Helpful books and resources

[Kazzl]

Hi everyone

Members often refer in their posts to books and other resources that have helped them. This thread is a place to list those books so all members can find them easily.

The titles might include scholarly, mass market and self-help books, specialist websites or blogs, podcasts, vodcasts or print or online journals or magazines. Please note BB has a list of websites and resources under Get Help, so maybe check there first for online resources. (Also note that we cannot include live links to online resources.)

To make things easy to find, please put the category of the content first in bold, then the title of the book and then, if you want, a brief comment.

Please note that anything listed here reflects the member's views only. Publications and other resources are not necessarily endorsed by beyondblue.

Happy reading!

[Alexlisa]

Hello everyone.

I’ve been doing some reading recently on Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and also childhood neglect. There are a couple of books that I’ve found immensely helpful, so I thought I’d leave them here.

“Complex PTSD: From surviving to thriving” by Pete Walker. He also has a large amount of information on his website. I found it helped me to make sense of a lot of the seemingly disparate symptoms that I experience. It helped me see that I’m not ‘crazy’ and overwhelmed with issues, but that they are part of one condition.

”It Wasn’t Your Fault” by Beverly Engel. It helped to lift some of the self-blame and shame that I felt about the trauma I experienced as a child. It has helped me to develop more self-kindness and perspective on what I went through.

I hope this is helpful to someone ☺️

Alexlisa

[quirkywords]

Hello all

rabbit,

I Like that book too and find it fascinating.

Mummakins, I have shelves of self help books, I am reading one about memory

but I keep forgetting where Iput it.

learn to rem ember

[quirkywords]

Sorry it posted to early.

the book is “Learn to Remember by Dominic O’Brien

Quirky

[Peppermintbach]

Hi,

I have mentioned this book a couple of times on the forums, so I wanted to mention it here too.

Option B: Facing adversity, building resilience and finding joy, Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant.

Basically, it’s a very practical book about how to cope after dealing with tragedy, trauma or loss.

It stemmed from Sandberg’s own loss and Grant was a friend (who’s also a psychologist) who helped her find her feet again. There are also other stories about how people moved forward after their own personal tragedies...

I really liked this book and it has helped me a lot, so I wanted to share this gem with all of you 🙂

[quirkywords]

Thanks peppermint,

It sounds like an interesting book.

The little books of resilience written by Matthew Johnstone the same author as I had a black dog.

great illustrations and text for both books. They are a classic to me and are very easy and visual.

have used the books to explain concepts about depression to children.

Quirky

[Peppermintbach]

Hi quirky and all,

Thank you. It’s a practical and relatable book in my opinion, with concrete real life examples.

The Little Books of Resilience that you mentioned sound very helpful. What a great idea for both adults and children alike 🙂

[SapereAude]

Has anyone found, “Think And Grow Rich,” by Napoleon Hill beneficial?

[ecomama]

IreneM said:

HI Kazz

Great Post.

Now that I am working towards becoming a therapist I must support the two that you mentioned for Health Professionals on General Mental Health.

psychologytoday and simplypsychology

I like to support both of these but they are not just for Psych therapists they are for everyone!

If your therapist says something that does not make sense I highly recommend these two sites for a general explanation. Lets take stress for example - if you type it into a search engine and one of these two sites is on the list - go for these ones they are very simple to understand!

Irene.

Our local library has Psychology Today Mags and they've got lovely articles.
EM

[CalmCat]

Hi Guys,

I thought I'd share the book that keeps me grounded, called A Course in Miracles.

I'm only 49% through the book and have been reading it as I need it since, June 2019.

I urge you to watch videos on it on YouTube or read up on it on Google.

It is a book that give substance to spirituality.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Doz

[Guest_1643]

Thanks, Doz86 for sharing 🙂

For anyone interested in trauma recovry, I recently spoke to someone at 1800 RESPECT who told be about Dr. Peter Levine, a world trauma expert. I've enjoyed his talks on Youtube about trauma. He is in his 70s and really seems to have a firm grasp and understanding on the workings of trauma.
It was just nice to see someone who has years of knowledge in this field.