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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté MD
Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel, LPC
Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible by Ruth King
Learning to Love Yourself by Gay Hendricks PhD
Trauma and The Unbound Body by Judith Blackstone PhD
Nurturing Resilience by Stephen Terrell and Kathy Kain
The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships by Diane Poole Heller, PhD
Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection by Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Awakening Joy by James Baraz
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction by Gabor Maté MD
The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild
Confidence & Vulnerability
Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown, PhD
Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent and Feeling Guilty… And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, and Unapologetically Being Yourself by Aziz Gazipura
Self-Compassion: The proven power of being kind to yourself by Kristin Neff, PhD
Ted Talks: The Power of Vulnerability AND Listening to Shame by Brene Brown PhD
Enneagram
The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self Knowledge by Beatrice Chestnut, PhD
The Enneagram in Love and Work by Helen Palmer
The Essential Enneagram by David Daniels MD and Virginia Price PhD
Highly Sensitive People
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed For You by Jenara Nerenberg
The Mindfulness Solution For Intense Emotions by Cedar Koons, MSW, LCSW
The Highly Sensitive Person: How To Thrive When The World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron PhD
Relationships & Sex
Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection by Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman
AUDIO on YouTube: Fight Right Gottman Q&A with Matthias J Barker and Jimmy Knowles
The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships by Diane Poole Heller, PhD
Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski PhD
Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma: Staci Haines
Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
Mating In Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
Undefended Love by Jett Psaris PhD and Marlena Lyons PhD
Wired For Love by Stan Tatkin PsyD MFT
Trauma
Trauma and The Unbound Body by Judith Blackstone PhD
Nurturing Resilience by Stephen Terrell and Kathy Kain
The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body In The Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk MD
Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton, Clare Pain and Daniel Siegel MD
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror: Judith Herman MD
The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease by Robert Scaer
Relational and Body-Centered Practices for Healing Trauma: Lifting the Burdens of the Past by Sharon Stanely
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map For Recovering From Childhood Trauma by Pete Walker
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