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RESOURCE LIBRARY
Modeling and embodying trauma-informed leadership - and building trauma aware workplaces - takes genuine scholarship and thoughtful study. The result can be transformative. We encourage you to read as many of our original and recommended materials as you can.
We think you'll find it's worth the effort.
QUICK READS
Leading in Times of Trauma Harvard Business Review
The Science of Suffering Judith Shulevitz
Understanding Historical Trauma & Native Americans nativehope.org
When Antiracism Becomes Trauma Dr. Jessica Isom
We've moved from Stress to Trauma: Here's What That Means for Leaders Becker Hospital Review
Burnout is About Your Workplace, Not your People
Harvard Business Review
Overcoming Compassion Fatigue American Academy of Family Physicians
The Opposite of Toxic Positivity The Atlantic
Ditch Toxic Positivity for Tragic Optimism
Psychology Today
The 7 Types of Rest that Every Person Needs
Dr. Sandra Dalton-Smith
Post-Traumatic Growth; Finding Meaning and Creativity in Adversity Scientific American
LISTEN
Leading with Compassion Jeff Weiner
Clear + Vivid: Alan Alda - The Empathy Diaries with Sherry Turkle
Polyvagal Theory, Trauma and Neuroscience of the Mind Dr. Stephen Porges
Dare To Lead (Trust: Building, Maintaining,
Brené Brown with Charles Feltman
How to Respond to Burnout Dave & Bonni Stachowiak
The Dangers of Toxic Positivity Dr. Susan David and Brené Brown
Stuck in a Rut? Sometimes Joy Takes a Little Practice NPR Moring Edition
Watch
What Trauma Taught Me About Happiness Lindsey Roy
Everything you know about addiction is wrong Johann Hari
How Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime Dr. Nadine Burke
The Wisdom of Trauma Gabor Mate
The Power of Addiction and the Addiction of Power
The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage Susan David
Compassion Fatigue: What is it and do you have it? Juliette Watt
Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are Amy Cuddy
Born for love - why empathy is essential and endangered Dr. Bruce Perry
The Danger of a SIngle Story Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Is Your Story Making You Sick? PBS Documentary
Healthcare Specific
Physician Burnout is Widespread, Especially Among Those in Midcareer Wall Street Journal
Psychological Trauma is the Next Crisis for Coronavirus Health Workers Scientific American
What's Doctor Burnout Costing America? NPR News
Burnout's Mounting Price Tag: What it's Costing Your Organization American Medical Association
U.S. Health-Care Crisis: Physician Burnout and Shortage National Review
Overcoming Compassion Fatigue AFP
Books on Facilitation
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
The Trauma of Everyday Life Mark Epstein
The Body Keeps the Score Bessen Van der Kolk, MD
The Art of Holding Space Heather Plett
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain Lisa Feldman Barrett
The Thin Book of Trust Charles Feltman
Nonviolent Communication Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD
Books on Leadership
Radical Transformational Leadership Monica Sharma
Primal Leadership Daniel Goleman
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World Tyson Yunkaporta
If I Understood You, Would I have This Look On My Face? Alan Alda
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Emily Nagoski
Rest: Why You Get More Done When you Work Less Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
The Unspeakable Mind (PTSD Science) Shaili Jain, MD
How Emotions Are Made Lisa Feldman Barrett
Resilience Eric Greitens
Emotional Agility Susan David