Resource Library
Instructional material
Explore topics across three areas of practice. Select any topic to read it here.
Basic Concepts
Foundational ideas to build a grounded understanding of somatic resiliency.
What is Somatic Resiliency?
A free, open access website to assist mental health clinicians
My Perspective
Who I am
Definitions of Trauma and PTSD
The Somatic Resiliency View
Long-term Effects of Developmental and Chronic Relational Trauma
The "Big Three"
Goals of Somatic Resiliency
Just two
Objectives of Somatic Resiliency
Signposts
Ten Principles of Somatic Resiliency
List and explanation
The Ten Verbs of Somatic Resiliency
Easy to remember
The Therapeutic Relationship
The key to positive outcomes
A Paradigm Shift
A more holistic view
The Threat Response
The traffic light and window of optimal arousal concepts for patients
The Medial Prefrontal Cortex and the Amygdala
3 approaches
Action Systems
Pre-wired behavior patterns
Trauma Recovery Skills 1
Orientation
Trauma Recovery Skills 2
Noticing
Trauma Recovery Skills 3
Pendulation
Trauma Recovery Skills 4
Tracking
The Three Main Components Recovery
Regulation, Reducing Shame, Revising Self-view
Complex Concepts
Deeper material for integrating somatic work into nuanced clinical practice.
Important Issues
Key considerations, cautions, and topics that matter most in the work.