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Recommended Reading
Understanding emotions/yourself
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience – Brene Brown, PhD, MSW
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself – Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory- Deb Dana
Mindfulness
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life – John Kabat Zinn
The Mindfulness Revolution – edited by Barry Boyce
Meaning/purpose/Finding your way
Journey to the Heart – Melody Beattie
My Little Ikigai Journal – Amanda Kudo
Finding Your Own North Star : claiming the life you were meant to live – Martha Beck
Trauma
What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing – Dr. Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma – Stephanie Foo
Dissociation Made Simple: A stigma-free guide to embracing your dissociative mind and navigating daily life – Jamie Marich, PhD
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma – Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents – Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion – Laura E. Anderson, PhD
Parenting
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be – Dr. Becky Kennedy
No Drama Discipline: The Whole Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind – Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting – Dr. Laura Markham
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids – Mona Delahooke, PhD
How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way – Tim Seldin
Hunt, Gather, Parent – Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD
Raising Securely Attached Kids – Eli Harwood, MA, LPC
Managing relationships, self care and home management
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing – KC Davis, LPC
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) – Eve Rodsky
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman, PhD
Thriving as an Empath:365 days of Self Care for Sensitive People – Judith Orloff, MD
The Set Boundaries Workbook: Practical Exercises for Understanding Your Needs and Setting Healthy Limits – Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW
Securely Attached: Transform your Attachment Patterns into Loving, Lasting Romantic Relationships- Eli Harwood, MA, LPC
Neurodivergence
Unmasking Autism – Devon Price, PhD
Too Loud, Too bright, too fast, too tight: What to do if you are sensory defensive in an overstimulating world – Sharon Heller, PhD
Autistic Burnout Recovery: Your Guide to Your Personal Recovery Plan – Dr. Megan Anna Neff
Raising Twice Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent and Gifted kids – Emily Kircher-Morris
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