REading Resources

  • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön

  • The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chödrön

  • Addiction: The High Low Trap by Irving A. Cohen

  • The Healthy Aging Brain by Louis Cozolino

  • The Neuroscience of Human Relationship by Louis Cozolino

  • Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

  • Body Sense: The Science and Practice of Embodied Self Awareness by Alan Fogel

  • A Fearless Heart : How  the Courage to be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives by Thupten Jinpa 

  • Mans Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

  • Big Magic: Living Creatively Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

  • Raising and Emotionally Intelligent Child by John M. Gottman

  • An Uniquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison

  • The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield

  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine

  • In An Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter Levine

  • The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller

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

  • Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff

  • The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Amy Ellis Nutt and Frances E. Jensen

  • The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel 

  • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel

  • How To Breakup with Your Phone by Catherine Price

  • The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work Terrence Real

  • How Can I Get Through to You: Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women by Terrence Real 

  • The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild

  • Brainstorm: The Power and the Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel

  • The Mindful Brain by Dan Siegel

  • The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel 

  • Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin

  • How Can I Get Through to You: Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women by Terrence Real 

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind & Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk

 

 

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