Bookshelf
Take what you need, leave whatever doesn’t feel right.
From Jes
Next Session Worksheet/ Organize your thoughts
Healthy Relationships/ When communication is unhealthy
Conversation Starters/ Fun questions to become curious again
Conversations for Death/ It’s okay to talk about it
Relationships
Esther Perel/ Author & Podcaster (“Where Should We Begin”)
Dr. Brene Brown/ Author, Creator of “Dare to Lead” & Podcaster (“Unlocking Us” & “Dare to Lead”)
Dr. Harville Hendrix & Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt/ Authors & Creators of “Imago Therapy”
Dr. John Gottman & Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman/ Authors & Creators of the “Gottman Institute”
Dr. Harriet Lerner/ Author
Robert Johnson/ Author
Matthew Fray/ Author
Showtime documentary: “Couples Therapy”/ Led by Dr. Orna Guralnik
YouTube series: “Group”/ From the work of Dr. Irvin Yalom
Femininity: that which exists in both sexes
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes/ Author of “Women Who Run with the Wolves”
Gloria Steinem/ Author & Social activist
Eve Ensler/ Author & Performance Artist
Masculinity: that which exists in both sexes
Dr. Warren Farrell/ Author
Robert Bly/ Author
Selfhood
Melody Beattie/ Author & Codependency expert
Creativity
Big Magic/ Author Elizabeth Gilbert
The Artist’s Way/ Author Julia Cameron
Highly Sensitive People
Glennon Doyle/ Author, creator of “Together Rising” & podcaster (“We Can Do Hard Things”)
Elizabeth Gilbert/ Author
Anne Lamott/ Author
Dr. Elaine Aron/ Author
Susan Cain/ Author
Mindfulness
Waking Up/ Atheist Sam Harris (Ph.D Neuroscience & Stanford degree in Philosophy): Author & Podcaster
Richard Rhor/ Franciscan monk & Author
Nadia Bolz Weber/ Lutheran minister
Alan Watts/ Christian priest & Eastern philosopher
Jordan Peterson/ Christian mystic & Clinical psychologist & Author
Quakers/ The Religious Society of Friends
Pema Chodron/ Buddhist nun & Author
Thich Nhat Hanh/ Zen Master & Author
Dr. Jack Kornfield/ Buddhist monk, Clinical psychologist & Author
Chogyam Trungpa/ Buddhist monk & Author
Suzuki Roshi/ Zen monk & Author
Hafiz/ Muslim mystic & Poet as translated by Daniel Ladinsky
Rumi/ Muslim mystic & Poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Ordinary People as Mystics & Monks/ Author Marsha Sintar
Katie Byron/ Author
Caroline Myss/ Author
Eckhart Tolle/ Author
The Art of Listening
Counseling Therapy Skills/ An amazing and easy to read book on active listening
Dr. Irvin Yalom/ Psychiatrist & Author
Death & Dying
This Bright Hour/ Author Nina Riggs
Humanity
Humans of New York/ Candid snapshots of our shared humanity
MeetUp.com/ Grassroots meetings, clubs, and interests in your community
Mental Health Movement/ Podcast & Facebook support group