Links and recommendations
Here I share with you an ever-growing list of links
to people, approaches, videos, and books that I reccommend.
Trauma and trauma healing
Trauma and trauma healing
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Personal website of Dami Charf
(unfortunately only in German so far)
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Dami Charf's website on trauma healing
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https://compassionateinquiry.com
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Somatic Experiencing International
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Book on trauma and trauma healing
Van der Kolk, Bessel A. 2015. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma. New York, NY: Penguin Books.
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Levine, Peter A. 2010. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books.
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Badenoch, Bonnie. 2018. The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships. First edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
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Charf, Dami. 2018. Auch alte Wunden können heilen: wie Verletzungen aus der Kindheit unser Leben bestimmen und wie wir uns davon lösen können. München: Kösel.
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Porges, Stephen W. 2011. The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. 1st ed. New York: W. W. Norton.
(Lucid) Dreaming
(Lucid) Dreaming
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Website of Clare Johnson, who takes lucid dreaming one step deeper than many others
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Website of Andrew Holecek, one of THE experts on Buddhist dream practice and host of the "Nightclub"
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Website of Robert Waggoner, who publishes a newsletter on the matter
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Books on (lucid) dreaming
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Castaneda, Carlos. 1994. The Art of Dreaming. New York, NY: Harper Perennial.
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Holecek, Andrew. 2020. Dreams of Light: The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming. Boulder, Colorado: Sounds True.
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Johnson, Clare R. 2017. Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Lucid Dreaming: A Comprehensive Guide to Promote Creativity, Overcome Sleep Disturbances & Enhance Health and Wellness. Woodbury: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.
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Waggoner, Robert. 2009. Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self. Needham, Mass: Moment Point Press.
Sexuality and relationships
Sexuality and relationships
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TED-Talk by Esther Perel on desire
https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_the_secret_to_desire_in_a_long_term_relationship
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TEDx-Talk by Diana Richardson on Slow Sex
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Website of Ilan Stephani who does lots of interesting stuff around sexuality and aliveness, including free shaking events
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Hearts in Harmony – I really liked this audiobook
by Gay and Kathy Hendricks who've been in the field of relationship improvement for ages
https://www.heartsintrueharmony.com
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The website of the Hendricks couple with many free resources
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Books on sexuality and relationships
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Schnarch, David Morris. 2009. Intimacy & Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship. 1st ed. New York, N.Y: Beaufort Books.
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Barker, Meg-John. 2018. Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships. 2nd edition. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
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Levine, Amir. 2021. Attached: Are You Anxious, Avoidant Or Secure? How The Science Of Adult Attachment Can Help You Find - And Keep - Love. London, UK: Bluebird.​
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Nagoski, Emily. 2021. Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life. Simon&Schuster trade paperback edition, revised and updated. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
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Nagoski, Emily. 2019. The Come as You Are Workbook: A Practical Guide to the Science of Sex. ​
