Some of My Favorite Books
Love + Relationships
Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic & the Domestic by Esther Perel
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhD
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful by Janis A. Spring
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
When the Past is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships by David Richo
Trauma + PTSD
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence by Gavin de Becker
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
Triggers: How We Can Stop Reacting and Start Healing by David Richo
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing by Susan Anderson
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana
The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Wendy Maltz
Addiction
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness, & Change Your Life by Annie Grace
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Mate, M.D.
Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari
The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction by Judith Grisel
Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions by Russell Brand
Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection
Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol by Ruby Warrington
Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Mellody
How to Break Your Addiction to a Person: When—and Why—Love Doesn't Work by Howard M. Halpern, PhD
Addiction to Love: Overcoming Obsession and Dependency in Relationships by Susan Peabody
Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing & Hoping He'll Change by Robin Norwood
Running Man: A Memoir by Charlie Engle
To Inspire
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendance by Michael Pollen
Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari
Scattered Minds: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It by Gabor Mate, M.D.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD.
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown