Recent Articles
Suggestions from Project Associates
Must-read Books
Especially for Animal Caregivers

Recently found Articles:

Taking Flight: Wounded Warriors who fought for freedom find in anew underwater, by Renee Duncan. Alert Diver, September/October, 2008.

Utah medical unit departs to care for Iraqi detainees, by Matthew D. LaPlante. Salt Lake City Tribune, September 17th, 2008.

Suggestions from Project Associates:

Dark Water: Stress After Trauma, by Opal Rose, 2007.
A highly-personalized account of the journey from post-traumatic stress to healing.

The Art and Science of Caring for Others without Forgetting Self-Care, by Charles R. Figley, 2007.

Understanding and Preventing Compassion Fatigue; A Handout for Professionals, by Dr. Angelea Panos, 2007.

Must-read books for all caregivers:

Figley, Charles; Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized

Hopkins, Jeffrey; Cultivating Compassion: A Buddhist Perspective

Housden, Roger; Ten Poems to Change Your Life

Kabat-Zinn, J; Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Myss, Caroline; Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Power and Healing

Myss, Caroline; Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential

Myss, Caroline, C. Norman M.D. Shealy; The Creation of Health: The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Responses that Promote Health and Healing

Pearson, Carol; The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By

Rosenberg, Marshall B.; Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Compassion

Schweitzer, Dr. Albert; Out of My Life and Thought

Trevino, Haven; The Tao of Healing: Meditation for Body and Spirit

Walston, Sandra Ford; Courage: The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman

Especially for Animal Caregivers:

Andrews, Ted; Animal-Speak: The Spiritual and Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small

Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff; When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Life of Animals

Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff; Dogs Never Lie About Love

Schoen, Allen D.V.M.; Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live

Von Kreisler, Kristin; The Compassion of Animals