welcome, self-healers!

Dr. Nicole Lapera is a trauma expert whose work has expanded the frame of what trauma is and the way childhood trauma shows up in our adult lives. She is also an Instagram handle to follow! @theholisticpsychologist

If ARR had a book that encompassed it's purpose,  meaning and mission: This is it. Dr. Mariel Buque is an expert on generational trauma and self-healing. She also integrates holistic practices in her own work and believes in the incorporation of these practices. She references both reiki and chakra alignments in the appendix.

Dr. Maysa Akbar has framed the experiences of marginalized United States citizens as "Urban Trauma." She is an expert and  pioneer in dismantling systems of racism and white supremacy. Yes, experiences of oppression, racism, etc. are collective traumas.

If you want to understand the depths of our human emotions and experiences, this is your book. Dr. Brene Brown also has several other read-worthy, best-selling books, as well as televion specials and Ted Talks. 

If you want to understand trauma's impact on us from a clinical, but understandable lens, this is your read. Janina Fisher is one of the world's leading experts on trauma. The book serves as a work book so it encompasses both educational material and reflective journal prompts.

Lastly, the shadow work journal and workbook. This, too, has educational material and journal prompts. Shadow work is a practice of integrating all parts of ourselves to love ourselves fully. I believe shadow work to be an essential part to all of our healing processes.