Understanding Attachment, Relationships, Neuroplasticity, Trauma

Thank you to Bonnie Badenoch for all your wise teaching and for introducing me to many of the people on this list and the beautiful work they do. Many of the books listed below are in-depth research based, ‘technical’ in nature, yet also readable for non-experts in the fields of therapy and trauma.

I have put an asterisk * by the ones that are easier and more practical read. Also, rather than make a separate list of websites for these authors, I would suggest you just google their names to find out more about what each has to offer.

• The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships. Bonnie Badenoch (2018).

• Being a Brainwise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology. Bonnie Badenoch (2008).

• The neuroscience of psychotherapy: Healing the social brain. Lou Cozolino (2017).

• The neuroscience of human relationships: Attachment and the developing social brain. Lou Cozolino (2014).

• *The brain that changes itself: Stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science. Norman Doidge (2007).

• The brain’s way of healing: Remarkable discoveries and recoveries from the frontiers of neuroplasticity. Norman Doidge (2015).

• Unlocking the emotional brain: Eliminating symptoms at their roots using memory reconsolidation. Ecker & Ticic (2012).

• The healing power of emotion: Affective neuroscience, development, and clinical practice. Diana Fosha, Daniel J. Siegel, Marion F. Solomon (2009).

• Mirroring people: The new science of how we connect with others. Mario Iacoboni (2008).

• Attachment Theory in Practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families. Sue Johnson (2019).

• *Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships. Sue Johnson (2013).

• *In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. Peter Levine (2010).

• The master and his emissary: The divided brain and the making of the western world. Iaan McGilchrist (2009).

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment. Pat Ogden (2015).

• The archaeology of mind: Neuroevolutionary origins of human emotions. Panksepp, J., & Biven, L. (2012).

• The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation. Steven Porges (2011).

• The science of the art of psychotherapy. Alan Schore (2012).

• The neurobiology of we. Audio from Sounds True. Dan Siegel (2008).

• *Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence: The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice. Dan Siegel (2018).

• The developing mind, second edition: How relationship and the brain interact to shape who we are. Dan Siegel (2015).

• * The whole-brain child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind, survive everyday parenting struggles, and help your family thrive. Siegel, D. J., & Bryson, T. P. (2011).

• * Parenting from the inside out: How a deeper self- understanding can help you raise children who thrive. Siegel, D. J., & Hartzell, M. (2003).

• * The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Bessel van der Kolk (2015).