Helpful Resource Links
Links to helpful resources include the following:
Trauma and Self-Regulation Links:
- Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics
- Child Trauma Academy
- NMT Resources: “Bottom-Up Approach”
- Beacon House Resources for Developmental Trauma
- The 3’s of Regulating
- Trauma Survival Loop
- Polyvagal Theory
- Hidden Needs Diagram
- “Brain Boosters” Cards for Regulating Strategies
- Zones of Regulation
- Impacts of Childhood Trauma
- Brain Story Certification
- URSTRONG: Friendships/Social Skills/Regulating
- DBT Workbook
Trauma Modalities (EMDR and ART) Links:
- EMDRIA library
- EMDRIA Explanation of EMDR
- EMDR FAQ
- EMDR Negative & Positive Cognitions List
- Laurel Parnell Institute for Attachment-Focused EMDR
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Chronic Illness and Chronic Pain Links:
- Health Anxiety Workbooks
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- Therapy Worksheets on Mental Health Topics
- Center for Clinical Interventions Self-Help Resources
- The Chronic Illness Workbook
- Alberta Health Services Chronic Pain Education Modules
Additional Mental Health Resources:
- Workbooks on Stress Management
- Anxiety Worksheets
- Perfectionism Worksheets
- Workbooks on Depression
- Social Anxiety Worksheets
- Building Self-Compassion Worksheets
Recommendations from Kristy’s Playlist
At times the darkness from trauma, grief, loss, anxiety and depression can feel very heavy. Sometimes music can help provide a grounding/regulating strategy to start to turn things around.
Recommendations from Kristy’s playlist for finding light and hope include the following:
- Rachel Platten: Stand by You
- Rachel Platten: Better Place
- Rachel Platten: Fight Song
- Andra Day: Rise Up
- Lee Ann Womack: I Hope You Dance
- Kate Bush: This Women’s Work
- Nickleback: When We Stand Together
- Kelly Clarkson: Stronger
- Lady Gaga: Million Reasons
- Alicia Keys: Girl on Fire
- Avicii: Wake Me Up
- Nightbirde: It’s Ok
- Sara Evans: I Could Not Ask for More
- Martina McBride: In My Daughter’s Eyes
- Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten
- Katy Perry: Roar
- Dixie Chicks: Wide Open Spaces
- Celine Dion: I’m Alive
- Elton John: I’m Still Standing
- Cher: Believe
- Rascal Flatts: My Wish for You
- Van Morrison: Days Like This
- Kristene DiMarco: It is Well