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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.48 — 86,972 ratings — published 2022
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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.53 — 15,315 ratings — published 2013
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.33 — 312,757 ratings — published 2014
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.40 — 16,376 ratings — published 1992
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The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness Out of Blame The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness Out of Blame (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,569 ratings — published 1995
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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,528 ratings — published 2010
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,025 ratings — published 2022
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No Bad Parts No Bad Parts (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.07 — 23,569 ratings — published 2021
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What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.40 — 116,518 ratings — published 2021
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Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.17 — 12,142 ratings — published 2012
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The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,426 ratings — published 2017
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The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,129 ratings — published 2010
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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.41 — 12,275 ratings — published 2018
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Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.32 — 851 ratings — published 2011
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Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,817 ratings — published 2016
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Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.16 — 16,677 ratings — published 1990
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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.04 — 32,078 ratings — published 1979
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Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body (Audio CD)
by (shelved 3 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,138 ratings — published 1999
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Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,475 ratings — published 2008
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.58 — 44,820 ratings — published 2007
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.26 — 68,207 ratings — published 1996
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Self-Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Inner Wholeness Using IFS, a New, Cutting-Edge Therapy Self-Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Inner Wholeness Using IFS, a New, Cutting-Edge Therapy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,169 ratings — published 2009
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Healing the Shame that Binds You Healing the Shame that Binds You (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,559 ratings — published 1988
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Understanding the Borderline Mother Understanding the Borderline Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,844 ratings — published 2000
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The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to do When a Parent's Love Rules Your Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.21 — 572 ratings — published 1990
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There Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate There Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,545 ratings — published 1997
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Freshwater Freshwater (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.00 — 38,324 ratings — published 2018
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Lehmä synnyttää yöllä Lehmä synnyttää yöllä (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,548 ratings — published 2024
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Sukkwan Island Sukkwan Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,582 ratings — published 2008
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I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This [But I'm Going to Anyway] I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This [But I'm Going to Anyway] (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 3.87 — 7,123 ratings — published 2024
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Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves—and How to Find Our Way Back Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves—and How to Find Our Way Back (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,085 ratings — published 2025
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Past Tense: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy Past Tense: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.37 — 703 ratings — published
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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.26 — 24,114 ratings — published 1999
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It's Not Your Fault: Why Childhood Trauma Shapes You and How to Break Free It's Not Your Fault: Why Childhood Trauma Shapes You and How to Break Free (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.01 — 224 ratings — published 2023
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The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: A Guide to Healing, Recovery, and Growth The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook: A Guide to Healing, Recovery, and Growth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.19 — 455 ratings — published 2000
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Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.38 — 993 ratings — published 2018
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Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,452 ratings — published 2015
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Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes: The Expert Guide to Brene Brown's Critically Acclaimed Book (30 Minute Expert) Daring Greatly in 30 Minutes: The Expert Guide to Brene Brown's Critically Acclaimed Book (30 Minute Expert)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.28 — 94 ratings — published 2013
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.29 — 250,408 ratings — published 2012
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Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.13 — 28,039 ratings — published 2011
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Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,271 ratings — published 2009
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Bet on It Bet on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 3.53 — 8,518 ratings — published 2022
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Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,150 ratings — published 2015
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Winterwater Winterwater (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as c-ptsd)
avg rating 4.29 — 848 ratings — published 2020
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“Healing begins with awareness, understanding, and action.”
― ✨Diane Metcalf

“As connection to the therapist is established, the therapeutic relationship offers an opportunity for the client to experience a present attachment, but it also brings up transferential tendencies associated with past attach ment relationships (Sable, 2000). Informed by the experience of interperesonal trauma and betrayal, posttraumatic transferential relationships can be exceptionally potent and volatile. In response to the therapist, clients experience fear, anger, mistrust, and suspicion, as well as hope, vulnerability, and yearning, and they are acutely attuned to subtle signals of disinterest or interest, compassion or judgment, abandonment or consistency (Herman 1992; Pearlman & Saakvitne, 1995).”
― Pat Ogden, Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy

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