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​​You Are Not Alone:  Exploring and Defining Sexual Violence
  • List of Core Emotions by Brene Brown and journal prompts handout
The Dangers of Rape Culture
​Here are some videos you can watch that highlight some of the topics we covered tonight.  Some of the content may trigger uncomfortable emotions.  ​
  • The Mask We Live In video
  • Miss Representation video
  • Popular Songs You Never Realized Are Actually About Date Violence
Counteracting Shame and Blame​​
  • Tools for responding to your feelings of shame handout
Self-Compassion
  • Myths of Self Compassion handout
  • Identifying What We Really Want
  • Self-Compassion Exercise video by the School of Life
  • Self-Compassion videos by Dr. Kristin Neff
            Self-Compassion, part 1
            Self-Kindness, part 2
            Common Humanity, part 3
            Mindfulness, part 4
            Self-Compassion vs. Self-Esteem, part 5
            The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self Compassion-Kristin Neff at TEDx
​​Flashbacks, Nightmares, and Triggers
  • A Brief Guide to Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmares handout
  • Journaling prompts for Triggers, Flashbacks and Nightmares handout
​Exploring Support Systems
  • ​Circle of Support handout
​​Boundaries & Healthy Relationships
  • Equality Wheel handout
Resilience  ​
  • Road to Resilience Podcast 
  • From Victim to Survivor - Ted Talk 
  • Building Your Resilience
  • 10 Ways to Build Resilience 
  • Video - Resilience Animation
  • ​Resilience by: Linda Graham, MFT
Why Can't You Just Get Over It, Neurobiology of Trauma
  • Trauma and the Brain
  • Sexual Assault: A Trauma Informed Approach to Law Enforcement First Response, Part I
  • Sexual Assault: A Trauma Informed Approach to Law Enforcement First Response, Part II
  • 10 Minute Morning Yoga for Beginners 
Substance Use and Trauma
  •  Sexual Trauma and Addiction: Understanding Child Sexual Abuse and Drug Use 
  • ​Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Upper South Carolina Area Meeting Schedule 
  • Phoenix Center - Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation​
Men and Trauma
  • Sexual Assault of Men and Boys 
  • 1 in 6 Organization ​​
African American Women and Sexual Assault
  • With Black Women in Mind 
  • Black Women and Sexual Assault 
  • Black Women, The Forgotten Survivors of Sexual Assault 
  • Fact Sheet - Black Women and Sexual Assault 
  • Video - Why Do We Silence Black Girls and Women Who are Survivors of Sexual Violence?
  • I Will Survive, the African-American Guide to Healing From Sexual Assault and Abuse, by Lori S. Robinson
  • ​At the Dark End of the Street, Black Women, Rape, and Resistance- a New History of the Civil Rights Movement Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power, by Danielle L. McGuire
  • Surviving the Silence, Black Women’s Stories of Rape by Charlotte- Pierce Baker
Eating Disorders and Trauma
  • ​America The Beautiful by Daryl Roberts (Renew Center for Eating Disorders)
  • Body Image
  • Trauma’s Effect on Body Image
  • The Role of Trauma in Eating Disorders (The Body Image Center)
  • Body Image and Eating Disorders
  • Eating Disorders and Trauma
  • The Official NEDA Support and Information Website
  • Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue
  • Every Body is Different
  • Health At Every Size
  • Here is Why I Would Never Compliment Someone’s Weight Loss
  • Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight by Linda Bacon  
  • Love Your Body: Change the Way You Feel About the Body You Have: a Workbook with self-assessments, activities and step-by-step guildelines, by Tami Brannon-Quan and Lisa Licavoli.
  • The Body Image Workbook: An 8 Step Program, by Thomas Cash.
  • Orthorexia Nervosa Fact Sheet 
  • Resource Handout 

Outside Resources
  • Eating Disorders and Trauma
  • The Official NEDA Support and Information Website
  • Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue
  • An Article: Hidden Trauma in Eating Disorders
  • What are Eating Disorders?​

Resource: Shira Rosenbluth is a psychotherapist who specializes in working with individuals with eating disorders in NYC and runs a body positive style blog at asequinloveaffair.com. You can find her on Instagram @asequinloveaffair.

Forgiveness
  • Why forgiveness is worth it - Ted Talk
  • The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness - Simon Wiesenthal
  • The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World - Desmond Tutu 
  • Forgive Assholes | Have a Little Faith - Youtube
Mind-Body Connections
  • ​​How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime - Ted Talk

Additional Resources for Supporting Your Child After a Sexual Abuse Disclosure

  • “Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event”. 

Sesame Street
  • Count, Breath, Relax
  • Name that Emotion with Murray
  • Learn to Belly Breath with Rosita

These are the Feeling Guy and Responsible Actions activities that were developed for students but could easily be used at home. Below each activity are the sheets you can print off.​
  • 1. Name your feeling. Let's look at the list of feeling words. (See below). That's a lot of feelings we can have. Is there a feeling you see that you felt yesterday or today? Sometimes it takes practice to figure out how you feel. I find that a feeling word pops into my head when I close my eyes and put my hand over my heart. See if that works for you. When you have identified your feeling, write it in the heart of your Feeling Guy.
  • 2. Draw your feeling face. Now draw a face on the Feeling Guy to match how you felt inside. Does your face match how you felt inside?
  • 3. Rank your feeling. On your Feeling Guy’s left hand, write the number 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to show how much you felt this way. For example, if you felt a little sad, write the number 1. If it is the saddest you have ever felt, write the number 5. It may help you to hold out your fingers as you decide.
  • 4. Share the feeling. Think of someone you might want to share your feeling with. Write down the name of the person in the Feeling Guy's right hand. You can even share your feeling with your stuffed animal or pet. A lot of people feel better after sharing their feelings.
  • 5. Take responsible action for your feelings. Make sure to stress the idea that they can make choices. Did you know that you can choose how to respond to feelings? Remember to respond in a way that is kind to yourself and others. Write or draw your idea. https://www.educationworld.com/sites/default/files/Feeling-Guy-handout.pdf
  • List of feelings: happy, sad, angry, content, afraid, lonely, disappointed, jealous, sorry, scared, mad, frustrated, disgust, sick, confused, mean, frightened, surprised, annoyed, cheerful, silly, tired, loving, nervous, worried, proud, grumpy, confident, shy, bored, joyful, guilty, excited, embarrassed, anxious.

Responsible Actions
 
Note:  This following activity shows kids that they have the power to choose their responses to a feeling. It also gives them the opportunity to calibrate if their behavior is acceptable or not.

a. Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down (TU/TD)
Now let's help each other. Let's play TU/TD: Read the following and play the TU/TD game.
·         When I get angry, it helps me feel better if I yell at my brother.
·         When I feel sad, it helps me feel better if I bounce a ball.
·         When I feel bored, it helps me feel better when I hold my favorite stuffed animal.
·         When I feel tired, it helps me feel better to close my eyes and listen to music.
·         When I feel mad, it helps if I pick on someone.
·         When I feel jealous, it helps me feel better to put someone else down.
·         When I feel lonely, it helps me feel better to go play with my hamster.

b. Your turn to complete the Responsible Actions sheet
https://www.educationworld.com/sites/default/files/Responsible-Action-handout.pdf
 
Here is a list of book recommendations from the website Mama Bear Effect:
https://themamabeareffect.org/book-recommendations/

One of the books that our therapists use is called You’ve Got Dragons by Kathryn Cave
 
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