Books like Trauma and survival by Elizabeth A. Waites

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris explains how childhood stress and trauma can create lasting health problems and offers ways to disrupt the cycle for both children and their families.

Nineteen‑year‑old Avery Morgansten moves to college to escape a traumatic Halloween night; she must manage new friendships, a tempting romance with Cameron Hamilton, and a looming threat from her past.

In this book, Walker posits that the use of traditional psychotherapies for trauma victims has not produced the type of treatment that abused women have found to be truly helpful and that modifications in traditional practice are necessary in order for clinicians to work effectively with abuse victims. These modifications must take into account the impact of the specific form of trauma involved as well as the individual's unique psychological response to the world and the impact of traditional socialization of women and men. The author claims that abuse is widespread and that violence against women occurs in all demographic groups. Her approach is strongly informed by a feminist, participatory perspective that emphasizes reempowerment and the client's role in helping to determine the course of therapy. She examines the effects of gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and sexual orientation as part of the larger context surrounding the reality of violence against women in society.

After her husband dies, a woman who has lost her memory discovers evidence of a missing child. With her son by her side, she traces clues that lead her from San Francisco back to a former marriage and a daughter she never knew.

A collection of essays guiding therapists and survivors through treatment and rehabilitation for PTSD, dissociative disorders, and adult victims of child abuse, offering practical insights into overcoming trauma.