17 Best self help books like The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Deb Dana

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The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

By: Deb Dana

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This book offers therapists an integrated approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work w…

"The job of the autonomic nervous system is to ensure we survive in moments of danger and thrive in times of safety. Survival requires threat detection and the activation of a survival response. Thriving demands the opposite—the inhibition of a survival response so that social engagement can happen. Without the capacity for activation, inhibition, and flexibility of response, we suffer."

-Deb Dana, The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

"The job of the autonomic nervous system is to ensure we survive in moments of danger and thrive in times of safety. Survival requires threat detection and the activation of a survival response. Thriving demands the opposite—the inhibition of a survival response so that social engagement can happen. Without the capacity for activation, inhibition, and flexibility of response, we suffer."

-Deb Dana, The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

If you liked the self help plot in The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Deb Dana , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Healing the Shame that Binds You

By: John Bradshaw

4.09

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

“I used to drink,” writes John Bradshaw, “to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I dran… read more

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"Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are."

-John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

"Condemning others as bad or sinful is a way to feel righteous. Such a feeling is a powerful mood alteration and can become highly addictive."

-John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

"True love heals and affects spiritual growth. If we do not grow because of someone else’s love, it’s generally because it is a counterfeit form of love."

-John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

"Shame is internalized when one is abandoned. Abandonment is the precise term to describe how one loses one’s authentic self and ceases to exist psychologically."

-John Bradshaw, Healing the Shame that Binds You

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2. Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

By: Judith Lewis Herman

4.39

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

When Trauma and Recovery was first published in 1992, it was hailed as a groundbreaking work. In th… read more

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"Dissociation appears to be... the internal mechanism by which terrorized people are silenced."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

"Recovery can take place only within then context of relationships; it cannot occur in isolation."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

"The desire for total control over another person is the common denominator of all forms of tyranny."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

"People who have survived atrocities often tell their stories in a highly emotional, contradictory and fragmented manner."

-Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

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3. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

By: Peter A. Levine , Gabor Maté

3.18

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

**Unraveling Trauma in the Body, Brain and Mind--a Revolution in Treatment** In this culmination of… read more

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4. The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients

By: Irvin D. Yalom , Nicola Ferguson

3.66

Format: 162 pages,

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5. How to Heal Toxic Thoughts: Simple Tools for Personal Transformation

By: Sandra Ingerman

3.80

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Many people think that the old alchemists were trying to turn lead into gold. This work reveals tha… read more

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6. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences

By: Peter A. Levine , None

3.67

Format: 272 pages,

Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma... Waking the Tigeroffers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It… read more

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7. Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory

By: Peter A. Levine

3.95

Format: None pages, ebook

In Trauma and Memory, bestselling author Dr. Peter Levine (creator of the Somatic Experiencing appr… read more

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8. No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

By: Richard C. Schwartz

4.15

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Discover an empowering new way of understanding your multifaceted mind—and healing the many parts t… read more

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"The big insight was that giving a troubled person a psychiatric diagnosis and seeing that as the sole or main cause of their symptoms was unnecessarily limiting, pathologizing, and could become self-…"

-Richard C. Schwartz, No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

"IFS can be seen as attachment theory taken inside, in the sense that the client’s Self becomes the good attachment figure to their insecure or avoidant parts. I was initially amazed to discover that …"

-Richard C. Schwartz, No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

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9. Wisdom of Your Body

By: Hillary L. McBride

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Many of us have a complicated relationship with our body.Maybe you've been made to feel ashamed of … read more

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"She cupped her hands around the remnant flame of spirit inside me, protecting the flickering light until it grew stronger, and then placed my own hands around the flame and made me the protector of t…"

-Hillary L. McBride, Wisdom of Your Body

"Transcendence is beautiful, but I'm not convinced it's the full picture. One of my psychology professors used to remind us that if there are only two options and one of them is bad, then we aren't se…"

-Hillary L. McBride, Wisdom of Your Body

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10. Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation

By: Janina Fisher

4.53

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors integrates a neurobiologically informed understan… read more

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11. The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

By: Deb Dana

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This book offers therapists an integrated approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work w… read more

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"The job of the autonomic nervous system is to ensure we survive in moments of danger and thrive in times of safety. Survival requires threat detection and the activation of a survival response. Thriv…"

-Deb Dana, The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

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12. Introduction to Internal Family Systems

By: Richard C. Schwartz

4.28

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A highly accessible introduction to a therapeutic approach that brings our inner “parts” into harmo… read more

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13. Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us

By: Stephen W. Porges

4.37

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The creator of the Polyvagal Theory explains the principles in simple terms that are accessible to … read more

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14. Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice

By: Jennifer Mullan

4.48

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

A call to action for therapists to politicize their practice through an emotional decolonial lens. … read more

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15. Secure Love: Create a Relationship That Lasts a Lifetime

By: Julie Menanno

4.55

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Create a lasting and loving attachment with the help of the expert couple’s therapist behind the po… read more

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16. Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism

By: Stanley D. Rosenberg

3.84

Format: 239 pages, ebook

Techniques et exercices pour améliorer le bien-être physique, émotionnel et social Thérapeute crâni… read more

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"It doesn’t matter how much you drive around, you will never get to where you want to go if you don’t have the right map."

-Stanley D. Rosenberg, Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism

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17. Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual: Trauma-Informed Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD & Substance Abuse

By: Frank G. Anderson

4.37

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) provides a revolutionary treatment plan for PTSD, anxiety, de… read more

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18. Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems

By: Frank G. Anderson

4.53

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Hope and light are on the horizon to help clients overcome the challenges of healing and releasing … read more

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19. Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids

By: Mona Delahooke

4.28

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From a leading child psychologist comes this groundbreaking new understanding o… read more

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20. Easy Ego State Interventions: Strategies for Working With Parts

By: Robin Shapiro

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Quick, essential techniques to practice ego state therapy, a popular therapeutic approach. Most of … read more

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21. The Shadow Work Journal: A Guide to Integrate and Transcend Your Shadows

By: Keila Shaheen

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Join more than a million readers around the world in this journey to self-discovery, healing, and i… read more

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18 must-read nonfiction books like The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Deb Dana

Transform Your Habits

Healing the Shame that Binds You

John Bradshaw

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

Judith Lewis Herman

4.39

Transform Your Habits

In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

Peter A. Levine , Gabor Maté

3.18

Transform Your Habits

The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients

Irvin D. Yalom , Nicola Ferguson

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Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief: Guided Practices for Reclaiming Your Body and Your Life

Jon Kabat-Zinn

3.68

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Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People: Avoid Emotional Traps, Stand Up for Your Self, and Transform Your Relationships as an Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents

Lindsay C. Gibson

4.49

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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

Gabor Maté

4.32

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Janina Fisher

4.53

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