This is a growing and changing list of books and other resources that I’ve personally read and recommend to clients, organized by topic.

Heart-Centered Healing and Recovery

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Hayes

Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair, Greenspan

Trauma

Life After Trauma: A Workbook for Healing, Rosenbloom & Williams

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, DeGruy

Trauma and the Soul: A Psycho-Spiritual Approach to Human Development and Its Interruption, Kalsched

Attention and Executive Functioning

Susan Pinsky, Professional Organizer and writer of Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD

The Emergent Task Planner

Meditation and Mindfulness

Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Kabat-Zinn

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha, Brach

Personality

The Enneagram Made Easy: Discover the 9 Types of People, Wagele

Gender

My New Gender Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving World Peace Through Gender Anarchy and Sex Positivity, Bornstein

Relationship Skills

Intimacy & Desire: Awaken the Passion in Your Relationship, Schnarch

The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships, Gottman

Psychospiritual Growth and Development

Kissing the Limitless: Deep Magic and the Great Work of Transforming Yourself and the World, Coyle