Healing Resources

Getting Help

Thinking About Suicide? Read This First
"Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain." Compassion and resources for people who are feeling suicidal.
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/

Portland Women's Crisis Line
Domestic violence and sexual violence support and crisis line in Portland, Oregon.
Toll Free: 888-235-5333
http://www.pwcl.org

How To Choose A Competent Counselor
How to evaluate the competence and effectiveness of a therapist or counselor based on very simple evidence you can gather.
http://www.metanoia.org/choose/

For Survivors of Abuse

Survivorship
One of the oldest and most respected organizations supporting survivors of extreme child abuse, including sadistic sexual abuse, ritualistic abuse, mind control, and torture. The website provides articles, frequently asked questions, difficult dates, and subscription information for their quarterly magazine of art and articles by survivors.
http://www.survivorship.org

For The Little Ones Inside
Robyn Posin's ongoing journey of healing and re-parenting of wounded little ones within. "Here rest is recognized as a sacred act; there is always permission to go only as fast as the slowest part of us feels safe to go."
http://www.forthelittleonesinside.com

Healthy Computer Use

WorkRave
WorkRave is a free program which frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit of computer use, helping you avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. You can set both the length of the breaks and the intervals between breaks.
http://www.workrave.com/welcome/

Because some of these books address trauma with unblinking honesty, sometimes in unflinching detail, be gentle with yourself as you read them. Remember to breathe, and take frequent breaks to check in with yourself about how you're responding to the information. Make yourself a list of things to do when you get anxious, or read mine.

These books can be found at your favorite independent bookstore, or at Powells.com.

Self-Acceptance

• Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way by Rick Carson
• Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live by Martha Beck
• There Is Nothing Wrong With You: Going Beyond Self-Hate by Cheri Huber
• Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron
• Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach, Ph.D.
• I Know I'm In There Somewhere: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner Voice and Living a Life of Authenticity by Helene G. Brenner, Ph.D.

Spiritual Journey

• Eat, Pray, Love - One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
• The Call by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Emotional Abuse, Controlling People

• The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How To Recognize It and How to Respond by Patricia Evans
• Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You by Patricia Evans
• Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
• The Mother I Carry: A Memoir of Healing from Emotional Abuse by Louise Wisechild
• The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller

Sexual Abuse, Incest

• The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
• The Obsidian Mirror: Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse by Louise Wisechild

Ritual Abuse

• Double Vision: A Travelogue of Recovery from Ritual Abuse by Anna Richardson
• Safe Passage to Healing: A Guide for Survivors of Ritual Abuse by Chrystine Oksana

Bodywork

• The Spirit of Reiki by William Lee Rand, Walter Lubeck, and Frank Arjava Petter
• Your Inner Physician and You: Craniosacral Therapy and Somatoemotional Release by John Upledger
• The Educated Heart by Nina McIntosh

I have received professional, kind, effective care from these practitioners.

Back In Action Physical Therapy
Ted Ellquist, PT
2538 NE Broadway St.
Suite B
Portland, Oregon 97232
503-445-4936
http://www.backinactionpt.com

Energy Psychotherapy and Coaching
Deb Rodgers, MSW
The Gotham Building
2256 N. Albina #177
Portland, Oregon 97227
503-306-2975
dlynrodgers@yahoo.com

Jin Shin Jyutsu Energy Balancing
Edana Laine, Certified Practitioner
2010 NE Tillamook St.
Portland, Oregon 97212
503-280-2040

Johanna Rayman
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner
503-380-5437
johanna@johannarayman.com
http://www.johannarayman.com