Reading List

Below is a selected list of articles and books that present some science and perspectives on how and why art and creative expression matter

Articles

Books

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
    Bessel van der Kolk, MD

  • Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body and Imagination in the Healing Process

    Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT

  • Trauma and Memory
    Peter A. Levine, PhD

  • Trauma and Recovery
    Judith Herman, MD

  • The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
    Stephen W. Porges, PhD