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Book Resources
The Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office Case Managers have curated a list of book recommendations for survivors. Below you can find the full reading list, as well as a downloadable PDF with information about the books, libraries that stock them, and excerpts.
Reading List:
- Sexual Healing by Peter Levine
- When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate
- Where to Draw the Line by Anne Katherine
- Waking the Tiger by Peter A Levin
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith L Herman
- The Sexual Healing Journey by Wendy Maltz
- Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines
- The What and How of PTSD: Understanding and Moving Beyond by Celine Paris
- The pain we carry by Natalie Y. Gutierrez
- What my bones know by Stephanie Foo
- What it takes to heal by Prentis Hemphill
- Know My Name by Chanel Miller
- Calling My Spirit Back by Elaine Alec
- They Said This Would Be Fun by Eternity Martis
- Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
- The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
- Salt by Nayyirah Waheed
For further details on how to access any of these books at SFU and other Lower Mainland libraries, including options for ebooks as well as audiobooks, please click here.