Books and Threads: 49

In which Carla talks about where she has been--in complex PTSD therapy and in major EDS flareup--and reviews the very best books she has read this year, in therapy and, of course, for fun. Much horror and true crime was enjoyed. Referenced Episodes: This Girl Just Had A Bad Date A Different World The Mill Girl Recommended Reading: CPTSD: Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781572304574 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143127741 The Trauma Tool Kit: Healing PTSD from the Inside Out by Susan Pease Banitt: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780835608961 Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780465061716 My five-star reading this year so far: Dream Work by Mary Oliver (poetry): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780871130693 Three Early Stories by J. D. Salinger (short stories): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780989671460 Hannah-Beast by Jennifer McMahon (horror—audio): https://amzn.to/2MHNk3f The Last Days of August by Jon Ronson (true crime—audio): https://amzn.to/3pYiMsh Possessed: The Infamous Texas Stiletto Murder by Kathryn Casey (true crime): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062300515 Amy: My Search for Her Killer by James Renner (true crime): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781938441400 Come Closer by Sara Gran (horror): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781616951009 The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry (horror): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781503905122 Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better by Madisen Kuhn (poetry): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501196812 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown (psychology: updated edition title: I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey From "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781592403356 Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with permission How to Support Cupcakes: Audible: https://www.audible.com/ep/creator?source_code=PDTGBPD060314004R Care/Of Vitamins: https://takecareof.com/invites/chr4bw Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/m/theremightbecupcakes and please visit my lovely sponsors that share their ads on my episodes. Where to Find Cupcakes: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theremightbecupcakes Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theremightbecupcakes Twitter: @mightbecupcakes Instagram: @theremightbecupcakes and @carlahaunted Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/theremightbecupcakes r/theremightbecupcakes Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/804047-there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast-group Contact: [email protected] Complete list of ways to listen to the podcast on the sidebar at http://theremightbecupcakes.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast--4761852/support.