This seminal work on trauma talks about how trauma gets stored in the body (DUH) in a way that is accessible and very readable. It changed my relationship with myself because it helped me move from thinking there was something wrong with me to understanding that these were learned behaviors and postures that were hurting me, and could also be released.

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At the core of all healing is nervous system work. Cue Stephen Porges, the founder of the Polyvagal Institute, who articulated the necessity and science of this work so well.

Dr. Gabor, again. This is by far the best book on ADD, ADHD, and ODD that I've read. It helps me understand the internal workings of the brain, and also how to empathetically support my husband and son.

IFS changed my relationship with myself and taught me bow to do inner child work.

Not all mother wounds are HUGE. Some of them lay in the little things that we didn't receive, and then we don't know why we feel a gaping hole as an adult. Whether a capital-T trauma or a lower-case t trauma, Mother Hunger helps put language to that and also helps with some really down-to-earth strategies on how to reparent yourself.

If I'm not mistaken this is the first book that looks at male survivors of sexual assault. It gives so much language to the male experience on this, given that so much of the literature revolves around women.

This empowering book helps put us in charge of our health again and make us partners with our providers, not their patients or victims. We have agency! Means tackles how diet, movement, and mindfulness are the first line of defense with regards to our health. She also gives really specific breakdowns of certain lab levels, optimal versus normal results, and explains every. single. food.

As a former award-winning journalist, this book was huge for me in understanding the role of the media in either reinforcing trauma loops or helping people heal.

One of the first books for public consumption on trauma and healing. Was great for me in terms of learning the vocabulary.

The was the first and still one of the best books I read on psychedelics, healing and spiritual connection.

Tangible tool on how to cultivate and nurture self compassion.

These scripts offered probably the biggest shift in our marriage. Well this, alongside trauma healing.

Hands down the best book on the market about attachment styles, and a practical understanding of what that means in relationships, what is mine to figure out, and what is my partners to be sensitive towards.

DAMN, this. This is the book that showed me everywhere I was being held back, and how I was the one holding myself back BECAUSE I SECRETLY LIKE IT. OMG, life-changing.

An honest foray into the art of surrender, its discomforts and its freedoms... and also just a really pleasant read.

This is my go-to book to understand the subtleties of the energy body. (Different than the physical or emotional body.)

This is my go-to book to look up the emotional root cause behind whatever is happening physically. And let me tell you, it's always on point! Note: this is not to say you don't need to tend to your physical body like by eating the right foods, resting, moving and, when needed, seeing a doctor, but it does provide the framework for WHY a particular ailment is happening to you now (or happening to you and no one else in your family etc.)

An exploration of the repressed pain of children who were taught to achieve. I saw myself in these pages.

LOL, this was one of the first self-help books I read-- before I was willing to read self-help books. I absolutely loved it because Mark writes like your angry, drunk bestie dropping the most thoughtful and sharp truthbombs while also making you roll on the floor laughing.