Whole House offers an integrative approach and holistic support services to those who have been or are continually exposed to trauma. Through conventional and alternative methods, Whole House offers clients the tools needed to heal and empower themselves, loved ones, and the first responder community.
ACADEMIC LIBRARY
Existing and Emerging Trauma & Stress Research in one place.
We wanted to create a space in conjunction with and yet separate and apart from our Resource Room that provided a more targeted focus on what the research is offering to the community of both trauma care providers and those who are personally impacted by traumatic events to support their recovery. Here you'll find data on a wide variety of traditional and emerging research into the impact of, treatment for and recovery from trauma.
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Alternative Therapies
The physical impact of traumatic stress shows up in ways we can see, such as muscle tension and headaches, as well as ways we cannot see, such as autonomic nervous system dysregulation. It's imperative to trauma work that we acknowledge this things.
Emerging Treatment Options
Whether it's guilt, shame, anxiety, sadness or anger that shows up for you, typically our emotional symptoms show up after our body is dysregulated, but it's the first "signs" we see. Here are resources that can support emotion regulation.
ARTICLES AND BLOGS
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Brene Brown TEDTalks: The Power of Vulnerability and Listening to Shame
ARTICLES AND BLOGS
Mental Room
If a thought is causing suffering, it's likely a cognitive distortion. Recognizing that these self-protective thinking styles can exacerbate our situation, and working through them to find the threat and using restructuring to defuse them is a skill that, when used frequently, can become a habit and ultimately, be simply "how you handle things."
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BOOKS
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
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You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
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Spiritual Room
Spirituality can support mental health through supporting you in the meaning and purpose that you look for in your life. It should give you a sense of your own worth and value. It can help you develop can help you to develop inner strength, peace, hope and optimism.
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BOOKS
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The Tao of Trauma: A Practitioner's Guide for Integrating Five Element Theory and Trauma Treatment, by Alaine D. Duncan
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris
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THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT