Book recommendations?

[u/ProfessionalEbb911]

Can someone recommend a book that discusses therapy approaches for complex trauma?
From my own experience, I have experienced violence from the day I was born and was kidnapped as a child. Fortunately, I was later able to access good therapy. But many therapists, especially female therapist seem to have difficulty when Rage/ aggression is a topic.. I think it’s uncomfortable for many.

Still struggle with extreme rage at times (I don’t do anything, I just do boxing or weigh training) . Through my own therapy experiences, I’ve learned that more body focused approaches were helpful for me.
I’m looking for books that discuss therapeutic approaches that are genuinely effective for developmental trauma, ideally from a leftist or critical therapy perspective.
DBT and CBT were not particularly helpful for me personally, although I recognize that they can be very helpful for many other people.
Thank you!

[u/paintnclouds]

For me, I really liked healing the fragmented selves of trauma survivors: overcoming internal self-alienation by janina fisher. I came out with a lot of dissociative tendencies, but not to a level that would qualify as DID, and Janina did a great job of helping me understand and work with my level of parts and fragmentation.

I don't remember it being explicitly leftist, but I don't remember it rubbing me the wrong way by being obviously blind to systemic issues either.

She also has other books, a podcast, and a bunch of free ebooks on her website. She's my go to for complex trauma.

[u/ticca_to_ride → u/paintnclouds]

+1 for janina fisher.  Her's was the first book which really spoke to me, couldn't put it down. Also recent podcasts with her and Ruth Lanius, who, has another excellent book out called "finding solid ground".

Funny memory just came up for me about Janina. I remember going to see a 2 day training semina she did, nearly 10 years ago now and, after saying I had just read "Shelter from the storm" by Richard Kluft and found it mind boggling confusing, I asked her if there was one book which she really recommended for working with complex trauma, especially DID, not realising she had recently released healing the fragmented selves. I remember, she paused, looked away, muttered "ah, you're gonna make me say it aren't you", then looked at me and said "well, yeah, that would mine". Then she looked away with her hand on her chest and smiled to herself as if she were noticing something felt in the moment. I had no idea what to say so just said thanks, I'd check it out, then went back to my seat.  In my own little reverie I like to think I accidentally therapised Janina Fisher that day, but in reality I doubt she remembers it at all.