Family and Sexual Child Abuse

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lyndsay C. Gibson, PsyD

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook — What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Maia Szalavitz

Helping a Child Who Has Been Sexually Abused, a guide from Herman Law that includes information about legal options

The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz

Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life by Susan Forward

Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse by Mike Lew

Racialized Trauma

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW

Rape/Sexual Assault

DC Rape Crisis Center

RAINN (national sexual assault support services)

Trauma Healing

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse by Shannon Thomas LCSW

“Healing Sexual Trauma Through BDSM”, profile of Mistress Couple and her work in the Daily Beast

SexSmart: How Your Childhood Shaped Your Sexual Life and What to Do With It by Aline P. Zoldbrod, Ph.D.

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry