Resources
if you’re not able to seek 1:1 therapeutic support at this time but feel the need for some support, I use this page as non-exhaustive list of books, podcasts & networks I have found supportive in my psycho-somatic education and journey.
You’ll also find some videos below featuring some of my teachers and mentors, contextualising the work that I do.
Books:
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness, Richard C. Shwartz
The Myth of Normal, Gabor Maté
Full Catastrophe Living, John Kabat ZIn
The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief & Praise, Martín Prechtell
A short course in happiness after loss (and Other Dark, Difficult Times), Maria Sirois
Podcasts:
Carmen Spagnola’s Numinous Podcast - favourite episodes include: Portrait of a Marriage / Healing the Abandonment Wound / Somatics for White-Bodied Folks with Marick Heirich
Hypnosis for Healing: Understanding the Powerful Science with Dr. David Spiegel on Therapist Uncensored
Networks:
The Numinous Network - a vast resource with life changing (I know!) courses including ‘Contact Nutrition 101’, ‘Secure’... You’ll thank me later.
Videos & Articles:
Barefoot Doctor - Carmen Spagnola
I Love You/Fuck Off - when Love Feels Dangerous by Carmen Spagnola - on healing attachment wounds
What is Quest Cognitive Hypnotherapy - Trevor Silvester
Creating a Companionship with Grief - with Francis Weller & Anderson Cooper
