resources

  • THERAPY-RELATED BOOKS & READING

  • Finding a Therapist

  • Anxiety & Insomnia

    • The Wisdom of Anxiety: How Worry and Intrusive Thoughts Are Gifts to Help You Heal by Sheryl Paul
    • Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts by Sally Winston and Martin Seif
    • End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep by Colleen Ehrnstrom and Alisha Brosse

  • Attachment, Dating, & Relationships

    • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
    • Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern
    • Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin
    • All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
    • How to Be Single and Happy: Science-Based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soulmate by Jennifer Taitz
    • Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself  by Nedra Glover Tawwab

    • Meditation, Spirituality, & Mental Health

      • No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
      • The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
      • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön
      • Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach
      • The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

        • The Mixed-Race Experience

          • Raising Multiracial Children: Tools for Nurturing Identity in a Racialized World by Farzana Nayani
          • Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong by Georgina Lawton
          • Crying in H-Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
          • Life Isn’t Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi

        • Raising Children

          • Parenting From the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel Siegal and Mary Hartzell

        • Self-Compassion & Self-Acceptance

          • Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristen Neff
          • The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer
          • The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown

        • Sexual Intimacy & Sexual Trauma

          • Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
          • Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller
          • Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma by Staci Haines

        • Social Justice

          • The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
          • Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown
          • Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad

        • Trauma

          • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
          • Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana
          • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
          • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz
          • It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn