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Trauma and the Body
by Pat Ogden • 2006
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
4.40
614
Trauma and the Body Summary
Trauma and the Body 90%
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
by Pat Ogden 2006
4.40
614 ratings
The Haunted Self
by Onno van der Hart • 2006
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
4.44
393
The Haunted Self Summary
The Haunted Self 90%
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
by Onno van der Hart 2006
4.44
393 ratings
EMDR
by Francine Shapiro • 1997
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
4.10
957
EMDR Summary
EMDR 90%
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
by Francine Shapiro 1997
4.10
957 ratings
Invisible Heroes
by Belleruth Naparstek • 2004
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
4.28
223
Invisible Heroes Summary
Invisible Heroes 90%
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
by Belleruth Naparstek 2004
4.28
223 ratings
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition
by Francine Shapiro • 2022
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
4.29
280
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition Summary
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition 90%
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
by Francine Shapiro 2022
4.29
280 ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past 90%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Fawning
by Ingrid Clayton • 2025
The fourth trauma response makes you pleasing to survive. It isn't codependency; it's your biology.
4.32
2k+
Fawning Summary
Fawning 90%
The fourth trauma response makes you pleasing to survive. It isn't codependency; it's your biology.
by Ingrid Clayton 2025
4.32
2k+ ratings
Trauma and Recovery
by Judith Lewis Herman • 1992
Trauma tears the social fabric, not just the psyche. Recovery takes more than therapy.
4.40
16k+
Trauma and Recovery Summary
Trauma and Recovery 90%
Trauma tears the social fabric, not just the psyche. Recovery takes more than therapy.
by Judith Lewis Herman 1992
4.40
16k+ ratings
The Tell
by Amy Griffin • 2025
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
3.92
56k+
The Tell Summary
The Tell 90%
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
by Amy Griffin 2025
3.92
56k+ ratings
Healing Invisible Wounds
by Richard F. Mollica • 2006
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
4.15
87
Healing Invisible Wounds Summary
Healing Invisible Wounds 90%
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
by Richard F. Mollica 2006
4.15
87 ratings
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process
by David Berceli • 2008
Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.
4.05
441
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process Summary
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process 90%
Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.
by David Berceli 2008
4.05
441 ratings
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD
by Arielle Schwartz • 2020
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
4.23
416
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD Summary
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD 90%
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
by Arielle Schwartz 2020
4.23
416 ratings
Trauma
by Paul Conti • 2021
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
3.73
2k+
Trauma Summary
Trauma 89%
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
Journey through Trauma
by Gretchen Schmelzer • 2018
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
4.50
452
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma 89%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal
by Kevin B. Skinner • 2017
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
4.41
78
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal Summary
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal 89%
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2017
4.41
78 ratings
Attachment-Focused EMDR
by Laurel Parnell • 2013
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
4.49
306
Attachment-Focused EMDR Summary
Attachment-Focused EMDR 89%
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013
4.49
306 ratings
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
by Babette Rothschild • 2009
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
4.23
487
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery 89%
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009
4.23
487 ratings
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel van der Kolk • 2014
Trauma isn't a story problem. It's a body locked in alarm, and talking can't reach it.
4.34
289k+
The Body Keeps the Score Summary
The Body Keeps the Score 89%
Trauma isn't a story problem. It's a body locked in alarm, and talking can't reach it.
by Bessel van der Kolk 2014
4.34
289k+ ratings
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes
by Peter A. Levine • 2006
Trauma is a nervous system stuck on alert. The hands-on reset for a child's body.
4.34
492
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes Summary
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes 89%
Trauma is a nervous system stuck on alert. The hands-on reset for a child's body.
by Peter A. Levine 2006
4.34
492 ratings
What Happened To You?
by Bruce D. Perry • 2021
A brain built for survival can be reshaped. The first step: understanding what it survived.
4.41
111k+
What Happened To You? Summary
What Happened To You? 89%
A brain built for survival can be reshaped. The first step: understanding what it survived.
by Bruce D. Perry 2021
4.41
111k+ ratings
The Courage to Heal Workbook
by Laura Davis • 1990
Step-by-step survivor skills for building a life after child sexual abuse: safety to self-trust.
4.27
2k+
The Courage to Heal Workbook Summary
The Courage to Heal Workbook 89%
Step-by-step survivor skills for building a life after child sexual abuse: safety to self-trust.
by Laura Davis 1990
4.27
2k+ ratings
What My Bones Know
by Stephanie Foo • 2022
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
4.49
79k+
What My Bones Know Summary
What My Bones Know 89%
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
by Stephanie Foo 2022
4.49
79k+ ratings
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
by Dan S. Kennedy • 1996
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
3.92
7k+
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas Summary
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas 89%
The body remembers what the mind tries to forget, and that's why talking isn't enough.
by Dan S. Kennedy 1996
3.92
7k+ ratings
The Tao of Fully Feeling
by Pete Walker • 1995
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
4.41
1k+
The Tao of Fully Feeling Summary
The Tao of Fully Feeling 89%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
Transcending Trauma
by Frank G. Anderson • 2021
Trauma creates protectors that won't stand down. A method for reaching the wounds behind them.
4.45
444
Transcending Trauma Summary
Transcending Trauma 89%
Trauma creates protectors that won't stand down. A method for reaching the wounds behind them.
by Frank G. Anderson 2021
4.45
444 ratings
No Bad Parts
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2021
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
4.10
21k+
No Bad Parts Summary
No Bad Parts 89%
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2021
4.10
21k+ ratings
Saved
by Benjamin Hall • 2023
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
4.56
5k+
Saved Summary
Saved 89%
An explosion in Ukraine costs him legs and an eye. Recovery asks more than war.
by Benjamin Hall 2023
4.56
5k+ ratings
The Body Keeps the Score
by Instaread Summaries • 2015
Talk therapy often fails trauma survivors because the wound lives in the body, not the story.
4.15
61
The Body Keeps the Score Summary
The Body Keeps the Score 89%
Talk therapy often fails trauma survivors because the wound lives in the body, not the story.
by Instaread Summaries 2015
4.15
61 ratings
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder
by Daniel J. Fox • 2022
BPD rarely travels alone. A framework for untangling its overlap with depression, ADHD, and trauma.
4.22
184
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder Summary
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder 89%
BPD rarely travels alone. A framework for untangling its overlap with depression, ADHD, and trauma.
by Daniel J. Fox 2022
4.22
184 ratings
The Pain We Carry
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
4.41
543
The Pain We Carry Summary
The Pain We Carry 89%
Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.
by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022
4.41
543 ratings
No Time to Say Goodbye
by Carla Fine • 1996
For anyone left behind after a suicide: why this grief is different, and what actually helps.
4.25
1k+
No Time to Say Goodbye Summary
No Time to Say Goodbye 89%
For anyone left behind after a suicide: why this grief is different, and what actually helps.
by Carla Fine 1996
4.25
1k+ ratings
Complex PTSD
by Pete Walker • 2013
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
4.54
14k+
Complex PTSD Summary
Complex PTSD 89%
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
by Pete Walker 2013
4.54
14k+ ratings
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Jeni Haynes • 2022
Her mind created personalities to survive her father. Every one of them testified against him.
4.57
2k+
The Girl in the Green Dress Summary
The Girl in the Green Dress 89%
Her mind created personalities to survive her father. Every one of them testified against him.
by Jeni Haynes 2022
4.57
2k+ ratings
فسيولوجية الصدمات
by Babette Rothschild • 2026
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
4.51
93
فسيولوجية الصدمات Summary
فسيولوجية الصدمات 89%
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
by Babette Rothschild 2026
4.51
93 ratings
Waking the Tiger
by Peter A. Levine • 1997
Trauma is biology, not psychology: trapped survival energy your body already knows how to release.
4.06
10k+
Waking the Tiger Summary
Waking the Tiger 89%
Trauma is biology, not psychology: trapped survival energy your body already knows how to release.
by Peter A. Levine 1997
4.06
10k+ ratings
The Body Remembers
by Babette Rothschild • 2000
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
4.28
3k+
The Body Remembers Summary
The Body Remembers 89%
Trauma therapy without a brake just retraumatizes. A guide to safety, the body, and the alliance.
by Babette Rothschild 2000
4.28
3k+ ratings
The Choice
by Edith Eger • 2017
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
4.57
133k+
The Choice Summary
The Choice 89%
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
by Edith Eger 2017
4.57
133k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 89%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 ratings
The Complex PTSD Workbook
by Arielle Schwartz • 2017
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
4.23
1k+
The Complex PTSD Workbook Summary
The Complex PTSD Workbook 89%
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
by Arielle Schwartz 2017
4.23
1k+ ratings
Unbroken
by Marycatherine McDonald • 2023
Why trauma responses are survival, not sickness: how to teach your nervous system safety.
4.46
589
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken 89%
Why trauma responses are survival, not sickness: how to teach your nervous system safety.
by Marycatherine McDonald 2023
4.46
589 ratings
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook
by Bruce D. Perry • 2007
For traumatized children, the most potent healing force isn't therapy but loving relationships.
4.58
42k+
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook Summary
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook 89%
For traumatized children, the most potent healing force isn't therapy but loving relationships.
by Bruce D. Perry 2007
4.58
42k+ ratings
Childhood Disrupted
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa • 2015
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
4.27
3k+
Childhood Disrupted Summary
Childhood Disrupted 89%
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015
4.27
3k+ ratings
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Susan McConnell • 2020
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
3.95
426
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy 88%
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
by Susan McConnell 2020
3.95
426 ratings
How to Be Alone
by Lane Moore • 2018
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
3.68
7k+
How to Be Alone Summary
How to Be Alone 88%
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
by Lane Moore 2018
3.68
7k+ ratings
Just Another Kid
by Torey L. Hayden • 1988
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
4.24
6k+
Just Another Kid Summary
Just Another Kid 88%
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
by Torey L. Hayden 1988
4.24
6k+ ratings
Healing Developmental Trauma
by Laurence Heller • 2012
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
4.26
2k+
Healing Developmental Trauma Summary
Healing Developmental Trauma 88%
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
by Laurence Heller 2012
4.26
2k+ ratings
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
714
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival 88%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 ratings
Healing Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2005
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
4.08
2k+
Healing Trauma Summary
Healing Trauma 88%
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
by Peter A. Levine 2005
4.08
2k+ ratings
Becoming Safely Embodied
by Deirdre Fay • 2021
Safety is a skill: step-by-step tools to teach your body to feel secure again.
3.99
347
Becoming Safely Embodied Summary
Becoming Safely Embodied 88%
Safety is a skill: step-by-step tools to teach your body to feel secure again.
by Deirdre Fay 2021
3.99
347 ratings
Soulbriety
by Elisa Hallerman • 2022
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
4.01
242
Soulbriety Summary
Soulbriety 88%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
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