Stacy's favorite books and resources. Please click on the link of interest.
Trauma
Developmental Trauma and Attachment Trauma
Trauma
- Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body by Peter Levine
- Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter Levine.
- In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine.
- Supernatural Freedom from the Captivity of Trauma by Mike Hutchings and Randy Clark
- Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices, Deb Dana
- The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, Deb Dana
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk MD
- Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self by Allan Schore
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment by Pat Ogden and Janina Fisher
- Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton, Clare Pain, Forward by Daniel J. Siegel and Bessel van der Kolk
- The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment by Babette Rothschild
- The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease by Robert Scaer
Pregnancy and Birth Trauma
Important Trauma Websites
Useful Articles
Couples
Couples (Catholic)
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Other Important Books for Couples
- The New Rules of Marriage, What You Need to Know How to Make Love Work, Terry Real
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
- The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendship by John Gottman
- What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal by John Gottman
- Take Back Your Marriage, Second Edition: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart by William J. Doherty PhD
Marriage Preparation
Adults
Chronic Pain
Depression in Men
Auto Accidents
Sex, Sexuality, and Intimacy
Adult ADHD
Boundaries
Care for Elder Parents
Catholic Guided Imagery and Catholic Meditation
Catholic Apps
Radio Resources
Catholic Resources
Other Important Websites
Physical Healing
Useful Articles
Stress and Anxiety
- Get a Good Night’s Sleep by Filtering Your Phone’s Blue Light
- Do iPads and electric lights disturb sleep?
- Cognitive Restructuring, Six ways to do cognitive restructuring, Alice Boyes, Ph.D.
- 50 Common Cognitive Distortions, a giant list of ubiquitous cognitive distortions, Alice Boyes, Ph.D.
Self-Compassion
For Parents
Resources for Parents
For Parents with Children and Adolescents
- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help you Raise Children by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell
- Taking Charge of ADHD by Russel Barkely
- Smart by Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- Take Back Your Kids: Confident Parenting in Turbulent Times by William J. Doherty Phd
For Parents with Adolescents
- Brainstorm, The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, by Dan Siegel
- Taking Charge of ADHD, Third Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russel A Barkley.
- Smart but Scattered Teens: The “Executive Skills” Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential by by Richard Guare, PhD, Peg Dawson, PhD, and Colin Guare.
Physical Healing for Children
- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain Paperback by John J. Ratey and Eric Hagerman ~ a great book for adults and parents of adolescents and children