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The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk
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Bouncing Back : Rewiring your brain for maximum resilience and well-being, Linda Graham
Mindsight: The new science of personal transformation, Dan Siegel
The pocket guide to the polyvagl theory: The transformative power of feeling safe, Stephen W. Porges
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My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma, Resma Menakem
​​The iRest Program for PTSD, Richard Miller


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