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Books for SA survivors, from a 20-year-old.
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items As a fellow SA Survivor, I know what it's like to look for self-help material and battle being triggered by books that are supposed to be helping. These are the books that changed and continue to change my life for the better, and are trigger-friendl...
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Foundational Books
Reclaiming Womanhood
Reclaiming Love
Foundational Books
These are the books that shaped and led my healing, starting with the book that ended my PTSD to the book that started it all.
Not just a book of triggering stories, but an actual workbook. It's funny, intimate, and uplifting. It's what I wish I had in high school and am grateful for now. Commissions earned.
Breathe: Sexual Assault Trauma Recovery Workbook
THIS BOOOOK. It's not even centered on trauma, but so much of it resonates because of how my trauma shaped my view on the world. This book is still showing me how to look at the world with healed eyes and get over myself. Commissions go towards my fa...
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage
A look at the science behind trauma, and at real life examples of how people have gotten past it. It's not just a bunch of sad stories, it's stories from different experiences with real successes in recovery. What I like about it is that it's not a b...
Surviving Survival: Art & Science of Resilience
I read this in MIDDLE SCHOOL. It was a part of my journey to understand trauma. It's not at all a middle school read, but it breaks down complex topics and the science of emotions in a way that everyone can understand (when given google and a highlig...
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Matters More
The book that started it all. This book triggered repressed memories and kickstarted my journey. It is the one book on this list that I will give a trigger warning for, but it is also the only other book I can say made me feel 100% seen, heard, and l...
I Am an Emotional Creature: Girls' Secret Life
Reclaiming Womanhood
Some things are a matter of trauma, and some things are the female experience. These books helped me approach gender and sexuality, helping me to shape who I am. They didn't push me in any direction, but they allowed me to peek into those worlds and ...
Still reading, still loving. As a loud introvert, this book speaks to me in my social anxiety, outbursts, emotions, and overall experience as a woman. It's nice because you get to realize that some things are trauma and some things are just the femal...
Untamed: Reese's Book Club - Glennon Doyle Melton
Hypersexuals battling shame, social stigma, and sexual confusion, this is for you. This book is hilarious. It gave me the freedom to explore what was possible and find freedom and confidence in how I choose to view and experience intimacy, even if th...
The Ethical Slut, 3rd Ed: Guide to Polyamory & Open Relationships
This book is a gentle, yet thought provoking read. Honestly very eye opening, and because it was a memoir I was able to learn and experience without being forced to form an opinion. It was raw, and showed that life and gender identity isn't perfect. ...
Stuck in the Middle with You: Parenting Memoir
Reclaiming Love
Look, I know it's not always at the front of your mind. Even so, love is something you deserve for yourself, even when it comes from yourself, or from above. These are the books that have graced and caught my eye. I haven't finished them, but they ha...
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles
Love After Heartbreak, Volume I
Relationship Goals Study Guide: Win at Dating