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My Favorite Books about Healing Trauma

Listed in order from most readable/accessible to least readable/clinical

Who buys books anymore?

All of these titles can be at your local library in the form of hard-copy, e-book, or audiobooks using apps like OverDrive or Libby.

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Profile page of Heather Bohlender, psychotherapist in Greeley, Colorado, showing her photo, name, title, location, and list of specializations including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and trauma, with options to follow or share.
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A worksheet titled "Intention Setting Practice: A Clinical, Science-Informed Worksheet" with sections explaining intention setting and its scientific basis. It includes four icons with descriptions: a paper airplane for "Attentional Priming," a bell for "If-Then Cueing," a circular arrow for "Mindfulness + Intent," and a wind symbol for "Small Daily Practices." A QR code and a "Join Now" prompt are also present.

Check out this Intention-Setting Practice: A Clinical Science-Informed Worksheet from InsightTimer

A More Human Life

Monthly writings about healing, connection, and living a more human life.

A More Human Life
Something in the Air: Fear, Hypervigilance, and Being a Woman
Something in the Air: Fear, Hypervigilance, and Being a Woman

Sometimes a story breaks in the news, and something shifts. Stories of sexual violence can leave us feeling shaken, more watchful, and less safe—even when the events didn't happen to us directly. In this essay, I explore women’s vigilance, the ways trauma can shape our sense of safety, and how we can meet our fear with compassion rather than criticism.

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You Are Allowed To Be Shocked By Something You Completely Saw Coming
You Are Allowed To Be Shocked By Something You Completely Saw Coming

Knowing and experiencing are not the same thing. Sometimes the most psychologically sophisticated thing we can do is stop trying to immediately understand what happened—and let it land.

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Self-Possessed: Why Having a Self Isn’t the Same as Being Selfish
Self-Possessed: Why Having a Self Isn’t the Same as Being Selfish

What if being “selfish” isn't the same thing as having a self? Many women have learned to fear their own wants, needs, boundaries, and desires. But becoming a whole person isn't selfish, becoming a whole person is your birth right.

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