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Below you will find a comprehensive list of books, podcasts and other resources that I have found to be helpful.  Perhaps you will too. Take it all with a grain of salt!

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Therapist Resources

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Free Resources For Working With Trauma

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Janina Fisher's Free E-Books on working With Trauma https://janinafisher.com/resources/free-ebooks/

​Deb Dana's polyvagal primer: https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/polyvagal-theory

Cathy Malchiodi's Circle's of Capacity Model https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/arts-and-health/202109/traumatic-stress-and-the-circle-capacity

Window of tolerance panda style:https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=rKuRGIThQP-U-rzs&v=ZVEDueyZ2C4&feature=youtu.beLinks to an external site.

Classic window of tolerance handout https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/

Threat responses handout https://nicabm-stealthseminar.s3.amazonaws.com/Infographics/Trauma-Flow-Chart/NICABM-InfoG-How+the+Nervous+System+Responds+to+Trauma-Color.pdf

SE SCOPE CrIsis Stabilization https://traumahealing.org/scope/

Wheel of Awareness Dan Siegel https://drdansiegel.com/wheel-of-awareness/

Jan Winhall's take on a felt sense polyvagal model https://janwinhall.com/wp-content/uploads/FSPM-Clinician.pdf?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=welcome-to-janwinhall-com_10_email

Stephen Porges Deep Dive of Handouts and Links https://www.nicabm.com/experts/stephen-porges/

What is pendulation? Peter Levine  https://youtu.be/LiXOMLoDm68

Attachment Styles as animals explained by Attachment Nerd https://www.instagram.com/p/CwDNkeZKd5c/

Gabor Mate on Authenticity vs. Attachment https://youtu.be/l3bynimi8HQ?si=xP0fOT54LGAddLX1 

 Handout -How the nervous system responds to abandonment  https://www.nicabm.com/how-nervous-system-responds-to-abandonment

Collapse and Submit Response https://www.nicabm.com/four-key-ways-collapse-submit-can-present-in-clients/

Understanding the Freeze response https://www.nicabm.com/topic/freeze/

Working with Fawn and Appease responses https://www.nicabm.com/working-with-please-and-appease/

How the nervous system responds to abandonment https://www.nicabm.com/how-nervous-system-responds-to-abandonment/

Nervous System Story: Team Survival Parts- zine by me

Differentiating between a hyperarousal freeze response vs. a shutdown collapse freeze response 

https://www.nicabm.com/the-difference-between-freeze-and-shutdown-trauma-responses/

Janina Fisher on trauma and addiction https://janinafisher.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SINGLE-ADDICTIONS-AND-TRAUMA-RECOVERY-Janina.pdf

Understanding Traumatic Memory https://www.nicabm.com/topic/traumatic-memory/

What is dissociation? 

https://www.nicabm.com/topic/dissociation/#:~:text=By%20dissociating%2C%20the%20client%20is,being%20perpetrated%20on%20the%20body.”

Flashback protocol: https://cerebral.cdn.prismic.io/cerebral/9fdc404d-ca70-4985-9e58-d79e7e271c83_FlashbackProtocol.pdf

Types of memory: How to Help Clients Process Traumatic Memory - NICABMLinks to an external site.

Dissociation: https://www.nicabm.com/topic/dissociation/#:~:text=By%20dissociating%2C%20the%20client%20is,being%20perpetrated%20on%20the%20body.%E2%80%9DLinks to an external site.

Flashback protocol: 

flashback protocol resourceLinks to an external site.

B. Rothschild on working with flashbacks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlM8XV7vIFs

neurodivergent affirming practices

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/neurodivergent-affirming-practices

The Autistic and Neurodivergent Nervous System

 https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autistic-adhd-nervous-system?format=amp&fbclid=IwAR2a_VwHdZp81BAHCLZitqebHFNnVqBXALFDW0Rvx57SaIdmyDNvnyTfrVY

Self Soothing Ideas demo https://www.instagram.com/tv/CX2ftudBcGy/

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Children and Youth 

Synergetic Play Podcast

https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/podcasts/

​Synergetic Play handouts and other resources

https://synergeticplaytherapy.com/resources-handouts-ebooks/

Feelings Pizza

https://lindsaybraman.com/emotion-wheel-for-kids/

SE crisis stabilization for families https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGt-bOpIlf0&t=2s

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​Books

  • Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma--An Integrative Somatic Approach, Kathy Kain and Stephen J. Terrell

  • The Power of Attachment Diane Heller Poole

  • The Living Legacy of Trauma : workbook, Janina Fisher (workbook)

    • but also her book Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors ​

    • her flip chart 

  • Healing Trauma  Peter Levine ​

  • Polyvagal Books by  Deb Dana

  • The Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of Consent, Betty Martin and Robyn Dalzen

  • Declarative Language  Handbook: Using a Thoughtful Language Style to Help Kids With Social Learning Challenges Feel Competent, Connected and Understood, Linday K. Murphy

  • Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy, Cathy Malchiodi

  • Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, Cornelia Elbrecht

  • Healing Trauma in Children with Clay Field Therapy: How Sensorimotor Art Therapy Supports the Embodiment of Developmental Milestones, Cornelia Elbrecht 

  • Treating Traumatic Stress in Children, Margaret E. Blaustein and Kristine M. Kinniburgh

  • Trauma Proofing Your Kids, Maggie Kline and Peter Levine

  • Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof Our Schools: A Heart-Centered Movement for Wiring Well-Being, Maggie Kline 

  • Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Cathy Malchiodi

  • When Art Therapy Meets Sex Therapy, Einad Metzl

  • My Grandmother's Hands Resmaa Menakem 

  • Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook: Somatic Skills to Help you Feel Safe in Your Body, Create Boundaries and Live with Resilience Erika Sherkshun 

  • Treating Trauma and Addiction With a Felt Sense Polyvagal Model  Jan Winhall

  • Focussing Oriented Art Therapy by Laury Rappaport

  • Art Therapy, Trauma and Neuroscience: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives, Juliet L. King

  • Somatic Art Therapy: Alleviating Pain and Trauma Through Art, Johanne Hamel

  • Walking With: An Emerging Dialogue With Art Therapists in the Cultural Commons, Monica Carpendale and Tzafi Weinberg

Books For Adult Clients 

 

Books For Children

Let’s Talk about Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect, Jayneen Sanders

Listening to my Body, Gaby Garcia

When Sadness is at Your Door, Eva Eland

Where Happiness Begins, Eva Eland

Visiting Feelings, Lauren Rubenstein

The Color Monster, Anna Llenas

The Invisible Backpack, Stephanie Sherbon

Once I Was Very Very Scared, Chandra Ghosh Ippen

Anh’s Anger, Gail Silver

MIndfulness Moves, Nicole Cardoza

Casey’s Greatness Wings, Tammi Van Hollander

Julian is. a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Violet the Showgirl: A Story of Loss, Lisa Walsh

Remarkable Remy https://reframingautism.org.au/service/autistic-childrens-books/

ADHD is my Super Power and it Comes With Great Super Strength Alana Moore

Children's Books I think are gorgeous and for adults 

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Podcast Episodes

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Neurodivergent Affirming Resources

nd-affirmative language

https://neurodivergentcounselling.ca/resources/neurodiversity/nd-affirmative-language/

 

Definitions

https://neurodivergentcounselling.ca/resources/neurodiversity/defining-neurodivergent/

 

AuDHD resources

audhd-resources

 

Autism resources

https://neurodivergentcounselling.ca/resources/autism-resources/

 

PDA resources

pda-resources

 

Free training for therapists on ND affirming play therapy

https://courses.jentaylorplaytherapy.com/bundles/bundle-free-all-the-free-courses-in-one-place

 

autistic motherhood resource

https://learnplaythrive.com/podcasts/38-autistic-motherhood-self-advocacy-with-sarah-selvaggi-hernandez/?fbclid=IwAR2iuWuVULPyLkB0v3nxi_rmJNG_VniHqtB4oIzc_zaQKsZmUJ7kUmJ1qIk

 

Embrace Autism -website

 

Divergent Conversations

https://www.divergentpod.com/

 

Connecting With Autism Spectrum - book

Unmasking Autism - Devon Price- book

ADHD is Awesome - book

Declarative Language - book

 

how to adhd- lots of videos

like this one on rejection sensitivity

 

A book for caregivers written by an autistic therapist

 

Neurodivergent insights offers resources written by a AuDHD psychologist

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autistic-adhd-nervous-system?format=amp&fbclid=IwAR2a_VwHdZp81BAHCLZitqebHFNnVqBXALFDW0Rvx57SaIdmyDNvnyTfrVY

Discussion on sensory processing - exploring senses, input, high sensitivity 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ad8KZVFzaw

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