Healing from Trauma Resources
Free Download:
Books
COMPLEX PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with IFS by Richard Schwartz
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate, M.D
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakam
Will I ever be good enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Dr. Karyl McBride
Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics by Robert J. Ackerman, Ph.D.
The Loving Parent Guidebook by ACA WSO
Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel
Primal Wound by Nancy Newton Verrier
Videos
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD
Internal Family Systems And Trauma Explained
Online Support
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families Online Meetings
If you are in need of immediate mental health support, please contact one of the below hotlines which are available 24h/day, every day:
For free support from a trained crisis worker 24 hours everyday, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Line at 988. To learn more about what happens when you call 988, please see this article. Please note that in rare cases, 988 crisis workers may notify local law enforcement to carry out a wellness/safety check.
If you or a loved one is in immediate danger, please call 911 or proceed to your nearest emergency room. When talking to 911 dispatch, it is important to notify the operator that it is a psychiatric emergency. You can ask for police officers trained in crisis intervention or trained to assist people experiencing a mental health emergency.