Resources
Existential Philosophical & Phenomenological Texts
Arendt, H. (1951). The Origins of Totalitarianism. Schocken Books.
Arendt, H. (1958). The Human Condition. University of Chicago Press.
Arendt, H. (1963). Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. Viking Press.
Beauvoir, S. de. (1947). The Ethics of Ambiguity. Gallimard.
Buber, M. (1923). I and Thou. Scribner.
Buber, M. (1947). Between Man and Man. Routledge.
Camus, A. (1942). The Myth of Sisyphus (J. O’Brien, Trans.). Hamish Hamilton.
Camus, A. (1943). The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt. Gallimard.
Camus, A. (1947). The Plague. Gallimard.
Fanon, F. (1952). Black Skin, White Masks. Editions du Seuil.
Fanon, F. (1961). The Wretched of the Earth. Editions Maspero.
Frankl, V. E. (1964). Man’s Search for Meaning. Hodder & Stoughton.
Fromm, E. (1956). The Art of Loving. Harper & Row.
Gadamer, H.-G. (1960). Truth and Method. Bloomsbury Academic.
Gadamer, H.-G. (1976). Philosophical Hermeneutics. University of California Press.
Gadamer, H.-G. (1989). The Relevance of the Beautiful and Other Essays. Cambridge University Press.
Hegel, G. W. F. (1807). The Phenomenology of Spirit. Oxford University Press.
Hegel, G. W. F. (1821). Elements of the Philosophy of Right. Cambridge University Press.
Heidegger, M. (1927). Being and Time. Max Niemeyer Verlag.
Heidegger, M. (1947). Letter on Humanism. Gallimard.
Husserl, E. (1900–1901). Logical Investigations. Martinus Nijhoff.
Husserl, E. (1913). Ideas: General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology. Martinus Nijhoff.
Husserl, E. (1936). The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology. Northwestern University Press.
Jaspers, K. (1932). Philosophy of Existence. Harvard University Press.
Jaspers, K. (1949). The Question of German Guilt. Capricorn Books.
Kierkegaard, S. (1843). Either/Or: A Fragment of Life. Reitzel.
Kierkegaard, S. (1844). The Concept of Anxiety. Reitzel.
Kierkegaard, S. (1849). The Sickness Unto Death. Reitzel.
Levinas, E. (1961). Totality and Infinity: An Essay on Exteriority. Martinus Nijhoff.
Levinas, E. (1974). Otherwise Than Being, or Beyond Essence. Martinus Nijhoff.
Levinas, E. (1982). Ethics and Infinity: Conversations with Philippe Nemo. Duquesne University Press.
Marcel, G. (1933). On the Ontological Mystery. Gallimard.
Marcel, G. (1935). Being and Having. Harper & Row.
Marcel, G. (1949). The Mystery of Being. Harper & Row.
Marion, J.-L. (1991). God Without Being. University of Chicago Press.
Marion, J.-L. (2002). Being Given: Toward a Phenomenology of Givenness. Stanford University Press.
Merleau-Ponty, M. (1945). Phenomenology of Perception. Gallimard.
Merleau-Ponty, M. (1964). The Visible and the Invisible. Northwestern University Press.
Michel Henry, M. (1973). The Essence of Manifestation. Martinus Nijhoff.
Michel Henry, M. (1987). The Genealogy of Psychoanalysis. Stanford University Press.
Nietzsche, F. (1883–1891). Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None. C. G. Naumann.
Sartre, J.-P. (1943). Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology. Gallimard.
Sartre, J.-P. (1946). Existentialism Is a Humanism. Gallimard.
Tillich, P. (1952). The Courage to Be. Yale University Press.
Existential Psychology & Phenomenology in Psychotherapy
Binswanger, L. (1958). Existential Analysis and Psychotherapy. Routledge.
Boss, M. (1963). Psychoanalysis and Daseinsanalysis. Harper & Row.
Bugental, J. F. T. (1965). The Search for Authenticity: An Existential-Analytic Approach to Psychotherapy. Harper & Row.
Cooper, M. (2003). Existential Therapies. SAGE Publications.
Frankl, V. E. (1969). The Will to Meaning: Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy. Plume.
Giorgi, A. (2009). The Descriptive Phenomenological Method in Psychology: A Modified Husserlian Approach. Duquesne University Press.
Laing, R. D. (1960). The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness. Penguin.
May, R. (1983). The Discovery of Being: Writings in Existential Psychology. W.W. Norton & Company.
Spinelli, E. (2005). The Interpreted World: An Introduction to Phenomenological Psychology (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications.
van Deurzen, E. (1997). Everyday Mysteries: Existential Dimensions of Psychotherapy. Routledge.
van Manen, M. (2014). Phenomenology of Practice: Meaning-Giving Methods in Phenomenological Research and Writing. Routledge.
Yalom, I. D. (1980). Existential Psychotherapy. Basic Books.
Transracial Adoption & Identity Formation
Trenka, J. J., Oparah, J. C., & Shin, S. Y. (2006). Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption. South End Press.
Kim, E. (2010). Adopted Territory: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Politics of Belonging. Duke University Press.
Goss, D. (2022). The Complexities of Mixed Families: Transracial Adoption as a Humanitarian Project.Genealogy, 6(2), 33.
Chung, J. (2018). Transracial Adoptees and Identity: An Exploration.
Raible, J. (2003). Race, Adoption, and American Identity: Rethinking a Classic Paradigm. Cultural Sociology, 7(1), 87–107.
Root, M. P. P. (1992). Racial Identity and the "Mismatched" Adoptee. In Interracial Adoption. Praeger.
Chung, N. (2018). All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir. Catapult.
Lawton, G. (2019). Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong. Dialogue Books.
Winterson, J. (2016). Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Vintage.
Sharkey, S. (2020). Navigating In-Between: A Memoir of Adoption.
Carroll, L. (2021). In the Margins: The Untold Story of a Transracial Adoptee.
Solorzano, D. (2000). Critical Race Theory and Narratives in Adoption Studies.
Tucker, A. (2019). You Should Be Grateful.
Bhabha, H. K. (1994). The Location of Culture. Routledge.
Hoffman, E. (1989). Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language. Penguin.
Barn, R. (2013). ‘Doing the Right Thing’: Transracial Adoption in the USA. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 36, 1273–91.
Barn, R. (2018). Transracial Adoption: White American Adoptive Mothers’ Constructions of Social Capital in Raising Their Adopted Children. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 41, 2522–41.
Tucker, J. (2019). The Adoptee Experience: A Look at the Adoption Narrative. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 58(4), 239–251.
Kim, J. (2017). The Invisibility of Transracial Adoptee Microaggressions. Journal of Counseling & Development, 95(1), 16–25.
Lee, R. M., Grotevant, H. D., Hellerstedt, W. L., & Gunnar, M. R. (2006). Cultural Socialization in Families with Internationally Adopted Children. Journal of Family Psychology, 20(4), 571–580.
Laybourn, W. M. (2017). Korean Transracial Adoptee Identity Formation. Sociology Compass, 11, e12444.
Lewis, T. O., & Norwood, K. (2018). The Ethics of Transracial Adoption Within the Context of Childhood Trauma and Racial Identity Development. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 15(1), 6–14.
McRoy, R. G. (2013). The Complexity of Transracial Adoption: Challenges and Opportunities for Families, Service Providers, and Policymakers. Policy Press.
Lindner, N. (2011). Cultural Diversity, Transracial Adoption and the Politics of Multiculturalism: Implications for Adoption Practice. Adoption & Fostering, 35(1), 2–14.
Patton-Imani, S. (2000). Birthmarks: Transracial Adoption in Contemporary America. New York: NYU Press.
Jerng, M. C. (2010). Claiming Others: Transracial Adoption and National Belonging. University of Minnesota Press.
Multicultural Therapy
Turner, D. (2020). Intersections of Privilege and Otherness in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Mockingbird.
Explores the interplay of privilege, oppression, and identity in therapy.Turner, D. (2022). The Psychology of Supremacy: Imperium.
Examines the psychological underpinnings of supremacy and its manifestations within counselling and psychotherapy.Lago, C. (2011). Race, Culture and Counselling: The Ongoing Challenge (2nd ed.).
A comprehensive exploration of race and culture in the counselling profession.Lago, C., & Charura, D. (Eds.). (2011). The Handbook of Transcultural Counselling and Psychotherapy.
An essential resource for practitioners working in multicultural and diverse settings.Singh, R., & Dutta, S. (2010). The Therapeutic Relationship in Multicultural Counselling.
Focuses on how to develop and sustain therapeutic relationships across cultural boundaries.Singh, R., & Dutta, S. (2018). Race and Culture: Tools, Techniques and Trainings.
Provides practical tools and techniques for addressing race and culture in therapeutic settings.Beck, A. (2016). Transcultural Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety and Depression: A Practical Guide.
Supports therapists in adapting cognitive behavioural therapy to diverse cultural contexts.Cross, M. C., & Gergen, K. J. (2011). Handbook of Multicultural Psychology and Counseling.
A guide to applying psychological principles in multicultural contexts.Moodley, R., & West, W. (2005). Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Explores indigenous and traditional healing systems alongside Western therapeutic approaches.McKenzie-Mavinga, I. (2009). Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process.
Offers insights into addressing racism and cultural identity in therapy.Constantine-Simms, D. (2001). The Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communities.
While focusing on sexuality, this book addresses cultural intersections in therapeutic settings.Alleyne, A. (2021). Working with the Intercultural in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach.
Emphasises relational dynamics when working with diverse identities in therapy.Costa, B. (2020). Other Tongues: Psychological Therapies in a Multilingual World.
Examines the challenges and opportunities of offering therapy in multilingual contexts.Palmer, S. (2002). Multicultural Counselling: A Reader.
A foundational text that brings together various perspectives on multicultural counselling.Identity, Belonging, and Cultural Hybridity
Hall, S. (1994). Cultural Identity and Diaspora. In Colonial Discourse and Post-Colonial Theory: A Reader.Columbia University Press.
Taylor, C. Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity. Harvard University Press.
Maalouf, A. (2000). In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong. Arcade Publishing.
Bhabha, H. K. (1994). The Location of Culture. Routledge.
Gilroy, P. (1993). The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Harvard University Press.
Nederveen Pieterse, J. (1998). Hybridity, So What? The Anti-Hybridity Backlash and the Riddles of Recognition.Theory, Culture & Society, 15(2), 1–24.
Rushdie, S. (1991). Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991. Granta Books.
Hoffman, E. (1989). Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language. Penguin Books.
Madison, G. (2006). Existential Migration: Voluntary Migration as an Existential Choice.
Lalami, L. (2008). Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Maalouf, A. (1998). Les Identités Meurtrières. Grasset & Fasquelle.
Fanon, F. (1961). The Wretched of the Earth. Grove Press.
Madsen, D. L. (1998). American Exceptionalism. University Press of Mississippi.
Strohmeier, D., & Schmitt-Rodermund, E. (2008). Identity Development in Transnational Adoptees: The Challenging Journey from Integration to Self-Acceptance. Springer.
Phinney, J. S. (1990). Ethnic Identity in Adolescents and Adults: Review of Research. Psychological Bulletin, 108(3), 499–514. Theories on Hybridity and Cosmopolitanism
Bhabha, H. K. (1994). The Location of Culture. Routledge.
Nederveen Pieterse, J. (1998). Globalisation and Culture: Global Mélange. Theory, Culture & Society, 15(2), 1-24.
Gilroy, P. The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Harvard University Press.
Liberation Psychology
Afuape, T. (2011). Power, resistance and liberation in therapy with survivors of trauma: To have our hearts broken. Routledge.
Comas-Díaz, L., & Torres Rivera, E. (Eds.). (2020). Liberation psychology: Theory, method, practice, and social justice. American Psychological Association.
Fanon, F. (1961). The wretched of the earth. Grove Press.
Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Continuum.
Gilroy, P. (1993). The Black Atlantic: Modernity and double consciousness. Harvard University Press.
Hillman, J. (1975). Re-Visioning psychology. Harper & Row.
Lear, J. (2006). Radical hope: Ethics in the face of cultural devastation. Harvard University Press.
Lifton, R. J. (1970). History and human survival: Essays on the young and the old, survivors and the dead, peace and war, and on contemporary psychohistory. Random House.
Martín-Baró, I. (1994). Writings for a liberation psychology. Harvard University Press.
Mindell, A. (1995). Sitting in the fire: Large group transformation using conflict and diversity. Lao Tse Press.
Moane, G. (2011). Gender and colonialism: A psychological analysis of oppression and liberation. Palgrave Macmillan.
Montero, M., & Sonn, C. C. (Eds.). (2009). Psychology of liberation: Theory and applications. Springer.
Mullan, J. (2023). Decolonizing therapy: Oppression, historical trauma, and politicizing your practice. W.W. Norton.
Nkrumah, K. (1965). Neo-colonialism, the last stage of imperialism. Thomas Nelson & Sons.
Watkins, M. (2021). Mutual accompaniment and the creation of the commons. Yale University Press.
Watkins, M., & Shulman, H. (2008). Toward psychologies of liberation. Palgrave Macmillan.
Herman, J. L. (2023). Truth and repair: How trauma survivors envision justice. Basic Books.
Journal Articles:
Burton, M., & Kagan, C. (2005). Liberation social psychology: Learning from Latin America. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 15(1), 63–78.
Comas-Díaz, L. (2000). An ethnopolitical approach to working with people of color. American Psychologist, 55(11), 1319–1325.
Fine, M., & Torre, M. E. (2020). Liberation psychology of and for transformative justice: Centering acompañamiento in participatory action research. American Psychologist, 75(5), 631–645.
Grills, C. N., & Aird, E. G. (2020). Black minds matter: Applying liberation psychology to Black Americans. American Psychologist, 75(5), 646–657.
Malherbe, N. (2018). Expanding conceptions of liberation: Holding Marxisms with liberation psychology. Theory & Psychology, 28(3), 390–409.
Singh, A. A., & Dickey, L. M. (2020). Liberation psychology and LGBTQ+ communities: Naming colonization, uplifting resilience, and reclaiming ancient his-stories, her-stories, and t-stories. American Psychologist, 75(5), 658–671.
Watkins, M. (2015). Psychosocial accompaniment. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 3(1), 324–341.
Trauma, Racism, and Critical Race Theory
Fanon, F. (1952). Black Skin, White Masks. Grove Press.
Sue, D. W., & Sue, D. (2016). Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice. John Wiley & Sons.
Solorzano, D., Ceja, M., & Yosso, T. (2000). Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate: The Experiences of African American College Students. Journal of Negro Education, 69(1/2), 60.
Bonilla-Silva, E. (2004). From Bi-Racial to Tri-Racial: Towards a New System of Racial Stratification in the USA.Ethnic and Racial Studies, 27(6), 931–950.
Alleyne, A. (2021). Working with the Intercultural in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach.
Kim, C. J. (1999). The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans. Politics & Society, 27(1), 105–138.
McKenzie-Mavinga, I. (2009). Black Issues in the Therapeutic Process.
Sardar, Z. (2010). Hybridity: Or the Cultural Logic of Globalization. Routledge.
Taylor Phillips, L., & Lowery, B. S. (2018). Herd Invisibility: The Psychology of Racial Privilege. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(2), 156–162.
Fanon, F. (1961). The Wretched of the Earth. Grove Press.
Nkrumah, K. (1965). Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism. Thomas Nelson & Sons.
Gilroy, P. (1993). The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness. Harvard University Press.
Hooks, B. (2000). Where We Stand: Class Matters. Routledge.
Crenshaw, K. (1991). Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color. Stanford Law Review, 43(6), 1241–1299.
Ahmed, S. (2012). On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life. Duke University Press.
Boarding School Syndrome & Trauma:
Books
Schaverien, J. Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the 'Privileged' Child. South End Press.
Examines the long-term psychological impact of boarding schools, with insights applicable to missionary contexts.Duffell, N., & Basset, T. Trauma, Abandonment and Privilege: A Guide to Therapeutic Work with Boarding School Survivors.
Explores the hidden psychological scars of early boarding, relevant to missionary boarding school survivors.Murray, L. (2004). Children of the Missionaries: Psychological Legacies of Early Separation. Missionary Press.
Focuses on the emotional toll experienced by missionary children sent to boarding schools.Kilbourn, P. (1996). Healing the Children of Missionaries. MK Safenet Press.
A guide to addressing the emotional damage faced by children in missionary boarding schools.Articles and Reports
GRACE Report. (2010). Abuse at Fanda Boarding School: A Report of Sexual and Physical Abuse at a Missionary Boarding School in Senegal.
Documents systemic abuse at the New Tribes Mission boarding school.Riley, T. (2016). Spiritual Wounds and Psychological Damage: Trauma in Missionary-Run Schools. Journal of Childhood and Religion, 7(2), 1–14.
Explores the religious and emotional trauma experienced in missionary schools.Hodges, S. (2018). Faith Betrayed: Abuse in Missionary Institutions and the Silence Surrounding It. International Journal of Religious Studies.
Investigates abuse and lack of accountability within missionary boarding schools.Mamou Alliance Academy Investigation. (1998). Findings from the Christian and Missionary Alliance’s Independent Commission of Inquiry.
Details abuse cases at Mamou Alliance Academy in Guinea and organisational failures.Dyer, A. (2020). Missionary Kids and the Long Shadow of Boarding School Trauma. Religious Trauma Journal, 5(3), 212–228.
Highlights long-term psychological effects on children of missionaries.G. A. Williams. (2019). Broken Trust: Understanding the Impact of Abuse in Missionary Schools. Psycho-Spiritual Review, 2(1), 75–90.
Discusses the intersection of spiritual betrayal and abuse in missionary boarding schools.
Organisations and Websites:
GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment). Investigates abuse in missionary institutions, including boarding schools. (netgrace.org)Missionary Kid Safety Network (MKSN).
Provides support and advocacy for children who suffered abuse in missionary boarding schools. (mksafety.net)Boarding School Survivors UK.
A network offering therapeutic resources for boarding school trauma survivors. (boardingschoolsurvivors.co.uk)Child Safety & Protection Network (CSPN).
Focuses on preventing and addressing child abuse in missionary contexts. (cspn.org)TCK Care (Third Culture Kids Care).
Offers resources specifically for missionary kids dealing with boarding school trauma. (tckcare.com)Media and Documentaries
The Missionary Position: Abuse and Accountability in Christian Schools. (2015). Focuses on systemic abuse in missionary-led educational institutions, including boarding schools.The Children of the Missionaries. (2020).
A documentary featuring survivor stories from Mamou Alliance Academy and similar schools.Forgotten Voices: Missionary School Trauma. (2021).
Chronicles the experiences of missionary kids subjected to abuse in boarding schools.Religious Trauma
Religious Abuse of Minors and Religious Trauma Syndrome
Books
Winell, M. Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion.
A foundational work exploring Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) and its effects on individuals leaving fundamentalist environments.Fletcher, H. B. (2025). The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism.
Du Mez, K. L. (2020). Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.
Examines the role of toxic evangelicalism in perpetuating systems of abuse, including impacts on children.Blue, D. (2018). Child Abuse in the Name of God: Understanding Religious Harm to Minors. Faith Press.
Focuses on the specific mechanisms of spiritual and physical harm inflicted on children in fundamentalist religious settings.Lalich, J., & Tobias, M. (2006). Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships.
Includes sections on childhood trauma in high-demand religious groups.Capps, D. (1994). The Child’s Song: The Religious Abuse of Children.
Examines how religious dogma and authoritarian systems affect children's psychological development.Hassan, S. (2015). Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs.
Addresses childhood indoctrination and trauma in cult-like or high-control religious systems.Kent, S. A. (2001). From Sects to Salvation: The Pathology of Cults and Their Influence on Minors. Cambridge Religious Studies.
Analyses the systematic harm to minors in cults and fundamentalist groups.
Articles and Academic Papers
Winell, M. (2011). Religious Trauma Syndrome: It's Time to Recognize It. Cognitive Behavioral Psychology Review, 9(2), 20–25.
Defines RTS and its symptoms, particularly as experienced by children raised in authoritarian religious systems.Lavin, T. (2014). Breaking a Child's Will. The Cut.
Investigates the psychological damage caused by harsh, authoritarian religious parenting practices.Cooper, M. (2017). Religious Trauma Syndrome and the Recovery of Spiritual Autonomy. Journal of Psychological Studies, 12(3), 115–130.
Explores the psychological aftermath of religious abuse in childhood and pathways to recovery.Kent, S. A. (2012). The Long Shadow of Religious Indoctrination: Understanding Trauma in Children from High-Control Religions. Child Development Review.
Johnson, L. (2020). Faith and Fear: Understanding the Role of Religious Doctrine in Childhood PTSD. Journal of Religious Psychology.
Boyle, A. (2018). God’s Wrath: The Psychological Impact of Hellfire Preaching on Minors. Psychological Trauma Studies.
Buss, D. M. (2009). High-Control Religion and Childhood Abuse: A Meta-Analysis of Religious Trauma Studies.Trauma Research Review, 5(2), 85–102.
Theses and Dissertations
Saunders, M. (2020). ‘A soul wound’: Exploring the therapeutic practices of Christian psychological therapists addressing religious or spiritual abuse that occurs within a Christian religious setting. Middlesex University.
Examines the therapeutic approaches of Christian psychological therapists working with clients impacted by spiritual abuse in Christian contexts.
Meades, P. C. (2020). An exploration of six lesbian and gay people’s experiences of organised religion and the impact on their sense of self. Middlesex University.
Explores the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals within organized religion, focusing on the identity struggles caused by religious abuse.
Powell, M. (2017). Exploring the territory of shame: Building awareness of ways in and out of shame in psychotherapy. Middlesex University.
Investigates the role of shame in religious trauma and therapeutic strategies for addressing it.
Reports and Investigations
GRACE Report (2010). Abuse at Fanda Boarding School: A Report of Sexual and Physical Abuse at a Missionary Boarding School in Senegal.
Chronicles systemic abuse at New Tribes Mission schools and its long-term effects on survivors.Mamou Alliance Academy Investigation (1998). Findings from the Christian and Missionary Alliance’s Independent Commission of Inquiry.
Details abuse and organisational failures at Mamou Alliance Academy in Guinea.Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Australia, 2017).
Highlights cases of abuse in religious institutions and schools.
Organisations and Websites
Religious Trauma Institute (RTI).
A global resource for individuals recovering from religious trauma, including minors affected by spiritual abuse. (ReligiousTraumaInstitute.com)Recovering from Religion.
Offers peer support, hotlines, and resources for survivors of religious abuse, including RTS. (recoveringfromreligion.org)Faith to Freedom.
Provides counselling and advocacy for individuals leaving controlling religious systems. (faithtofreedom.org)Trauma in Humanitarian Work and Frontline Contexts
Lopez, P. (2016). Aid Workers and Trauma: The Psychological Toll of Saving Lives. Springer.
Addresses the mental health challenges faced by humanitarian workers in crisis zones.
Figley, C. R. (1995). Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized. Routledge.
Explores compassion fatigue and burnout among frontline workers.
Van Dernoot Lipsky, L., & Burk, C. (2009). Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others. Berrett-Koehler.
A practical guide for managing trauma exposure in caregiving roles.
Nordstrom, C. (1997). A Different Kind of War Story. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Highlights the emotional toll of working in conflict zones.
Fassin, D. (2011). Humanitarian Reason: A Moral History of the Present. University of California Press.
Examines the emotional and ethical dilemmas faced by aid workers.
Slim, H. (2015). Humanitarian Ethics: A Guide to the Morality of Aid in War and Disaster. Oxford University Press.
Explores the ethical challenges and trauma of working in global crises.
Scarry, E. (1985). The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World. Oxford University Press.
Philosophical insights into the effects of pain and trauma.
Stamm, B. H. (1999). Secondary Traumatic Stress: Self-Care Issues for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators.Sidran Press.
Offers tools for professionals dealing with trauma and burnout.
Hunt, M. R. (2008). Ethics Beyond Borders: Trauma and Ethical Challenges in Humanitarian Action. Ethics Press.
Discusses trauma from the perspective of ethics in humanitarian aid.
Danieli, Y. (1998). International Handbook of Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma. Springer.
Explores how trauma impacts families of humanitarian workers.
Jones, S. R. (2014). Leaving the Mission Field: Emotional and Psychological Struggles of Ex-Missionaries.Intercultural Publishing.
Reed, E., & Stark, L. (2019). Resilience in Families of Humanitarian Workers. Palgrave Macmillan.
Examines how families adapt to the challenges of frontline roles.
Lansford, J. E., & Banati, P. (2018). Handbook of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Families in Conflict. Springer.
Discusses family impacts of trauma in conflict settings.
Articles and Papers
Riley, T. (2016). Spiritual Wounds and Psychological Damage: Trauma in Missionary-Run Schools. Journal of Childhood and Religion, 7(2), 1–14.
Storyline Missions. (2017). Recovering from Trauma as a Missionary Worker. (Storyline Missions).
Rogers, K. B. (2021). Trauma, Ethics, and the Frontline: Perspectives from Aid Workers. International Journal of Humanitarian Studies, 15(3), 45–67.
Burkle, F. M. (2019). Humanitarian Trauma: Understanding the Psychological Cost of Care. Disasters Journal,43(4), 987–1004.
Organizations and Websites
Headington Institute
Provides mental health and resilience resources for aid workers and their families.
(headington-institute.org)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): Psychosocial Centre
Offers tools for addressing trauma in humanitarian contexts.
(pscentre.org)
Neurodiversity and Critical Perspectives
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities
Author: Nick Walker
Overview: This work delves into neuroqueer theory, examining the intersections of neurodiversity with identity and culture.NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Author: Steve Silberman
Overview: A comprehensive history of autism, highlighting the contributions of neurodivergent individuals and challenging conventional perspectives.Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Author: Robert Chapman
Overview: This book critiques how capitalist structures have shaped societal norms, impacting perceptions and treatments of neurodivergent individuals.Neurodiversity: The Birth of an Idea
Author: Judy Singer
Overview: Authored by the sociologist who coined the term "neurodiversity," this book explores the concept's origins and its implications for society.All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism
Editors: Lydia X. Z. Brown, E. Ashkenazy, and M. Onaiwu
Overview: A collection of writings from autistic people of color, offering diverse perspectives on the intersection of race and neurodiversity.Autism and the Good Life: A Philosophical Approach to Neurodiversity
Author: Eric J. Hutton
Overview: This philosophical work reflects on autism and the concept of flourishing within neurodivergent communities.Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness
Author: Melanie Yergeau
Overview: A critical examination of autism and its representation in language and culture, exploring the concept of "neurological queerness."Autism as a Natural Human Variation: Reflections on the Claims of the Neurodiversity Movement
Authors: Peter Vermeulen and Stijn Vermeulen
Overview: This book explores philosophical and ethical dimensions of the neurodiversity paradigm, considering autism as a natural variation of human diversity.The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed
Authors: Temple Grandin and Richard Panek
Overview: Combining personal insights with scientific research, this book advocates for understanding and supporting neurodiverse minds.Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm
Editors: Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, Nick Chown, and Anna Stenning
Overview: A collection of essays rethinking societal perceptions of autism and neurodiversity, proposing new critical frameworks.
Contemporary Psychoanalytic Thought
Desire, Jouissance, & Psychoanalytic Theory
Atlas, G. (2015). The Enigma of Desire: Sex, Longing, and Belonging in Psychoanalysis. Routledge.
Atlas, G. (2022). Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma. Little, Brown Spark.
Berlant, L. (2011). Cruel Optimism. Duke University Press.
Copjec, J. (1994). Read My Desire: Lacan Against the Historicists. MIT Press.
Gherovici, P. (2017). Transgender Psychoanalysis: A Lacanian Perspective on Sexual Difference. Routledge.
Leader, D. (2012). What Is Madness?. Penguin Books.
McGowan, T. (2013). Enjoying What We Don't Have: The Political Project of Psychoanalysis. University of Nebraska Press.
McGowan, T. (2016). Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets. Columbia University Press.
Rousselle, D. (2018). Lacanian Realism: Political and Clinical Psychoanalysis. Bloomsbury Academic.
Rousselle, D. (2020). Gender, Sexuality, and Subjectivity: A Lacanian Perspective on Identity, Language, and Queer Theory. Routledge.
Ruti, M. (2012). The Singularity of Being: Lacan and the Immortal Within. Fordham University Press.
Ruti, M. (2017). Distillations: Theory, Ethics, Affect. Bloomsbury Academic.
Ruti, M. (2018). Penis Envy and Other Bad Feelings: The Emotional Costs of Everyday Life. Columbia University Press.
Salecl, R. (2004). On Anxiety. Routledge.
Žižek, S. (1989). The Sublime Object of Ideology. Verso.
Žižek, S. (2006). How to Read Lacan. W.W. Norton & Company.
Zupančič, A. (2008). The Odd One In: On Comedy. MIT Press.
Zupančič, A. (2017). What IS Sex?. MIT Press.
Desire, Trauma, & The Unconscious
Benjamin, J. (1998). Shadow of the Other: Intersubjectivity and Gender in Psychoanalysis. Routledge.
Bollas, C. (1987). The Shadow of the Object: Psychoanalysis of the Unthought Known. Columbia University Press.
Freud, S. (1920). Beyond the Pleasure Principle. W.W. Norton & Company.
Freud, S. (1923). The Ego and the Id. W.W. Norton & Company.
Herman, J. L. (1992). Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence—From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. Basic Books.
Kristeva, J. (1982). Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection. Columbia University Press.
Kristeva, J. (1987). Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia. Columbia University Press.
Laplanche, J., & Pontalis, J.-B. (1973). The Language of Psychoanalysis. Karnac Books.
Verhaeghe, P. (2001). Beyond Gender: From Subject to Drive. Other Press.
Essential Psychoanalytic Readers & Overviews
Bowie, M. (1991). Lacan. Harvard University Press.
Evans, D. (1996). An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis. Routledge.
Fink, B. (1995). The Lacanian Subject: Between Language and Jouissance. Princeton University Press.
Fink, B. (1997). A Clinical Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Theory and Technique. Harvard University Press.
Freud, S. (2001). The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud. Vintage.
Lacan, J. (1998). The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Book XI: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis. W.W. Norton & Company.
Lacan, J. (2006). Écrits: The First Complete Edition in English. W.W. Norton & Company.