Steady Ground Supplementary Materials
Supplementary Materials
Addendum and accessibility information for Neurodivergent folx (people with ADHD, ASD and learning differences/disabilities)
Free Text-to-Speech Service (Useful for converting book contents to audio)
Items for your Grounding Toolkit (with updated examples and links)
Grounding Techniques (Therapist Aid)
Grounding Sounds Playlist (Youtube)
Charter of Storytelling Rights (Dulwich Centre)
Boring Self-Care Stickers (Etsy)
Window of Tolerance Infographic (NICABM)
Mindfulness and the Window of Tolerance (MAST)
Mindfulness and the Brain (MAST)
Mindfulness and Emotions (MAST)
Developing an Action Plan for Self-Care (MAST)
Trauma-Informed Guided Mindfulness Audio (MAST)
Further Reading
Online Resources:
Women, Abuse and Trauma (CAMH)
Multilingual Trauma Resources (the 519)
Sexual Assault Care Package (Women’s College Hospital)
The Complexities of Trauma and How to Manage Triggers (Therapy for Black Girls)
Books:
The Body Keeps the Score by Otto Van Der Kolk
In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized trauma and the pathway to healing our hearts and bodies by Resmaa Menakem
Coping with Trauma-related Dissociation by Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele and Otto Van Der Hart
Trauma: Narrative responses to traumatic experience by David Denborough (Ed.)
Trauma-Informed Therapy and Support:
Community Resources in Toronto, Ontario:
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (Groups, referrals, safety planning, housing, legal, interpretation)
Women's College Hospital Trauma Therapy Program
Women's College Hospital Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Care Centre
Etobicoke Children's Centre (Services for adult survivors)
The 519 (Services for LGBTQIA+ survivors)
Therapist Directories
Open Path (Canada-Wide, international)
Inclusive Therapists (Canada-wide, international)
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Provider Directory (Canada-wide, international)
Crisis Resources
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please see the below 24-hour crisis resources. If you are in an emergency situation, call 911.
Gerstein Centre (Toronto): 416-929-5200 or visit https://gersteincentre.org/
Assaulted Women's Helpline (Ontario): 1-866-863-0511 or visit https://www.awhl.org/home
Kid's Help Phone (Canada-wide, for people up to age 24): 1-800-668-6868 or visit https://kidshelpphone.ca/
Trans Lifeline (Canada-Wide): 1-877-330-6366 or visit https://translifeline.org/
Resources For Providers & Allies
Trauma
Responding to Partner Violence in Clinical Settings
Addressing Sexual Assault in Clinical Settings
Recognizing and Responding to Commonly Misunderstood Reactions to Sexual Assault
Cultural Somatics Introductory Course (Resmaa Menakem)