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RESOURCES
BOOKS
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory - Deb Dana
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself - Kristin Neff
The Wisdom of Your Body - Hillary McBride
The Inside Story: The Surprising Pleasures of Living in an Aging Body - Dr. Susan Sands
Permission to Feel - Marc Brackett
How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain - Lisa Barrett
The Practice of Embodying Emotions: A Guide for Improving Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes - Dr. Raja Selvam
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma - An Integrative Somatic Approach - Kathy Kain & Stephen Terrell
Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness - Ingrid Fetell Lee
PODCASTS
Any podcast interview of Dr. Hillary McBride
On Being - Episode May 19, 2022 - Kimberley Wilson (unedited version) especially starting at 27:27
Sounds True - Episode June 16, 2020 - Deb Dana: Befriending Your Nervous System
Sounds True - Episode November 9, 2021 - Deb Dana: Becoming An Active Operator Of Your Nervous System
WEBSITES
Rhythm of Regulation
LEARNING TOOLS
Good Morning, Friends: Gentle Suggestions for the Start of Your Day - Jessica Kantrowitz
Polyvagal Flip Chart: Understanding the Science of Safety (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) - Deb Dana
Autonomic Nervous System Table: Laminated Card - Amazon
Lindsay Braman - lindsaybraman.com - especially her Emotion-Sensation & Emotion-Behavior Wheel
INSTAGRAM
Dr. Hillary McBride
Dr. Mona Delahooke
Sarah Baldwin - Somatic Practitioner
The Embody Lab
Jessica Maguire - Repairing the Nervous System
Iris McAlpin
NinetyPesco
Lindsay Braman
FOR PARENTS & PRIMARY CARETAKERS
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain - Dan Siegel
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind - Dan Siegel
The Strength Switch: How The New Science of Strength-Based Parenting Can Help Your Child and Your Teen to Flourish - Lea Waters
Brain-Body Parenting - How to Stop Managing Behaviour, and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids - Dr. Mona Delahooke
The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving - Lisa Miller
FOR CHILDREN
Listening to My Body: A guide to helping kids understand the connection between their sensations (what the heck are those?) and feelings so that they can get better at figuring out what they need - Gabi Garcia
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion - Gabi Garcia
Bodies Are Cool: A picture book celebration of all kinds of bodies - Tyler Feder
The Rabbit Listened - Cori Doerrfeld
FOR TEENS
Am I Overthinking This?: Over-answering life's questions in 101 charts - Michelle Rial
Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood - Mari Andrew
FOR GROUNDING
14,000 Things To Be Happy About - Barbara Ann Kipfer
Playable Art Balls - Amazon
Analu Therapy Dough
Devotions - poetry book by Mary Oliver
All of John O'Donohue's books
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