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RESOURCES

BOOKS

Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory - Deb Dana

 

Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety - Deb Dana

 

Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us - Stephen W. Porges & Seth Porges

 

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life - Marshall B. Rosenberg

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself - Kristin Neff 

The Wisdom of Your Body - Hillary McBride

Practices for Embodied Living: Experiencing the Wisdom of Your Body - Hillary McBride

Mothers, Daughters, & Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves As We Are - 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 with Dr. Hillary McBride

Podcasts and videos via Embodied Recovery Institute which can be found here 

 

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 - which includes podcasts, interviews, and books - here

LEARNING TOOLS

Polyvagal Card Deck: 58 Practices For Calm and Change

 

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

 

ARTICLES 

 

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240322-interoception-the-mysterious-inner-sense-driving-your-emotions



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 MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS

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

 "I frequently say 'I trust you' to my children in moments I am not sure they will make the right choice.

Because my goal isn't perfect choices, it's for them to learn to make their own choices.

It's for them to learn to trust their own intuition,

and their ability to take care of themselves regardless of the outcome."

- Tory Eletto

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