Racial trauma resources:
● How racism makes us sick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzyjDR_AWzE
● Feelings and Needs we all Have Now – Nonviolent Communication (n.d.): A worksheet resource to better understand emotions, feelings and underlying needs https://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/learn-nonviolent-communication/feelings/
● Self-Care Bingo – Alyse Ruriani (n.d.) https://alyseruriani.com/products/self-care-bingo-download
● Self-Care tools -The Community Medicine Cabinet (n.d.) https://www.communitymedicinecabinet.com/tools
● Menakem’s book on individual and collective trauma and racial equity https://www.resmaa.com/books
● The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk (2014) Understanding the chronic stress and trauma response impact on the body https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score
● Understanding the Stress Response – Harvard Medical School (2011, 2018) An accessible short article explains the stress response from a western-medical perspective https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response
● National Institute of Health ( NIH) – 5 things you should know about stress – https://infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/nimh/product/5-Things-You-Should-Know-About-Stress/19-MH-8109
● Safe Black Space: https://www.safeblackspace.org/resources
● The Nod (podcast) We have been here before May 2020 – https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-nod
● Refuse to hand over you aliveness- https://www.thelily.com/i-refuse-to-hand-over-my-aliveness-how-black-activists-are-maintaining-their-well-being-in-this-moment/
● Culturally-Specific Behavioral Health Resources: https://www.multco.us/behavioral-health/culturally-specific-behavioral-health-resources