On this page I will be sharing trauma-related resources which I think you may find helpful. These are resources I have found on other pages or groups, which I cannot take credit for. I will keep updating this list. Please feel free to add in the comment section any helpful resources you have found as well, as that could help someone else too.
Some important factors to consider before using online support groups: https://steppingstonespsychology.com/blog-resources/psychological-toolkit-to-manage-distress-during-covid-19/
Support Groups on Facebook:
- Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (Female only group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/DoNMs/
- Narcissistic Abuse and Codependency Recovery with Lisa A. Romano: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adultchildrenofalcoholics/
- The Sisterhood: Daughters of Narcissistic and Abusive Mothers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1443764532410920/
- Healing Path to Complex PTSD Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CPTSDRecovery/
- Healing From Complex Trauma and Ptsd/cptsd: https://www.facebook.com/HealingFromComplexTraumaAndPTSDAndCPTSD/
- Healing from Sexual Abuse: https://www.facebook.com/groups/realtalkwithrachel/
- Complex PTSD Resources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/756200208103084/
- Healing Trauma through arts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1883091172009667/
- Support and lot of excellent resources for trauma survivors: https://www.facebook.com/CPTSDresearchuk/
Facebook Pages:
- CPTSD Foundation
Books:
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker (this is an excellent book, but can be very triggering, so make sure to take breaks and read in small chunks)
- A Clinician’s Journey from Complex Trauma to Thriving: Reflections on Abuse, C-PTSD and Reclamation – by Sheri Heller
- Addiction as an Attachment Disorder – by Philip J. Flores
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents – by Lindsay C. Gibson
- A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook – by Bob Stahl, Elisha Goldstein
- Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life – by Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns: A Schema Therapy Self-Help and Support Book – by Gitta Jacob
- Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal – by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
- Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up’s Guide to Getting over Narcissistic Parents – by Nina W. Brown
- Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving – by Pete Walker
- Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists – by Suzette Boon, Onno van der Hart, Kathy Steele
- Daughter Detox: Recovering from An Unloving Mother and Reclaiming Your Life – by Peg Streep
- Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self – by Anodea Judith
- 8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery: Take-Charge Strategies to Empower Your Healing – by Babette Rothschild
- Emerging from Broken: The Beginning of Hope for Emotional Healing – by Darlene Ouimet
- Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart – by Tara Bennett-Goleman
- Emotional Orphans: Healing Our Throwaway Children – by Cate Shepherd
- Growing Beyond Survival: A Self-Help Toolkit for Managing Traumatic Stress – by Elizabeth G. Vermilyea
- Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship – by Laurence Heller, Aline LaPierre
- Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation – by Janina Fisher
- Healing the Shame that Binds You – by John Bradshaw
- In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness – by Peter A. Levine
- It’s Not You, It’s What Happened to You: Complex Trauma and Treatment – by Christine A. Courtois
- It Wasn’t Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion – by Beverly Engel
- Leaving Home: The Art of Separating from Your Difficult Family – by David P. Celani
- Mean Mothers: Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt – by Peg Streep
- Mothers Who Can’t Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters – by Susan Forward, Donna Frazier
- Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma: Calming the Fear-Driven Brain – by Sebern Fisher
- Not the price of admission: Healthy relationships after childhood trauma – by Laura S. Brown
- Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma-An Integrative Somatic Approach: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma-An Integrative Somatic Approach – by Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell
- Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics – by Robert J. Ackerman
- Rescuing the Inner Child: Therapy for Adults Sexually Abused as Children – by Penny Parks
- Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect – by Dr. Jonice Webb
- The Beheaded Goddess: Daughters of Narcissistic Fathers – by Selma Nemer
- The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships – by Patrick J. Carnes
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – by Bessel A. van der Kolk
- The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting – by Alice Miller, Andrew Jenkins
- The Completion Process: The Practice of Putting Yourself Back Together Again – by Teal Swan
- The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole – by Arielle Schwartz
- The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – by Ellen Bass, Laura Davis
- The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, And Distress Tolerance – by Matthew McKay
- The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self – by Alice Miller
- The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed – by Jasmin Lee Cori
- The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You – by Elaine N. Aron
- The Psychology of Shame: Theory and Treatment of Shame-Based Syndromes – by Gershen Kaufman
- The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond – by Patricia Evans
- The Voice of Knowledge: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace – by Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills
- The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse – by Dan B. Allender, Larry Crabb
- The Trauma Heart – by Judy Crane
- Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life – by Susan Forward, Craig Faustus Buck
- Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence – From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror – by Judith Lewis Herman
- Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship – by Christine Ann Lawson
- When I Say No, I Feel Guilty: How to Cope – Using the Skills of Systematic Assertive Therapy – by Manuel J. Smith
- Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers – by Karyl McBride
- Working With Anger – by Thubten Chodron
Websites:
- Complex Trauma/CPTSD: http://pete-walker.com/
- Trauma/PTSD/CPTSD: http://www.new-synapse.com/aps/wordpress/
- Childhood Emotional Neglect: https://drjonicewebb.com/
- Somatic Self-Compassion: https://kristyarbon.com/ (blogs and resources are listed in the right-hand column)
- For Partners/Family of CPTSD Sufferer and Trauma Survivors: https://heathertuba.com/category/partners/