Essential Reading for Trauma

1. Resilience, Meaning, and Mindset

  • Viktor Frankl – Man’s Search for Meaning
  • Carol Dweck – Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
  • Angela Duckworth – Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
  • Ryan Holiday – The Obstacle Is the Way
  • Edith Eger – The Choice: Embrace the Possible

2. Presence, Spiritual Growth, and Mindfulness

  • Eckhart Tolle – The Power of Now
  • Eckhart Tolle – A New Earth
  • Thich Nhat Hanh – The Miracle of Mindfulness
  • Pema Chödrön – When Things Fall Apart
  • Michael A. Singer – The Untethered Soul
  • Jon Kabat-Zinn – Wherever You Go, There You Are

3. Healing, Trauma, and Nervous System Regulation

  • Stephen Porges – The Polyvagal Theory
  • Deb Dana – Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection
  • Bessel van der Kolk – The Body Keeps the Score
  • Gabor Maté – When the Body Says No
  • Gabor Maté – In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
  • Peter Levine – Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
  • Judith Herman – Trauma and Recovery

4. Self-Love, Affirmations, and Emotional Healing

  • Louise Hay – You Can Heal Your Life
  • Louise Hay – Heal Your Body
  • Susan Jeffers – Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
  • Brené Brown – The Gifts of Imperfection
  • Brené Brown – Daring Greatly

5. Relationships and Communication

  • Amir Levine & Rachel Heller – Attached
  • Marshall Rosenberg – Nonviolent Communication
  • Harville Hendrix – Getting the Love You Want
  • Gary Chapman – The 5 Love Languages
  • Terrence Real – Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship

6. Life Simplicity, Purpose, and Creative Inspiration

  • Don Miguel Ruiz – The Four Agreements
  • Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist
  • Greg McKeown – Essentialism
  • James Clear – Atomic Habits
  • Elizabeth Gilbert – Big Magic
  • Mark Nepo – The Book of Awakening

7. Gentle, Illustrated Wisdom

  • Charlie Mackesy – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
  • Rupi Kaur – Milk and Honey (poetic, but often deeply reflective)
  • Clemmie Telford – But Why?

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