Healing Trauma

1. Healing Trauma Selected Further Reading

2. Healing TraumaSelected Further Reading Imagery in Healing: Shamanism and Modern Medicine Jeanne Achterberg This book shows how the systematic use of mental imagery can have a positive influence on the course of disease and can help people to cope with the challenge of illness. Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Woman’s Workbook Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A. and Maxine Harris, Ph.D. This self-help book is for use by women who have been abused. It rebuilds self-esteem and gives back the personal power, trust and sense of connection that are taken away by a traumatic experience. Guided Imagery for Healing Children and Teens: Wellness Through Visualization Ellen Curran This book shows parents, caregivers, and wellness practitioners how to tap into the powerful source of healing (the children's imagination) to help children overcome the discomfort of anything from a minor fever to cancer.

3. Healing TraumaSelected Further Reading Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine Larry Dossey, M.D. Proving prayer to be as valid and vital a healing tool as drugs or surgery, Dr. Dossey offers a bold integration of science and spirituality. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life Jon Kabat-Zinn With Mindfulness for Beginners you are invited to learn how to transform your relationship to the way you think, feel, love, work, and play and thereby awaken to and embody more completely who you really are. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. with Ann Frederick Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal. By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed.

4. Healing TraumaSelected Further Reading Trauma-Proofing Your Kids Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. with Maggie Kline Trauma-Proofing Your Kids sends a lifeline to parents who wonder how they can help their troubled children now, by offering simple but powerful tools to keep children safe from danger and to help them “bounce back” after feeling scared and overwhelmed. Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. Healing Trauma offers readers the personal how-to guide for using the theory Dr. Levine first introduced in Waking the Tiger, including how to develop body awareness to "re-negotiate" and successfully work through trauma. Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal BelleruthNaparstek Naparstekpresents a clinically proven program for recovery. She reveals how guided imagery goes straight to the right side of the brain, where it impacts the nonverbal wiring of the nervous system itself, the key to alleviating suffering.

5. Healing TraumaSelected Further Reading Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that HealRachel Naomi Remen In a moving and down-to-earth collection of true stories, Dr. Remen shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that what we cannot measure may be what ultimately sustains and enriches our lives. Guided Imagery for Self-Healing Martin L. Rossman, M.D. Dr. Rossman presents an overview of guided imagery and provides readers with specific scripts that can be used to achieve deep relaxation and healing. Love, Medicine & Miracles Bernie M. Siegel, M.D. Without diminishing the reality of pain and hardship, the stories in this book show real people turning crisis into blessing by responding to adversity in ways that empower and heal. Their stories offer readers the same opportunity.

6. Acknowledgements Created and compiled by: Zachary Tremblay, B.A., Sharon Dadashadeh, Joanna Fanos, Ph.D. Spring 2012