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The Story You Need to Tell
by Sandra Marinella • 2017
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
4.40
238
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell 92%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 ratings
One Small Step
by Yvonne M. Dolan • 1998
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
4.06
32
One Small Step Summary
One Small Step 91%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 ratings
Expressive Writing
by James W. Pennebaker • 2014
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
3.89
311
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing 91%
Putting your worst experiences into words measurably changes your body, not just your mind.
by James W. Pennebaker 2014
3.89
311 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 91%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 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 91%
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015
4.27
3k+ 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 91%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 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 91%
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
by Stephanie Foo 2022
4.49
79k+ 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 91%
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 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 91%
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
by Amy Griffin 2025
3.92
56k+ 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 91%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Great Book of Journaling
by Eric Maisel • 2022
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
3.74
114
The Great Book of Journaling Summary
The Great Book of Journaling 91%
Nine ways a blank page becomes therapy, art studio, and compass: writing that heals and creates.
by Eric Maisel 2022
3.74
114 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 91%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 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 90%
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021
3.73
2k+ 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 90%
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
by Pete Walker 2013
4.54
14k+ ratings
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score
by Dorian Marshman • 2021
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
3.42
19
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score Summary
Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score 90%
Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.
by Dorian Marshman 2021
3.42
19 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 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 90%
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
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
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
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 90%
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013
4.49
306 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 90%
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
by Edith Eger 2017
4.57
133k+ ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 90%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
On Being Human
by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
3.91
4k+
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 90%
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019
3.91
4k+ 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 90%
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
by Lane Moore 2018
3.68
7k+ 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 90%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 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 90%
Safety is a skill: step-by-step tools to teach your body to feel secure again.
by Deirdre Fay 2021
3.99
347 ratings
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 Courage to Heal
by Ellen Bass • 2008
A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.
4.21
8k+
The Courage to Heal Summary
The Courage to Heal 90%
A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.
by Ellen Bass 2008
4.21
8k+ ratings
The Power of Writing It Down
by Allison Fallon • 2021
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
3.81
2k+
The Power of Writing It Down Summary
The Power of Writing It Down 90%
Writing isn't for writers: twenty minutes a day reprocesses your emotions and rewrites your story.
by Allison Fallon 2021
3.81
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 90%
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
by Babette Rothschild 2026
4.51
93 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
Body Work
by Melissa Febos • 2022
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
4.22
6k+
Body Work Summary
Body Work 90%
Personal writing threatens power. The stigma that silences women and queer writers is by design.
by Melissa Febos 2022
4.22
6k+ 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 90%
For anyone left behind after a suicide: why this grief is different, and what actually helps.
by Carla Fine 1996
4.25
1k+ 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 90%
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
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? 90%
A brain built for survival can be reshaped. The first step: understanding what it survived.
by Bruce D. Perry 2021
4.41
111k+ ratings
Creative Journal Writing
by Stephanie Dowrick • 2007
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
3.81
373
Creative Journal Writing Summary
Creative Journal Writing 90%
Turn a blank notebook into honest self-discovery, emotional clarity, and creative freedom.
by Stephanie Dowrick 2007
3.81
373 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 90%
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
by Arielle Schwartz 2017
4.23
1k+ 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
Resurrecting Wounds
by Shelly Rambo • 2017
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
3.94
66
Resurrecting Wounds Summary
Resurrecting Wounds 90%
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
by Shelly Rambo 2017
3.94
66 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 90%
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2017
4.41
78 ratings
Healing Sex
by Staci Haines • 1999
Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.
4.29
549
Healing Sex Summary
Healing Sex 90%
Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.
by Staci Haines 1999
4.29
549 ratings
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine • 2018
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
4.10
21k+
Notes to Self Summary
Notes to Self 90%
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
by Emilie Pine 2018
4.10
21k+ ratings
The Gift
by Edith Eger • 2020
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
4.43
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 90%
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
by Edith Eger 2020
4.43
21k+ ratings
Healing Your Emotional Self
by Beverly Engel • 2006
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
4.00
1k+
Healing Your Emotional Self Summary
Healing Your Emotional Self 90%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
Hunger
by Roxane Gay • 2017
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
4.17
122k+
Hunger Summary
Hunger 90%
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
by Roxane Gay 2017
4.17
122k+ 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 90%
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009
4.23
487 ratings
Lifting Heavy Things
by Laura Khoudari
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
3.63
1k+
Lifting Heavy Things Summary
Lifting Heavy Things 90%
Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.
by Laura Khoudari
3.63
1k+ ratings
Cántame al dormir
by Gilraen Eärfalas • 2023
She dreamed of escape through sleep, fairy tales, and a flying boy who never came.
4.21
387
Cántame al dormir Summary
Cántame al dormir 90%
She dreamed of escape through sleep, fairy tales, and a flying boy who never came.
by Gilraen Eärfalas 2023
4.21
387 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 90%
Talk therapy often fails trauma survivors because the wound lives in the body, not the story.
by Instaread Summaries 2015
4.15
61 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 90%
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
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