Innergiving Toolbox
We all carry invisible stories of survival, of searching, of quietly holding things together. For much of my life, I lived disconnected from my own inner world, chasing purpose while neglecting peace. It wasn’t until my body stopped me, literally, that I began to truly listen, feel, and heal.
This Toolbox is a collection of 23 resources including books, tools, experts, film, teachers, and assessments that helped me find my way back to myself. It’s not a formula. It’s not a prescription. It’s an offering.
Some of these helped me understand trauma. Some helped me feel my emotions after decades of numbness. Some developed awareness. Some simply reminded me that I’m not alone. All of them contributed to discovery and healing.
Whether you’re just beginning your healing, deep in it, or offering light to others, I hope this toolbox becomes a trusted companion. Take what resonates. Leave what doesn’t. Come back when you’re ready.
This is the heart of Innergiving: we give to others by first reconnecting with ourselves.
—Ken, Innergiving Founder
Book ➤ The Untethered Soul
Author: Michael Singer. Begins by walking you through your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, helping you uncover the source and fluctuations of your inner energy.
Expert ➤ Gabor Mate
Renowned expert on trauma, addiction, stress and childhood development. Weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience
Assessment ➤ Human Design
Imagine having a map—a guide that provides clarity about your true nature and offers direction towards your purpose.
Expert ➤ Dr. Aimie Apigian
Double Board-Certified Physician and the leading medical expert on how life experiences get stored in the body.
IFS is a transformative tool that conceives of every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self.
Book ➤ Man's Search for Meaning
Author: Viktor E. Frankl. A profound memoir that recounts his experiences in Nazi concentration camps and introduces his psychotherapeutic approach known as logotherapy.
Tool ➤ Mindfulness
Father: Jon Kabat-Zinn. The core invitation of mindfulness is for you to befriend yourself. That means recognizing and inhabiting your own intrinsic wholeness and beauty in the only moment any of us ever has—namely this one.
Expert ➤ Peter Levine, PhD
The developer of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma, which he has developed over the past 50 years.
Expert ➤ Sarah Baldwin Coaching
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and expert in the field of trauma resolution. Specializes in therapeutic interventions including: nervous system regulation, attachment work, and parts work.
Book ➤ The Four Agreements
Author: don Miguel Ruiz. In The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, a powerful code of conduct that can transform lives.
Simplifies a complex field of human development to help us better identify, understand, communicate, develop, and integrate the inner skills needed for sustainable development.
Expert ➤ Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
Founder of Trauma Research Foundation. Spends his career studying how children and adults adapt to traumatic experiences and has translated emerging findings from neuroscience and attachment.
Book ➤ Power of Now
Author: Eckhart Tolle. Widely recognized as one of the most inspiring and visionary spiritual teachers in the world today. He has introduced millions to the joy and freedom of living life in the present moment.
Film ➤ Wisdom of Trauma
Travel alongside Dr. Gabor Maté. Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we make sense of the world. It is the root of our deepest wounds.
Assessment ➤ Core Value Index
Creator: Lynn E. Taylor, President, and CEO of Taylor Protocols. The most accurate and reliable Human Assessment, for use in the Hiring Process.
Tool ➤ Meditation - Insight Timer
Imagine a platform which could amplify something as simple as your attendance into deep transformational shifts for humanity.
Tool ➤ Therapy
This requires some careful due diligence to find a therapist that is a right fit. Some areas of focus are inner child, IFS (parts), EMDR, ART, CBT, DBT, Somatic, MBSR (mindfulness), Compassionate Inquiry...and more.
Tool ➤ Nature
Spending time in nature is profoundly beneficial for mental health. It reduces stress, anxiety, and depression by calming the nervous system and lowering cortisol levels. Being in natural surroundings helps quiet the mind, boost mood, and enhance a sense of connection.
Support ➤ Peer Groups or Community
Provide a sense of belonging, understanding, and connection. Sharing experiences with others who "get it" can reduce feelings of isolation, validate emotions, and offer encouragement during tough times.
Book ➤ Biology of Trauma
Biology of Trauma by Dr. Aimie Apigian explains how trauma is not just a psychological experience but a biological one that reshapes the nervous system, immune system, hormones, and even cellular energy.
Expert ➤ Dr. Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, therapeutic model with a growing evidence base, that de-pathologizes the multi-part personality. Richard is also the Founder of the IFS Institute that primarily offers training for professionals.
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