RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION
Complex PTSD
From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
A supportive, easy-to-understand guide that helped me make sense of complex trauma without feeling overwhelmed.
Pete does a good job of titrating the intensity of the material so your nervous system is more likely to stay regulated while reading.
Why I Recommend It
It was the first book that helped me understand what I was experiencing.
Before reading it, many of my symptoms felt confusing and disconnected. Pete put words to experiences I had never been fully able to explain, and for the first time I realized I wasn't alone in them.
It helped me understand that I wasn't causing my symptoms.
It was also the first trauma book I could read without the material itself triggering panic.
If I had to recommend one book to a person with complex trauma, it would be this one.