Trauma Recovery
“The ordinary response to atrocities is to banish them from consciousness. Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter aloud. This is the meaning of the word unspeakable. Atrocities, however, refuse to be buried.
Remembering and telling the truth about terrible events are prerequisites both for the restoration of the social order and for the healing of individual victims.”
— Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery
Resources for Healing
Questions to ask when looking for a therapist
24-hour hotlines:
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network | 1-800-656-4673| National, United States
Bay Area Women Against Rape | 510-845-7273 | Oakland, CA, United States
The Trevor Project | 1-866-488-7386 | National, United States
Samaritans | Call 116 123 | National, United Kingdom
Shout. | Text Only, text SHOUT to 85258 | National, United Kingdom
Peer Support Groups
Books
Trauma and Recovery, Judith Lewis Herman
The Courage to Heal, Ellen Bass an Laura Davis
The Drama of the Gifted Child, Alice Miller
The Truth Will Set You Free, Alice Miller
Healing the Shame that Binds You, John Bradshaw
Parenting from the Inside Out, Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell
The Developing Mind, Daniel Siegel
Healing Rage, Ruth King
Articles:
Self-Trauma Model, John Briere
Activism and Social Justice
Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective | California, United States
Callisto | National, United States
Me Too International | Global
Rise | National, United States
Survivor Alliance | Global
Survivors Voices | National, United Kingdom