SPECIAL NOTE:  All resources listed are the recommendations of the authors of the Writing to Heal Masterclasses based on their own experiences with them. If you have a resource you would like to have included on this page please contact us through the contact page on this website.

Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman, Olympus Distributing, 1991.

Internal Family Systems Therapy 2nd Edition, by Richard C. Schwartz and Martha Sweezy, The Guilford Press, 1997.

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D., Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2014

Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society by Bessel A. van der Kolk, Alexander C. McFarlane, and Lars Weisaeth, Editors, The Guildford Press, 1996.

Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome, by James L. Wilson, N.D., D.C., PhD., Smart Publications, 2001.

Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He’ll Change, by Robin Norwood, Pocket Books, A Division of Simon and Shuster,1985.

Inside Out by Pixar Animation Studios.  This children’s movie actually illuminates the principles behind Internal Family Systems Therapy with regard to sadness, joy, disgust, fear, and anger. It can also be viewed on Disney Plus and Amazon Prime.

Inside Out 2 by Pixar Animation Studios.  This children’s movie further illuminates the principles behind Internal Family Systems Therapy with regard to anxiety, envy, boredom, embarrassment, and suppressed emotions.  Released in Theaters, June 2024.

The Wisdom of Trauma: A Transformative Documentary features Dr. Gabor Mate’. It sheds light on what trauma is, its effects, and the need for a trauma-informed, and thus compassionate society.  Available to watch for a small donation.

Childhood Trauma and the Brain is a short animated exploration of how trauma in childhood affects behavior and increases vulnerability to anxiety and other challenges. By understanding these things we can help promote resilience and recovery in children and adults who have been traumatized.

How the Story Transforms the Teller is a Tedx talk given by renowned storyteller Donald Davis.  In this talk Davis shares several associated stories which illustrate what can happen when we choose to look at a traumatic experience in different ways.

Overcome Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief  is a multi-media bundled resource with a DVD, one softbound and two hardcover books, 42 short videos, an accelerated healing workbook, a music CD and an aroma diffuser with essential oils.

Tapping 101 is a short introductory video about EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping.  On the website TheTappingSolution.com you will also find programs you can purchase to help you use tapping to address anxiety, pain and autoimmune disorders.

How We Feel is a free app developed by The How We Feel Project, Inc.  It is app to help identify and record emotions so that cause and effect patterns can be identified. There are also in-app videos to help with handling various emotions.

Anxiety Release is a free app that is based on EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) which was developed to alleviate stress associated with traumatic memories.  The app has audio clips with guided exercises and includes them with male or female voices so you can choose the voice that is most soothing to you. 

The Tapping Solution is a free app that takes you through guided EFT tapping meditations to help with stress and anxiety relief.