Recommended Reading:
Creativity/Spirituality:
The Artist’s Way ~Julia Cameron
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain ~Betty Edwards
Attachment:
Secure Relating ~Mariot, LCSW & Kelly, Ph.D.
Attach ~Levine & Hellner
In Each Other’s Care ~Stan Tatkin
Relationships:
Your Brain on Love, audio book by Stan Tatkin
Wired for Love, ~Stan Tatkin
Already Free ~Bruce Tift
More than Words ~John Howard, LMFT
We Do, ~Stan Tatkin (Pre-marital)
Sex:
So Tell me About The Last Time You Had Sex, Ian Kerner, LMFT, Ph.D.
Come as You Are ~Emily Nagoski
The Art of Receiving & Giving: The Wheel of Consent, Betty Martin
Emotions/Physiology/Attachment Trauma:
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Lindsay Gibson
Body Keeps the Score ~Bessel Van Der Kolk
Substance Abuse:
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts ~Gabor Mate
Biology of Desire ~Marc Lewis
Vulnerability/Imperfection:
The Gifts of Imperfection ~ Brene Brown
Daring Greatly ~Brene Brown
Self-Compassion ~Kristen Neff
Habits:
The One Thing ~
Atomic Habits ~James Clear
Four Thousand Weeks ~Oliver Berkman
Trauma:
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving ~Pete Walker
Setting Boundaries That Stick ~Juliane Taylor Shore, LMFT
Parenting:
The Conscious Parent ~Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D.
Voice Lessons for Parents ~Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. (what to say and when to listen)
Untangled ~Lisa Damour, Ph.D. (guiding teenage girls into adulthood)
Dibs in Search of Self ~Virginia Axline (a story & clinical account of the power of presence in healing; beautiful and inspirational)
Dating:
Thank you More Please
Divorce/Separation:
Conscious Uncoupling ~Katherine Thomas
The Rebuilding Workbook ~Will Limon, MSW
Race/Privilege/Resistance:
Killing the Black Body ~Dorothy Roberts
White Fragility ~ Robin DiAngelo
Rest is the Resistance
Meditation/ Mindfulness
Grounding Exercises:
Meditation Links:
Ideal Parent Protocol/ Extended Version ~Dr. Daniel P. Brown
Books:
Focusing ~Eugene Gendlin, Ph.D.
Altered Traits: How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain & Body ~ Daniel Goleman
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook ~Nef & Germer
Apps:
Waking Up, Sam Harris (scholarships, financial aid available upon request)
TV/Documentaries/Movies:
Love on the Spectrum
Austin-Area Resources:
Integral Care
Meadows PHP
Lifeworks