Healing Book Club
Join us each week as we read and discuss trauma related healing books from world renown authors
Registration is Open
If you like to read, and you’re interested in increasing your knowledge of trauma recovery while interacting in a safe group with other survivors, our Healing Book Club is for you!
What we're reading...
Our next book will begin on September 26th, 2020 – “The Body Keeps the Score. Brain, Mind, and Body in Healing of Trauma”.
by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Excerpt from Amazon listing –Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors.
In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity.
Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
How Does the Healing Book Club Work?
We meet every Saturday at 4pm eastern
Held in our secure, online Zoom room
Catch up or Replay any call.
Affordable Monthly Membership
For only $10.00 per month, you can join us. Click here to see why we charge a fee. We also have 6-month and yearly plans!
Knowledgeable Leaders
Resources Applicable to Healing
We value your input
Safe Atmosphere
Our book club is free from invalidation and judgement. Everyone’s opinion is valued and appreciated. See our Rules & Guidelines.
Your amazing book club leader, is Sabra Cain.
Sabra has been a part of CPTSD Foundation since 2017, and thoroughly enjoys reading and learning about trauma-informed care and sharing her knowledge to help others. She is also currently in graduate school seeking her Masters in Social Work (MSW).
If you have questions, suggestions, or concerns about the book club, please log in to your member’s area and click on the “how are we doing” button on the side of the page.
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Stay Up to Date
Check the Healing Book Club Calendar
We meet every Saturday at 4pm eastern. We keep the calendar updated with progress, and upcoming talking points so you always know where we are in the current resource.
Ways to obtain the books we read
Amazon
Kindle
Local Library
Book Exchange
Why is there a membership fee?
We ask that all members who register, agree to pay a small monthly, 6-month, or annual membership fee. There is no contract and you can safely cancel at any time. Please reference our Cancellation & Refund Policy.
All proceeds from the healing book club membership go to our general scholarship fund, which provides access to not only the book club, but also the Daily Recovery Support Calls, and other CPTSD Foundation educational materials to those in need of financial support.