Books and Podcasts
Personal reading and research can be a beautiful and supportive part of one's therapeutic journey. It's also common for family and friends to want to learn more about the issues that are impacting their loved ones. These are some helpful and comprehensive resources that I would recommend.
For Trauma
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Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
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Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine
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It Didn't Start with You by Mark Mark Wolynn
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Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana
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Greater than the Sun of Our Parts: Discovering Your True Self Through Internal Family Systems Therapy by Richard Schwartz
For Anxiety
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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris
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Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana
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10 Percent Happier Podcast with Dan Harris
For Addiction
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Unwinding Anxiety by Judson A. Brewer
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate
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This Naked Mind Podcast with Annie Grace
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The Addicted Mind Podcast
For Depression and Suicidality
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Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison
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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Russ Harris
For Bordeline Personality Disorder
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Walking on Eggshells: How to Help Your Child (of any age) With Borderline Personality Disorder Without Losing Yourself by Christine A. Adamec, Daniel S. Lobel, and Randi Kreger
For Anger Management
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The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance
Identity
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They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Generqueer Identities by Eris Young
Social Justice
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
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Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin DiAngelo
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
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Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Pepzna-Samarasinha
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Healing the Soul Wound: Counseling with American Indians and Other Native People by Eduardo Duran
For Grief
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It's Okay Not to Be Okay by Megan Devine
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Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
Boundaries
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When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Mate
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Attachment
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
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Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel
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Attachment Theory in Practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families by Sue Johnson
For Sleep
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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
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Sleep Smarter By Shawn Stevenson and Sara Gottfried