A non-exhaustive list of accessible resources that inform and inspire my therapeutic and educational frameworks.
Trauma Theory & Somatic Psychotherapy
Bessel Van Der Kolk, The Body Keeps The Score (2014)
Deb Dana, The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging in the Rhythm of Regulation (2018)
Judith Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (2015)
Deb Dana, The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging in the Rhythm of Regulation (2018)
Judith Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (2015)
Peter Levine, Trauma & Memory: Brain & Body in a Search for the Living Past (2015)
Richard Strozzi Heckler, The Art of Somatic Coaching (2014)
Richard Strozzi Heckler, The Art of Somatic Coaching (2014)
Politicised Somatics
Don Hanlon Johnson, Diverse Bodies, Diverse Practices: Toward an Inclusive Somatics (2018)
Prentis Hemphill, What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves can Change the World (2024)
Rae Johnson, Embodied Activism (2023) + Embodied Social Justice (2017)
Prentis Hemphill, What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves can Change the World (2024)
Rae Johnson, Embodied Activism (2023) + Embodied Social Justice (2017)
Resma Menakem, My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathways to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (2017)
Staci Haines, The Politics of Trauma: Somatics Healing & Social Justice (2019)
Staci Haines, The Politics of Trauma: Somatics Healing & Social Justice (2019)
Somatic Practices
Sumarlinah Winoto, Transomatics (Podcast) (2020-21)
Sex, Intimacy & Eroticism
Adrienne Marie Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (2019)
Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power (1978)
Bette Martin, The Art of Giving and Receiving: The Wheel of Consent (2021)
Caffyn Jesse, Elements of Intimacy: The Dance of Loving Connection (2019)
Audre Lorde, Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power (1978)
Bette Martin, The Art of Giving and Receiving: The Wheel of Consent (2021)
Caffyn Jesse, Elements of Intimacy: The Dance of Loving Connection (2019)
Emily Nagowski, Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life (2015)
Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (2007)
Euphemia Russell, Slow Pleasure: Explore Your Pleasure Spectrum (2022)
Staci Haines, Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma (2007)
Esther Perel, Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence (2007)
Euphemia Russell, Slow Pleasure: Explore Your Pleasure Spectrum (2022)
Staci Haines, Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma (2007)
Transformative Justice & Generative Conflict
Betty Pries, The Space Between Us: Conversations About Transforming Conflict (2021)
Ching-In Chen, Jai Dulani & Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities (2016)
Creative Interventions, Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Stop Interpersonal Violence (2012)
Ejeris Dixon & Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement (2020)
Ching-In Chen, Jai Dulani & Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities (2016)
Creative Interventions, Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Stop Interpersonal Violence (2012)
Ejeris Dixon & Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement (2020)
Generation Five,Toward Transformative Justice: A Liberatory Approach to Child Sexual Abuse and other forms of Intimate and Community Violence (2007)
Kai Cheng Thom, So You’re Ready to Choose Love - Trauma-Informed Conflict Transformation for Social Justice & Spiritual Growth (2021)
Mariame Kaba & Shira Hassan, Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators (2021)
Sarah Schulman, Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility and the Duty of Repair (2016)
Kai Cheng Thom, So You’re Ready to Choose Love - Trauma-Informed Conflict Transformation for Social Justice & Spiritual Growth (2021)
Mariame Kaba & Shira Hassan, Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators (2021)
Sarah Schulman, Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility and the Duty of Repair (2016)