1. Several books released during the pandemic are excellent resources for helpers and those seeking to learn more about trauma, wellness, and becoming more embodied. Here are a few of our favorites: The Whole-Person Approach to Integrated Health Care; Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process; and Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body and Heart to Feel Secure in the World. A wealth of resources also available on social media platforms are Transforming the Experience-Based Brain, International Whole Person Approaches (COVID WG), COVID IPV, and ATTCH Niagara Caring Community Connections. The Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing’s wide variety of trauma-informed mindfulness and emotional regulation resources to promote embodied awareness, wellness, and stress reduction is available on their YouTube channel. The Mindful Living Collective is an excellent resource offering free groups and programs like conscious connection circles that provide an opportunity to connect to others in a meaningful way. Jamie McHugh provides resources inviting an immersive sensory and embodied experience on his site http://somaticexpression.com.
2. Ali, D. A., Figley, C. R., Tedeschi, R. G., Galarneau, D., & Amara, S. (2021). Shared trauma, resilience, and growth: A roadmap toward transcultural conceptualization. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(1), 45–55. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001044
3. American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA dictionary of psychology. https://dictionary.apa.org/resilience
4. Anderson, R. (2001). Embodied writing and reflections on embodiment. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 33(2), 83–98.
5. Bentley, P. G. (2022). Compassion practice as an antidote for compassion fatigue in the era of COVID-19. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 61, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12172