Trauma

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• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD

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• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine with Ann Frederick 

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• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson PsyD

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• Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents by Linday Gibson PsyD

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• Unf--k Your Brain by Faith G. Harper 

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Forgiveness

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• The Forgiving Life by Robert D. Enright, Ph.D.

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• Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves by Myra Warren Isenhart, Ph.D & Michael Spangle, Ph.D.

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Relationships

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• The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman

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• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman, Ph.D. & Nan Silver

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• Healing Your Attachment Wounds: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships by Diane Poole Heller, Ph.D.

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• Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Dr. Sue Johnson.

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Body Image

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• Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston Ph.D.

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• Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon, Ph.D. 

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• The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

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• Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight - and What We Can Do About It by Harriet Brown.

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• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch.

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• Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

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Substance Use

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• In the Realm of the Hungry Ghost by Gabor Mate

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Spirituality & Self Exploration

• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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• Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D. 

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• Many Lives Many Masters by Brian L Weiss MD

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Grief

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• Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen, Illustrated by Taylor Bills

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• Healing a Spouse's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. 

 

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These are just a few of my favorites.

More to come!