Organized sexual abuse – by Michael Salter (2014) [CAUTION: The content of this book is highly triggering. This overview is highly triggering. It mentions some details of organized and ritual abuse that are highly emotional and triggering. Take responsibility for your own well-being. This is disturbing and you are warned] Written […]
books
Book Review: The Finding Solid Ground Program Workbook
Book review The Finding Solid Ground Program (Workbook) by H. Schielke, B. Brand & R. Lanius Written for: traumatized people (especially cPTSD) in the first phase of healing people who struggle with unsafe behaviors a lot inclusive of people with structural dissociation therapists who work with the people listed above Special focus: stabilization […]
Book Review: ‘Me, Not-Me, and We’ by Emma Sunshaw
Me, Not-Me, and We: A lived experience workbook for phased recovery from complex and relational trauma with dissociative identity response by Emma Sunshaw Written by: A member of the ISSTD who found out about their DID later in life, so this is a mix of up-to-date professional information and lived experience Written for: […]
Book Review: Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors (J. Fisher)
Healing the fragemented selves of trauma survivors: overcoming internal self-alienation by Janina Fisher Written for: Therapist who treat trauma-related problems like cPTSD, BPD, eating disorders, addiction, chronic suicidality and self-harming behaviors or dissociative disorders, including simple cases of DID but mostly OSDD people who have any of these problems based on childhood trauma or […]
Book review: The complex PTSD workbook (A. Schwartz)
The complex PTSD workbook: a mind-body approach to regaining emotional control and becoming whole by Arielle Schwartz Written for: people with cPTSD Special focus: psycho-education and self-help for cPTSD What it is not: replacing proper trauma therapy going deeper into the issues of dissociation or structural dissociation Language: the language is kept simple […]
Book review: From surviving to thriving by Pete Walker
Complex PTSD – From surviving to thriving by Pete Walker Written for: survivors of childhood abuse and neglect who are interested in alternative treatment Special focus: the authors personal idea of cPTSD and how he thinks it can be healed What it is not: based on actual psychological knowledge based on tested and tried […]
Helpful Books List ( for cPTSD and DID)
People keep asking me about books they could read to educate themselves about cPTSD, DID, therapy or self-help options. The truth is that I myself have only read a very limited number of books and not all of them were helpful. I will share with you a list of books that I personally consider worth […]
Book Review: The haunted Self (van der Hart, Nijenhuis, Steele)
The haunted self – structural dissociation and the treatment of chronic traumatization by O. van der Hart, E. Nijenhuis, K. Steele Written for: good DID therapists and those who want to become one, doctors whose job it is to recognize structural dissociation in patients Special focus: structural dissociation What it is not: written for […]
Book review: Growing beyond Survival (E. Vermilyea)
Growing beyond survival – a self-help toolkit for managing traumatic stress – by Elisabeth Vermilyea Written for: people with PTSD Special focus: self-help, practical exercises What it is not: a book specifically about coping with extreme dissociation about DID Language: Everything is explained step by step, psychological terms are explained with easy […]
Book review: the dissociative identity disorder sourcebook (D. B. Haddock)
Written for: people interested in DID. Some is for therapists, some for patients, a little for significant others. Some of the information is specific for the US only. Special focus: it doesn’t have one. This book offers broad information about DID. That is its greatest strength and weakness at the same time. […]
Your (scrap)book of resources
To support therapy and stabilization it helps to collect all the resources you have found or learned and keep them in one place. That is why we own a resource (scrap)book. It is a visual and tangible reminder of helpful and positive things. Being creative when making it also deepens our understanding of our coping […]
Book review: The therapeutic treasure box … (Dr K. Treisman)
The therapeutic treasure box for working with children and adolescents with developmental trauma – creative techniques and activities – by Dr Karen Treisman Written for: therapists who treat traumatized children and adolescents. Also people working in foster care. Some exercises are clearly therapy work though and should only be done with a therapist present. […]