Abuse and Trauma Recovery

Abuse and Trauma Recovery Reading Resources

"Someone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compassion."  — Sharon Salzberg

Mental Health and Trauma Resources

Trauma after a Relationship with a Narcissist

What is Trauma Bonding?

Trauma after Violence and Domestic Abuse

 

Trauma Resources are divided into Article Links and Book Mentions

Trauma  / Trauma Recovery Article Links 

Breaking Trauma Bonds One Step at a Time Article

Complete Guide to Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Article 

Dr. Gabor Maté - Addiction and Trauma Expert YouTube Channel

Effects of Domestic Violence: The Male Victims Perspective Article

Emotional and Psychological Trauma Article

How to Break an Abusive Trauma Bond Article

How To Heal From Emotional Abuse Article

How to Love Yourself After a Long Battle in an Abusive Relationship Article

How To Spot Trauma Bonding : An Abusive Relationship Dynamic Article

How to Start Healing After Experiencing Domestic Violence Article

How To Tell If You’re In a Trauma Bonding Relationship Article

How Trauma Lives on After Abuse Ends Article

Leaving An Abusive Partner An Empirical Review of Predictors, the Process of Leaving, and Psychological Well-Being ResearchGate

Overcoming Abuse: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Journey to Recovery From Past Intimate Partner Violence ResearchGate

Overcoming the Aftermath of Leaving a Toxic Relationship Article

 

Recovering from someone with a Personality Disorder Article

• Anti-Social Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Narcissism / Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Sociopathy / Psychopathy

Recovery: Resilience and Growth in the Aftermath of Domestic Violence PDF Download

Resource Guide for Male Survivors of Abuse, Sexual Assault and Trauma Article

Serving Male-Identified Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence PDF Document Download 

Silent Treatment: Preferred Weapon of People with Narcissism Article

Steps to Recovering from a Toxic Trauma Bond Article

Signs You Are Experiencing Trauma After A Toxic Relationship Article

Stages of Healing After Narcissistic Abuse Article

Stages of Recovery After Trauma Article

Thaw Out After an Abusive Relationship, Even if it Hurts like Hell! Article

The Effects of Domestic Violence: The Male Victims Perspective PDF Document Download

The Effect of Relationship Abuse on Children Article

The Impact of Witnessing Domestic Violence on Children: A Systematic Review 

PDF Document Download

Things People Don't Realize You're Doing Because You Survived an Abusive Relationship Article

Therapy for Abuse Survivors, Survivors of Abuse Article

Trauma Bonding: Definition, Examples, Signs, and Recovery Article

'Trauma Bonding' Explains Why People Stay in Abusive Relationships Article

Trauma Bonding: What Is It and Why Do We Do It? Article

Trauma Loops Mental Health and Motivation

Treating Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence PDF Document Download

Vernon Chalmers Relationship Abuse Recovery Article Index

What Are the Short- and Long-Term Effects of Emotional Abuse? Article

What is Trauma Bonding? Article

What is Trauma? 'The Body Keeps the Score' explains - Bessel van der Kolk YouTube Video

When Abusive Relationships End: A Complex Grief Article

Why am I struggling to move on after Abuse? Article

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Healing and Trauma Book Mentions

Finding Life Beyond Trauma : Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal from Post-Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Related Problems Victoria M. Follette / Jacqueline Pistorello / Steven C. Hayes

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse

Dr. Gregory L. Jantz / Ann McMurray

Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship Laurence Heller PH.D. / Aline LaPierre Psy.D.

Healing Trauma : A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body

Peter A. Levine PH.D.

In an Unspoken Voice : How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

Peter A. Levine, PH.D.  / Foreword by Gabor Maté, M.D. 

Injured Men Trauma, Healing, and the Masculine Self

Ira Brenner, M.D.

Keep Pain in the Past: Getting Over Trauma, Grief and the Worst That’s Ever Happened to You
Dr. Chris Cortman /  Dr. Joseph Walden 

Object Relations in Severe Trauma: Psychotherapy of the Sexually Abused Child
Stephen Prior

The Abuse of Men : Trauma Begets Trauma

Barbara Jo Brothers

The Body Keeps the Score : Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel A. van der Kolk M.D.

The Body Remembers : The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment
Babette Rochschild

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence : From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

Judith L. Herman M.D.

Trauma and Recovery : Traumatic Disorders and Stages of Recovery
Judith L.Herman, M.D.

Waking the Tiger : Healing Trauma - The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences Peter A. Levine

What Is "Trauma"? - and How to Cope With It

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