The First Step Book List

Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or are trying to decide what to do next these books are a great place to start. We’ve compiled a list of books that address Embodied Healing, Religious Trauma, Purity Culture, Complex PTSD, CPTSD as it is uniquely experienced by people of color, and General Healing. Our hope is you’ll find a resource that resonates with where you are right now.

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 Self Therapy by Jay Early, Ph.D.
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 The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D.

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 The Science of Stuck - Britt Frank
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 The Wisdom of Your Body -Hillary McBride

Row One

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 Ache Is A Passport -Amanda Dzimianski
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 My Grandmother's Hands -Resmaa Menakem
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Rise Journal -Joel Cross
maybe this is a story about water - Jessica Wiebe Schafer

Row Two

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 Atlas Of The Heart - Brené Brown 
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 The Pain We Carry - Natalie Gutierrez 
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 Pure -Linda Kay Klein
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 Healing Trauma by Peter Levine, Ph.D.
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Row Three

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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving - Peter Walker
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Leaving the Fold -Marlene Winell
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You Are Your Own -Jamie Lee Finch
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The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
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Row Four

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