Updated Recommended Reads

There are a million different self-help books out there it can be overwhelming to even know where to start. To help ease the overwhelm I have compiled a list of some of the books I have found helpful in my practice as well as in my personal life. Take what is helpful and leave the rest. Happy Reading - or Audiobook-ing :)

Recommended Reading

Narcissism

I'm Glad My Mom Died By Jennette McCurdy https://www.powells.com/book/im-glad-my-mom-died-9781982185824

Will I Ever Be Good Enough? https://www.powells.com/book/will-i-ever-be-good-enough-healing-the-daughters-of-narcissistic-mothers-9781439129432

Self Discovery

Peak Mind by Amishi P Jha - Understanding Attention, good for ADHD https://www.powells.com/book/peak-mind-find-your-focus-own-your-attention-invest-12-minutes-a-day-9780062992147

Attached by Amir Levine, Rachel Heller - Understanding our attachment in relationships https://www.powells.com/book/attached-the-new-science-of-adult-attachment-how-it-can-help-you-find-keep-love-9781585429134

The 5 Personality Patterns by Steven Kessler - archetypes of personality https://www.powells.com/book/5-personality-patterns-your-guide-to-understanding-yourself-others-developing-emotional-maturity-9780996343909

Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy https://www.powells.com/book/good-inside-a-guide-to-becoming-the-parent-you-want-to-be-9780063159488

I Hate You - Don’t leave me by Jerold Kreisman - a book on Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder https://www.powells.com/book/-9780399536212

Mindwise by Nicholas Epley - understanding the mind https://www.powells.com/book/-9780307743565

Mindsight by Daniel Siegal - understanding the mind https://www.powells.com/book/-9780553386394

The Polyvagal Theory In Therapy By Deb Dana - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780393712377

Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach https://www.powells.com/book/-9780553380996

Radical Compassion By Tara Brach https://www.powells.com/book/-9780525522812

Belonging by Toko Pa https://www.powells.com/book/-9781775111207

Rising Strong by Brene Brown https://www.powells.com/book/-9780812985801

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz https://www.powells.com/book/-9781878424310

On Being Human by Jennifer Pastiloff https://www.powells.com/book/-9781524743567

Yoga for a World Out of Balance by Michael Stone - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781590307052

The Psychology of Yoga by Georg Feuerstein - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781611800425

Relationships

The Verbally Abusive Relationship By Patricia Evans - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781558505827

The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by John Gottman - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780609805794

The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780802412706

Listen to the marriage by John Jay Osborn - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780374192020

Discovering your couple sexual style by Barry McCarthy and Emily McCarthy - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780415994699

Hold me Tight by Sue Johnson - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780316113007

Trauma / Addiction

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780143127741

Dark nights of the soul by Thomas Moore - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781592401338

It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781101980361

The Verbally Abusive Relationship By Patricia Evans - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781558505827

High by David Sheff, Nic Sheff https://www.powells.com/book/high-everything-you-want-to-know-about-drugs-alcohol-addiction-9780544644342

Beautiful Boy by David Sheff https://www.powells.com/book/beautiful-boy-a-fathers-journey-through-his-sons-addiction-9780547203881

Tweak by Nic Sheff https://www.powells.com/book/tweak-9781416972198

Family Dynamics

It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781101980361

Facing Shame Families in Recovery by Merle Fossum - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780393305814

Family Ties that Bind by Ronald Richardson - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781551802381

Boundaries; when to say yes and how to say no by Henry Cloud - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780310247456

Parenting

Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy https://www.powells.com/book/good-inside-a-guide-to-becoming-the-parent-you-want-to-be-9780063159488

No Drama Discipline by Daniel Siegel - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780345548061

The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780553386691

The Power of Showing Up by Daniel Siegell and Tina Byrson - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781524797713

Yes Brain by Daniel Siegel and Tina Byrson - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780399594663

Emotions

Language of Emotions - by Karla McLaren -https://www.powells.com/book/-9781591797692

The Emotional Life of your Brain by Richard Davidson - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780452298880

Emotional First Aid by Guy Winch -https://www.powells.com/book/-9780142181072

DBT Skills Training Manual - Marsha M Linehan https://www.powells.com/book/-9781462516995

DBT Skills Training - Marsha M Linehan https://www.powells.com/book/-9781572307810

Body Image

Yoga and Body Image by Melanie Klein - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780738739823

Yoga and Eating Disorders by Carolyn Costin - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781138908468

Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780936077369

Sick Enough: A Guide to the medical complications of eating disorders - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780815382454

Just for Fun

Social by Matthew Lieberman -https://www.powells.com/book/-9780307889102

Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781501144325

Maybe you should talk to somebody by Lori Gottlieb - https://www.powells.com/book/-9781328662057

The Hate U Give By Angie Thomas - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780062498533

If you Feel Too Much By Jamie Tworksowski - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780399176494

The Yamas and The Niyamas by Deborah Adele - https://www.powells.com/book/-9780974470641

The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran- https://www.powells.com/book/-9781586380199