Resources by Topic
Wisdom and Inspiration
On Being (podcast) - Wisdom to replenish and orient in a tender, tumultuous time to be alive. Spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, and poetry.
Jonna Jinton (YouTube channel) - a Swedish artist, musician and filmmaker living in the beautiful woods in the North of Sweden
Jonna Jinton interview with her mother (Swedish YouTube channel; a beautiful example of inter-generational healing through conversation)
Self-Compassion (free guided meditations) - Kristin Neff
The Haven (transformational learning and workshops on Gabriola Island; short and long form residential programs)
vlogbrothers (long running Youtube Series by brothers Hank and John Green; refreshingly honest, vulnerable and relatable; I highly recommend their episode “What Helped Through Depression”)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
No Bad Parts (book) - Richard Schwartz (very accessible introduction to IFS therapy)
IFS sample session w Richard Schwartz (podcast) - Voices of Esalen (53mins; via Soundcloud; also transcribed in “No Bad Parts”)
Relationship and Connection
Attached (book) - Amir Levine
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love (book) - Sue Johnson
Trauma and PTSD
Somatic Experiencing (SE) - aims to resolve symptoms of stress, shock, and trauma that accumulate in our bodies and nervous systems. The SE approach releases traumatic shock, it can be used to support the resolution of PTSD and developmental attachment trauma; work of Peter Levine
https://traumahealing.org/se-101
https://traumahealing.org/scope/
Waking the Tiger (book) - Peter Levine
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma (book) - Peter Levine
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The Wisdom of Trauma (documentary)
The Body Keeps the Score (book) - Bessel van der Kolk
Depression and Anxiety
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression (book) - Johann Hari
The Comfort Book (book) - Matt Haig (an excellent collection of short snippets about living with depression; audiobook also recommended)
vlogbrothers (long running Youtube Series by brothers Hank and John Green; refreshingly honest, vulnerable and relatable; I highly recommend their episode “What Helped Through Depression”)
The Hilarious World of Depression (podcast series; available online) The host interviews a surprisingly varies group of people, who all have dealt with severe depression in their lives)
Improv + Play
Dave Morris: The Way of Improvisation (11m; YouTube) - Dave explains the importance of play, “yes/and” and collaborative storytelling