Resources

Body Based Therapy:
The Power of Focusing, Ann Weiser Cornell
Trauma and Memories: Brain and body in Search for the Living Past, Peter Levine
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter Levine
Waking the Tiger, Peter Levine
The Body Keeps the Score, Besser Van Der Kolk
Focusing, Eugene Gendlin
Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman
The 5 Personality Patterns, Steven Kessler
Healing Developmental Trauma, Laurence Heller and Aline LaPierre
The Tao of Equus, Linda Kohanov

Relationships/Communication:
Secrets of a Passionate Marriage, David Schnarch
The New Rules of Marriage, Terrence Real
Fierce Intimacy, Terrence Real
Where Should We Begin, Esther Perel
Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel
Wired for Love, Stan Tatkin
Hold Me Tight, Sue Johnson
Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg

Theoretical Orientations:
Internal Family Systems Therapy, Richard Schwartz
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy, Irvin Yalom
The Gift of Therapy, Irvin Yalom
DBT Principles in Action, Charles Swenson
On Becoming a Person, Carl Rogers
Healing the Shame that Binds You, John Bradshaw
Embracing Ourselves: The Voice Dialogue Manual, Hal Stone
Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Self Criticism into a Creative Asset, Hal Stone

Attachment Theory:
Attachment in Psychotherapy, David Wallin
Attached, Amir Levine, Rachel Heller

Narcissism:
Silently Seduced, Kenneth Adams
Stop Walking on Eggshells, Randi Kreger, Paul Mason
Perfect Daughters, Robert Ackerman
Will I Ever Be Good Enough?, Karyl McBride
Disarming the Narcissist, Wendy Behary
Help! I'm in Love with a Narcissist, Steven Carter

Parenting:
Trauma Through a Child's Eyes, Peter Levine and Maggie Kline
Unconditional Parenting, Alfie Kohn

Neuroscience/Ecopsychology:
The Well Gardened Mind, Sue Stuart-Smith
Forest Bathing, Dr. Qing Li
Neurobiology and Rewiring the Brain: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, Robert Sapolsky
The Neurobiology of 'We", Daniel Siegal
The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge
Mindsight, Daniel Siegal
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy, Deb Dana

Feminism/Racism:
WordSlut, Amanda Montell
Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay
Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan
The Obsession: Reflections on the Tyranny of Slenderness, Kim Chernin
So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo
White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo

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When you look at someone with understanding and compassion, that kind of a looking has a power of healing on yourself.
— Thich Nhat Hanh