BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Expand your Mind
If you're looking to increase your self awareness, I would recommend these book. They're some of the most expansive and life changing books I've ever read. If you read any of them, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Atlas of the Heart
Brene Brown
The Mind-Gut Connection
Emeran Mayer, M.D.
The Untethered Soul
Michaela A. Singer
The Biology of Belief
Bruce H. Lipton, Ph. D.
The Gift of Fear
Gavin DeBecker
Relationships
Let's be honest, relationships are hard. There are a few of the books that really got me through some of my toughest situations. They've also kept things exciting. I can say from clients, and myself that these books are game changers in the realm of romantic relationships.
Conscious Loving
Gay Hendricks, PhD. and Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD.
Attached
Amier Levine, M.D., Rachel S. F. Heller, M.A.
Mating in Captivity
Esther Perel, M.A.
Hold Me Tight
Dr. Sue Johnson
Eight Dates
John Gotten,
PhD.
Trauma
Some of the most important books I've read are the one's you see below. These books not only masterfully explain the impacts of trauma, they also offer suggestions on how to integrate the trauma.
You are the One
Richard C. Shwartz
The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
No Bad Parts
Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D..
Getting Past Your Past
Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.
Complex PTSD
Pete Walker
Healing from emotionally immature parents
Growing up with emotionally immature parents can be devastating, and incredibly confusing. Reading these books will help you garner language to express the most indescribable moments of your life.
Toxic Parents
Dr. Susan Forward
Narcissistic Mothers
Caroline Foster
It Didn't Start
with You
Mark Wolynn
Mother's Who Can't Love
Dr. Susan Forward
Emotionally Immature Parents
Lindsey C. Gibson PsyD.\
Disordered Eating
Disordered eating plagues some for a season in their life. For others, it could be a lifetime of management. The books below offer a range of perspectives for healing an unhealthy relationship with food.
Breaking Free from Emotional Eating
Geneen Roth
Feeling Good About the Way You Look
Sabine Wilhelm, PhD
The Twelve Steps of OA
Overeaters Anonymous
Intuitive Eating
Evolyne Triole, M.S.
Elyse Resch, M.S.
A Hunger So Wide and So Deep
Becky W. Thompson
ADHD
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with ADHD? Do you think you or someone you know might have ADHD? The books below may help you or others understand the struggles and symptoms common to ADHD. These books also offer helpful tools to navigate life with ADHD.
ADHD 2.0
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
John J Ratey, M.D.
The Conscious Parent
Dr. Shefali Tsabary
Play
Stuart Brown, M.D.
Women with ADHD
Sari Solden, M.S.
Michelle Frank, Psy. D.
Scattered
Gabor Mate, M.D.
Parenting
Parenting is a job that requires an understanding of how to care for children and how to care for themselves. The books below encourage self-reflection and openness among parents as they reflect on their roles as parents.
The Awakened Family
Dr. Shefali Tsabary
The Conscious Parent
Dr. Shefali Tsabary
Play
Stuart Brown, M.D.
Parenting from the Inside Out
Daniel Siegel, MD
Mary Jartzell, MD
The Whole-Brain Child
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Mindfulness
I found a deeper meaning to Mindfulness and self awareness through reading. One of the major ways I have been transformed and encouraged to connect with myself on a deep level has been through reading these and many other books.
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chodron
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
The Places that Scare You
Pema Chodron
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
Divine Feminine
Spirituality is sacred and personal. As women, we have been taught what being a women is without being shown how to find that answer for ourselves. Below are books to aide in connecting with your feminine energy, wisdom, and inner power.
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
Women who Run with the Wolves
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph. D.
Sacred Woman
Queen Aqua
Eastern Body
Western Mind
Anodea Judith
Awakening Shakti
Sally Kempton