books & resources

Welcome to my resources page! I could list MANY more wonderful books, articles, and resources, but these are the ones I find myself recommending most frequently during sessions and conversations. I hope you find them helpful. I am an Amazon Affiliate, which means if you buy any of these resources through the link provided, Amazon gives me a small percentage of the sale.

Attachment

• The Course of Love (a novel) by Alain de Botton

• Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller (I recommend this book with a caveat—if you identify with the avoidant attachment style, please know that you are lovable and appreciated! I personally have found that this book, as informative as it is, can offer a view of the avoidant attachment style that is skewed and incomplete. Please see some of my blog posts re: the avoidant attachment style for more information).

• Hold Me Tight: 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson

• All About Love by bell hooks

• The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller

Enneagram

• The Complete Enneagram By Beatrice Chestnut

• The Wisdom of The Enneagram by Riso and Hudson

• From Fixation to Freedom by Eli Jaxon Bahr

• The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Riso and Hudson

• Podcasts:

  • Empowered Enneagram

  • The Road Back to You

Gender and Sexuality

• Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire by Lisa Diamond

• The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes by Diane Ehrensaft

• Trans Bodies, Trans Selves by Laura Erickson-Schroth

Healthy Body Image and Self-Love

• Reclaiming Beauty Journal and Wisdom Deck by Heidi Lynn Andersen

• Health At Every Size by Linda Bacon

High Sensitivity

• The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

• The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine Aron

• The Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine Aron

Mindfulness and Meditation

• The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo

• Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom by Rick Hanson

• Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh

Parenting

• The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

• Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell

• Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn

• And Baby Makes Three by John and Julie Gottman

• Raising White Kids by Jennifer Harvey

• Anti Racism Parenting: Resources for Parents of White Kids by Ariel Shumaker-Hammond, MPH/MSW, LCSW

Pregnancy and Postpartum

• This Isn't What I Expected by Karen R. Kleiman and Valerie Davis Raskin

• The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Pamela S. Wiegartz and Kevin L. Gyoerkoe

• Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety by Linda Sebastian

Personal Growth

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

• I Thought It Was Just Me: (But It Isn't) by Brene Brown

• Rising Strong by Brene Brown

• Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

• The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck by Sarah Knight

• The Desire Map by Danielle Laporte

• The Firestarter Sessions by Danielle Laporte

• Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown

Relationships

• Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin

• The Five Love Languages

• The State of Affairs by Esther Perel

• Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino 

• Conflict is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman

Sex & Sexuality

• Come As You Are: New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life

• The Conscious Sexual Self Workbook

• Healing Painful Sex: A Woman's Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing, and Treating Sexual Pain

• Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel

• Sexual Intimacy for Women: A Guide for Same-Sex Couples

• Get Closer: A Gay Men's Guide to Intimacy and Relationships

Social Justice and Equity

• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Tatum

• White Spaces Missing Faces by Catrice Jackson

• Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown

• Salt. by Nayyirah Waheed

• Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts

• Wild Beauty by Ntozake Shange

• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

• The Collective Poetry of Nikki Giovanni

• I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

Trauma

• It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn

• Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk