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A THERAPISTS' BOOK RECS,
AND WHY


Grumpy Monkey: Letting Big Feelings Be Big
by a Kelsey, a trauma therapist in Portland thoughts from a LMFT trauma therapist PDX If you’ve read Grumpy Monkey , you know the drill:...
Kelsey Thomas


The Little Tree: Letting Go So We Can Grow. A Trauma therapists thoughts.
By: Kelsey Thomas, LMFT Trauma therapist in Portland Oregon There is a moment in The Little Tree that always gets me. The tree clings to...
Kelsey Thomas


My Grandmother’s Hands: Attunement as resistance
A Reflection Resmaa Menakem’s words remind us that the hurt we carry from racial trauma isn’t just in our minds, it’s held deep in our...
Kelsey Thomas


Radical Acceptance: maybe we're not so bad after all
Reflection In Radical Acceptance , Tara Brach invites us to meet ourselves fully, embracing both our tenderness and our turmoil with...
Kelsey Thomas


The Creative Act: A Way of Being-Embrace Movement & Then Let Go
Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act: A Way of Being A Therapist's thoughts on The Creative Act. is a gentle nudge away from overthinking and...
Kelsey Thomas
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