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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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Polysecure by Jessica Fern

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Untamed by Glennon Doyle

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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)

Look Again (meditation) 

Unlocking Us with Brene Brown

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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