Nutrition, Essential Oils & More: Trauma Other Therapies
In The Trauma Tool Kit, Susan Pease Banitt describes many tools for addressing the manifestations of trauma, including:
- Nutrition (noting the particular potential mood issues arising from gluten sensitivity and celiac disease)
- Supplements
- Medicinal plants and herbs
- Essential oils
- Naturopathic medicine
- Massage therapy
- Chiropractic care
- Eye movement desensitization response (EMDR)
- Psychiatric medication
- Biofeedback
- Heat therapies
- Music
- “Unwinding the body” — releasing stored emotions and tensions through body therapies such as yoga therapy or somatic experiencing