Resources

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change”

– Stephen Hawking

Books

Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment: A Developmental Strategy to Liberate Everyone, Dr. Leticia Nieto, Liz Goodwin, Garth R. Johnson, Laurel Collier Smith and Margot F. Boyer
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, adrienne maree brown
All About Love: New Visions, bell hooks
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, Resmaa Menakem
Empowered Boundaries: Speaking Truth, Setting Boundaries, and Inspiring Social Change, Cristien Storm
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory, Deb Dana
Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma--An Integrative Somatic Approach, Kathy L. Kain and Stephen Terrell
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, John O’Donohue
Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear and Despair, Miriam Greenspan
Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma, Staci Haines
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, Esther Perel

Somatic Experiencing

Waking the Tiger: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences, Peter Levine
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter Levine

Deconstructing the Mental Health System Inc- a BIPoC Therapists directory https://dmhsus.org/find-a-bipoc-therapist-or-healer/
Decolonize Race: We envision a world where Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color (BIPOC) no longer have to defend their humanity and where white folks have healed from fear and rage.
adrienne maree brown

Unlearning Cancel Culture Panel discussion with Leticia Nieto, Ari Felix, Nichole Ossa and Lindsey T. H. Jackson
Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective