Resources
I have put together a set of things you can do on your own to support your nervous system. 5 Simple Activities to Help You Feel Better . . . Right Now
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Guided Exercises for Calming and Body Awareness
10 guided mindfulness exercises, sort of like short meditations. Each is only about five minutes long. Great for taking little breaks during the day or for slowly increasing your ability to sense and be in your body. A useful tool for reducing anxiety, pain or other challenges.
Here is a link to SoundCloud where you can find them all for free. If you click on the title of the track, it will take you to a page with a description and more information. (I suggest starting with #1)
I do have a few old-fashioned CDs if you want one of those. Just $5 to cover cost and shipping. Contact me to pay by check or pay by Paypal to stephanie@soundsomatictherapy.com
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Useful books:
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
—this is a very deep book about how we can really care for all the parts of ourselves
Setting Boundaries that Stick by Juliane Taylor Shore
—an easy-to-understand and nuanced approach to boundaries with others and with yourself
Nurturing Reslience by Kathy Kain and Steve Terrell
—information about early developmental trauma, its impact and how to treat it
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
—this one is very accessible and written for developmental trauma survivors, you can jump around and read whatever parts you want
There is Nothing Wrong with You by Cheri Huber
—she has written many, many other helpful and accessible books as well
—find other resources, including an archive of her call-in show, at the Living Compassion website.
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
—this is just a really great book and my recommendation for sex stuff
—written for cisgendered females, I think it is helpful for anyone who has a female body, has sex with someone with a female body or just anyone with a body
—also good info about the stress response
Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin
—this is usually my recommendation for relationship stuff
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
