General resources on trauma and suffering from Christian authors:
- Healing What’s Within, by Chuck DeGroat
- Healing the Wounded Heart, by Dan Allender
- Suffering and the Heart of God, by Diane Langberg
- Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, by Tim Keller
- A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward, by Lauren Whitman
- Try Softer, by Aundi Kolber
- Healing Racial Trauma, by Sheila Wise Rowe
- Restoring the Shattered Self, by Heather Davediuk Gingrich
General resources on trauma from other clinical leaders:
- The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
- Trauma and Recovery, by Judith Herman
Books on specific or integrated topics from Christian authors
- The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson, MD
Topics: Attachment theory, Interpersonal neurobiology, biblical teaching & healing of shame - Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals our Way to Healing, by Jay Stringer Topics: Sexual Addiction and it’s connection to your story
- Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson, MD
Topics: Attachment theory, neuroscience, spiritual practice and repentance - The Kingdom Within: The Inner Meaning of Jesus’ Sayings, by John A. Sanford Topics: Jungian integration with the teachings of Jesus
- Boundaries, by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend Topics: Boundaries
- The Power of Attachment, by Diane Poole Heller
Topics: Attachment theory - The Whole-Brain Child, by Daniel Siegel
Topics: Attachment Theory - The Whole Life: 52 Weeks of Biblical Self-Care, by Eliza Huie and Esther Smith
Topic: Self Care - Our Bodies Tell God’s Story, by Christopher West
Topic: Self Care - Something’s Not Right: Decoding the Hidden Tactics of Abuse and Freeing Yourself of its Power, by Wade Mullen
Topic: Spiritual Abuse, Organizational Systems - When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse, by Chuck DeGroat
Topic: Spiritual Abuse, Organizational Systems
