Selected Resources & Readings

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown

The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being by Daniel J. Siegel 

Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It by Roman Krznaric

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari

The Lonely American: Drifting Apart in the Twenty-first Century by Jacqueline Olds & Richard S. Schwartz

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam 

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Sex and Relationships:

Come as You Are by Emily Nagowski

PolySecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy by Jessica Fern

The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work by John Gottman

Trauma:

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by  Bessel A. van der Kolk

Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky & Connie Burk