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• We Are Meant to Rise

  Voices for Justice From Minneapolis to the World

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  A powerful collection of essays by Minnesota BIPOC writers reflecting on community, justice, and healing in the wake of George Floyd's murder and its aftermath.

• Healing Collective Trauma

  a Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds

  Hübl, Thomas,

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  Explores how communities carry trauma across generations, and offers practices for collective awareness, dialogue, and transformation.

• Hope in the Dark

  Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

  Solnit, Rebecca,

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  A series of essays reminding us that even in the midst of tragedy and despair, communities can find hope and create change.

• The Body Keeps the Score

  Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

  Van der Kolk, Bessel A., 1943-

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  A foundational work on how trauma affects both body and mind, with insights into therapeutic practices that help restore resilience.

• What Happened to You?

  Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

  Perry, Bruce Duncan, 1955-

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  An accessible dialogue between Oprah and psychiatrist Bruce Perry, reframing trauma not as "what's wrong with you" but "what happened to you" -- and how healing is possible.

• The Myth of Normal

  Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

  Maté, Gabor,

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  A wide-ranging exploration of how trauma and stress permeate our society, and what paths toward individual and collective healing can look like.

• Trauma and Recovery

  the Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

  Herman, Judith Lewis, 1942-

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  This groundbreaking work explores how trauma affects both individuals and societies, offering a framework for healing that connects personal recovery and collective justice.

• Waking the Tiger

  Healing Trauma : the Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences

  Levine, Peter A.

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  Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them.

• It's Ok That You're Not Ok

  Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand

  Devine, Megan,

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  A compassionate, honest guide that validates grief as a natural experience rather than something to "fix" or "get over."

• The Wild Edge of Sorrow

  Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

  Weller, Francis, 1956-

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  Blends psychology, ritual, and spirituality to show how grief can be transformed into a communal and life-affirming practice.

• Bittersweet

  How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

  Cain, Susan,

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  A thoughtful reflection on how embracing sorrow, impermanence, and longing can open the door to creativity, compassion, and connection.

• Resilient Grieving

  Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss That Changes Everything

  Hone, Lucy,

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  Drawing from both research and personal loss, Hone offers practical strategies for facing grief while fostering resilience and hope.

• This Happened to Me

  a Reckoning

  Price, Kate,

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  A powerful memoir tracing Price's journey from silence to empowerment, offering a raw yet ultimately hopeful story of trauma, resilience, and justice.