On this page, you’ll find links to articles, books, organizations, and more, that address the topics of sexual assault, childhood abuse in varying forms, and the associated mental health impacts and challenges.  You can also follow me on Facebook and Twitter for new article discoveries as I would run out of space if I tried to post them all on this page!  Lastly, I highly recommend following the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute on Facebook as they post wonderfully informative articles daily. 

Of course, I’m always on the lookout for more fantastic sources of information and assistance – if you have one that isn’t in one of the lists below, let me know.

“Here’s one of the more unusual and problem-creating symptoms that can develop from unresolved trauma: the compulsion to repeat the actions that caused the problem in the first place. We are inextricably drawn into situations that replicate the original trauma in both obvious and less obvious ways.” -Peter A. Levine

Websites and Organizations

• Adult Children of Alcoholics and & Dysfunctional Families
• Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Bridges to Recovery
• Boca Recovery Center
• National Institute of Mental Health – Anxiety Disorders
• National Institute of Mental Health – PTSD
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America
• American Psychiatry Association
• Psychology Today
• RAINN
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
• Office on Women’s Health
• Writing Ourselves Whole
• Pete Walker
• Mia Leigh Renna
• This Girl Unravelled
• Rachael Brooks
• To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA)
• Start Your Recovery

Articles, Handouts, and Blog Posts

• 4 Ways That Childhood Trauma Impacts Adults
• My Best Friends Didn’t Believe I Was Raped.  Here’s How That Affected My Trauma.
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Trauma:  Childhood Sexual Abuse
• How Family and Close Friends Can Help Trauma Survivors
• Facts About Women and Trauma
• Trauma – helping family or friends
• Understanding the Impact of Trauma
• Helping Patients Cope with a Traumatic Event
• How to Help Trauma Survivors
• Anxiety Makes Me Want to Apologize for Absolutely Everything
• Why Trauma Survivors Can’t Just ‘Let It Go’
• 13 Benefits of Yoga That Are Supported by Science
• Stephen Porges:  ‘Survivors are blamed because they don’t fight’
• What You Know About Your Body’s Response to Danger is Probably Wrong
• Ride-Sharing Sexual Assault Safety Guide
• How to Love a Woman Who Has Been to Hell and Back

Books

• The Deepest Well:  Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris
• Writing Ourselves Whole:  Using the Power of Your Own Creativity to Recover and Heal from Sexual Trauma by Jen Cross
• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
• The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
• Complex PTSD:  From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
• First, We Make the Beast Beautiful:  A New Journey Through Anxiety by Sarah Wilson
• The Body Keeps the Score:  Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.” -Robert Kennedy