Resources
I could list many more wonderful books, articles, and resources, but these are the ones I find myself recommending most frequently during sessions and conversations. I hope you find them helpful.
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The Course of Love (a novel) by Alain de Botton
Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
(I recommend this book with a caveat—if you identify with the avoidant attachment style, please know that you are lovable and appreciated! I personally have found that this book, as informative as it is, can offer a view of the avoidant attachment style that is skewed and incomplete. Please see some of my blog posts re: the avoidant attachment style for more information).
Hold Me Tight: 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
Enneagram
Gender and Sexuality
Healthy Body Image and Self-Love
High Sensitivity
Mindfulness and Meditation
Parenting
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
And Baby Makes Three by John and Julie Gottman
Raising White Kids by Jennifer Harvey
Anti Racism Parenting: Resources for Parents of White Kids by Ariel Shumaker-Hammond, MPH/MSW, LCSW
Pregnancy and Postpartum
Personal Growth
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me: (But It Isn't) by Brene Brown
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck by Sarah Knight
The Desire Map by Danielle Laporte
Relationships
Sex & Sexuality
Come As You Are: New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
The Conscious Sexual Self Workbook
Healing Painful Sex: A Woman's Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing, and Treating Sexual Pain
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
Social Justice and Equity
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Tatum
White Spaces Missing Faces by Catrice Jackson
Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
The Collective Poetry of Nikki Giovanni
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown