabor Mate
Internal Family Systems Therapy for Addictions: Trauma-Informed, Compassion-Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More – Cece Sykes LCSW, Martha Sweezy PhD, and Richard C. Schwartz PhD
Anxiety/Depression
Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think – Dennis Greenberger PhD and Christine A. Padesky PhD
Self-Exploration
Parts Work: An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life – Tom Holmes PhD, Lauri Holmes MSW
Emotion Regulation
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices – Deb Dana
The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program To Understand And Manage Your BPD – Daniel Fox PhD
Self-Directed DBT Skills: A 3-Month DBT Workbook to Regulate Intense Emotions and Create Lasting Change with Dialectical Behavior Therapy Kiki Fehling PhD and Elliot Weiner PhD
Self-Esteem
Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leaving Insecurity Behind – Kristen Neff PhD
Anger
How to Control Your Anger Before it Controls You – Albert Ellis & Raymond Chip Tafrate
The Anger Control Workbook: Simple, Innovative Techniques for Managing Anger – Peter D. Rogers PhD and Matthew McKay PhD
Relationships
You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships – Richard Schwartz Ph.D.
Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Attachment – Stan Tatkin PsyD
You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love to Intimate Relationships: Richard C. Schwartz PhD
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment And How It Can Help You Find—And Keep—Love – Amir Levine M.D. and Rachel S.F. Heller M.A.
Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You – Susan Forward PhD & Donna Frazier
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life – Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD
Where to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day – Anne Katherine M.A.
Grief
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief – David Kessler
How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief – Megan Devine
Parenting
Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child’s Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore – Kent Hoffman Reld, Glen Cooper Ma, Bert Powell Ma, Daniel J Siegel MD, and Christine M Benton
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