Resources
Books
Brown, R. P., & Gerbarg, P. L. (n.d.). The healing power of the breath.
Dachinger, D., Rumilly, B., & Raymond, S. (n.d.). Helping the helpers: The clinician’s guide to first responder mental wellness.
Dana, D. (n.d.). Anchored: How to befriend your nervous system using polyvagal theory.
Gilmartin, K. M. (n.d.). Emotional survival for law enforcement: A guide for officers and their families.
Harris, N. B. (n.d.). The deepest well: Healing the long-term effects of childhood adversity.
Kirschman, E. (n.d.). I love a firefighter: What the family needs to know.
Korn, D. L., & Baldwin, M. (n.d.). Every memory deserves respect: EMDR, the proven trauma therapy with the power to heal.
Levine, P. A. (n.d.). Waking the tiger: Healing trauma.
Parnell, L. (n.d.). Tapping in: A step-by-step guide to activating your healing resources through bilateral stimulation.
Patterson, J. (n.d.). Traumatized.
Schwartz, R. C. (n.d.). You are the one you’ve been waiting for: Bringing courageous love to intimate relationships.
Schwartz, R. C. (n.d.). No bad parts: Healing trauma and restoring wholeness with the internal family systems model.
Shapiro, F. (n.d.). Getting past your past: Take control of your life with self-help techniques from EMDR therapy.
van der Kolk, B. A. (n.d.). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma.
Walker, P. (n.d.). Complex PTSD: From surviving to thriving: A guide and map for recovering from childhood trauma.
Winfrey, O., & Perry, B. D. (n.d.). What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing.
Wolynn, M. (n.d.). It didn’t start with you: How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle.
Podcasts
EMDR Focused
The Trauma Therapist Podcast (Guy Macpherson)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trauma-therapist/id899009517
EMDR The Science Behind the Therapy
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emdr-the-science-behind-the-therapy/id1830894249
123-456-7890
Nervous system focused
Stuck Not Broken
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuck-not-broken/id1452037362
Wired For Connection
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wired-for-connection-a-polyvagal-podcast/id1795790839
Trauma Rewired (Jennifer Wallace & Elisabeth Kristof)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trauma-rewired/id1537602643
General Mental Health
Therapy Explained Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-therapy-explained-podcast/id1561945891
Therapy Chat (Laura Reagan, LCSW-C)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therapy-chat/id1031099411
Unlocking Us (Brené Brown)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511
Being Well Podcast (Rick Hanson & Forrest Hanson)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-well-with-forrest-hanson-and-dr-rick-hanson/id1120885936
Meditation
Nothing Much Happens
Music
Thin Line Rock Station
First Responder–Specific Mental Health & Peer Support
Fairfield County Trauma Response Team
First Responder Support Network (FRSN)
firstrespondersupportnetwork.org
Code Green Campaign
All Clear Foundation
Behind the Shield
Badge of Life
Emergency/Hotlines
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 | Chat: 988lifeline.org
Safe Call Now (First Responder Specific)
Call 1-206-459-3020
Fire/EMS Helpline (Share the Load Program – NVFC)
Call 1-888-731-FIRE (3473)
CopLine (Law Enforcement Only)
Call 1-800-COPLINE (267-5463)
Financial
Northwestern Mutual
Bryan Bradley Jock, Financial Advisor
https://www.northwesternmutual.com/financial/advisor/bryan-jock/
