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:

5-4-3-2-1 Method

Box Breathing

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

Assessments/Games:

Harvard Implicit Bias

Grok

Austin-Area Resources:

Integral Care

Meadows PHP

Lifeworks