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Books & Podcasts

Updated: July 4, 2024

I personally love reading and find it to be a great resource that can often be more affordable and accessible. I have read and 'vetted' most on these lists or have heard great things from clients and colleagues. Most are also available via audiobook if that works best for you!

Relationships

  • It's Not Me, It's You by John Kim & Vanessa Bennett

  • The 80/80 Marriage by Nate & Kaley Klemp

  • The Seven Principles to Making Marriage Work by John Gottman & Nan Silver

  • The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

  • Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson

  • Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin

  • The State of Affairs by Esther Perel

  • Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Mira Kirshenbaum

  • Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin by Anne Katherine

  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find -and Keep- Love by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

  • Fight Right by Julie & John Gottman

  • Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

  • Come Together by Emily Nagoski

  • Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire by Lori Brotto

  • Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships by Lauren Fogel Mersy & Jennifer Vencill

  • Sex Talks by Vanessa & Xander Marin

  • Becoming Cliterate by Laurie Mintz

  • Love Worth Making by Stephen Snyder

  • Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and The Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen

Sex & Intimacy

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson

  • The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate

  • How to Do the Work by Nicole LePera

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

  • Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman

  • Educated by Tara Westover (a memoir that details first-hand experience with trauma and her journey to heal)

  • My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem

  • When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress Gabor Maté

  • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté

  • The Wisdom of Your Body by Hillary McBride

  • Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin by Anne Kathrine 

  • Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate (memoir)

  • Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul Mason & Randi Kreger

  • I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold Kreisam & Hal Straus

Healing Trauma

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

  • Mind Over Mood by Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky

  • The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne

  • Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

  • Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul T. Mason & Randi Kreger

  • Self-Therapy by Jay Earley (accompanied by workbook "Self-Therapy Workbook" by Bonnie Weiss)

  • The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey Wood, & Jeffrey Brantley

  • No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz

  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

  • Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

  • Already Enough: A Path to Self-Acceptance by Lisa Olivera

  • Burnout by Emily & Amelia Nagoski

General

  • Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

  • How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

  • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

  • A Good Time for the Truth by Sun Yung Shin

  • The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

  • My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem

  • Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • Healing the Soul Wound: Counseling with American Indians and Other Native Peoples by Eduardo Duran

Anti-Racsit

  • Small Things Often - The Gottman Institute (helpful tips & information for strengthening relationships)

  • Where Should We Begin? - Esther Perel (live couple sessions covering a range of relationship issues)

  • Other People's Problems - CBC Podcasts with Hillary McBride (live therapy sessions with individuals covering a variety of issues)

  • Unlocking Us with Brené Brown 

  • Therapist Uncensored - Sue Marriott & Ann Kelley (two therapists covering topics such as attachment, neuroscience, trauma, relationships, and more)

  • Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

  • Mic Drop - CBC Podcasts (teenagers talking about growing up in a "complicated world")

  • Good Inside with Dr. Becky Kennedy (parenting, boundaries, and inner child focus)

  • I'm Not Your Shrink with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish (relationships, boundaries, burnout, motherhood, etc.)

  • The Man Enough Podcast (reflecting on masculinity, feminism, and what it means to "be enough") 

Podcasts

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