Books:
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Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Joy DeGruy
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Healing the Soul Wound: Counseling with American Indians and Other Native Peoples by Eduardo Duran
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook -- What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing by Bruce D Perry, Maia Szalavitz
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The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron
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The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD
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Responsible Drinking: A Moderation Management Approach for Problem Drinkers by Rotgers, F., Marc F. Kern, & Hoeltzel, R.
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The Power of Now: A guide to spiritual enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
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Children's book PDF's on trauma: https://piploproductions.com/stories/once/
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Videos:
The Wisdom of Trauma-Dr. Gabor Mate
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Podcasts:
System Speak (Dissociative Identity Disorder)
Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
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Apps:
Meditation app....Insight Timer
Meditation app....Calm
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Resources
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Crisis Support:
Dial 411
Alameda County Crisis Support Warm-line 1-800-309-2131
Berkeley Mobile Response 510-981-5900
Alameda County Mobile Crisis 510-891-5600
National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: Text “HOME” to 741741
Crisis & Suicide Prevention call 866-488-7386 or text "Trevor" to 1-202-304-1200
Child Protective Services Alameda County 510-259-1800
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Local SF Bay Area Organizations & Programs:
Cherryhill Detox Center: 1-866-7496
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Oakland-based self-defense classes (includes emotional self-defense) http://handtohandkajukenbo.com/self-defense/
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Digital stories (telling stories through multi-media) https://www.storycenter.org/stories
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East Bay Meditation Center https://eastbaymeditation.org/
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MISSSEY (ending sexual exploitation) https://misssey.org/
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Mujeres Unidas y Activas http://mujeresunidas.net/
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Alcoholics Anonymous (East Bay, California) https://eastbayaa.org/
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Narcotics Anonymous (Alameda County) https://www.naalamedacounty.org/
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Al-Anon East Bay https://www.al-anonbythebay.org/index.htm
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Codependents Anonymous SF Bay https://www.sfbaycoda.net/
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Recovery Dharma East Bay https://www.recoverydharmaeastbay.org/
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Life Ring Secular Recovery https://lifering.org/f2f-meetings/state-and-regional-websites/ca/san-francisco-bay-area/
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La Pena Cultural Center https://lapena.org/
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National & International Resources
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The Dissociative Initiative: https://di.org.au/
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International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation: http://isstdworld.isst-d.org/home
Beauty After Bruises (Complex PTSD) ​https://www.beautyafterbruises.org/
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The Plural Association https://thepluralassociation.com/
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