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10 books that helped me through trauma & PTSD

January 3, 2020 By Lucy · Filed Under: bibliotherapy, ptsd, trauma

Six years after finishing EMDR therapy for diagnosed PTSD, I'm still not entirely sure how to relax …

February 21, 2014 By Lucy · Filed Under: ptsd

The Goldfinch: a novel of great art and beautyFor some reason, over the last few months I'd been …

October 20, 2013 By Lucy · Filed Under: mental health, ptsd, trauma

This post was previously integrated with my TED Talks for Social Anxiety & Shyness post, but …

Another amazing vintage library ad fromBrain Pickings!Bibliotherapy is a word I use a lot here on …

June 17, 2013 By Lucy · Filed Under: poetry, ptsd, trauma, war

Postcards of Siegfried Sassoon. Image fromPinterest.I always enjoy reading about novelists, poets …

I posted about The Perks of Being a Wallflower and mental health last October, shortly after seeing …

March 18, 2013 By Lucy · Filed Under: ptsd, war

An image of a solider with facial wounds by surgeon and painter Henry Tonks. Image source.This …

December 15, 2012 By Lucy · Filed Under: ptsd

I hope that those interested in EMDR therapy will find this post useful. However, this is a long …

November 8, 2012 By Lucy · Filed Under: ptsd

Image of EMDR from http://drkathleenyoung.files.wordpress.com On Tuesday I began "Eye …

October 15, 2012 By Lucy · Filed Under: bibliotherapy, depression, ptsd, trauma

Sam, played by Emma Watson, and Charlie, who appears to have PTSD, by Logan Lerman. From …

October 3, 2012 By Lucy · Filed Under: bibliotherapy, poetry, ptsd, trauma

This may be a generalisation, but I'm sure that most people who read The Faerie …