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Book Recommendations

Stories, strategies, and science to support your healing journey.

This collection of books has been thoughtfully curated to meet you wherever you are. Whether you're navigating a life transition, building emotional awareness, or looking to better understand yourself and others, these reads offer tools, language, and perspectives that can spark growth and provide comfort. These aren’t just popular titles — they’re ones we trust and regularly recommend.


Trauma Books

  • The Body Keeps the Score

    Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

    By Bessel A. Van der Kolk · 2015

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  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

    The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences

    By Peter A. Levine, Ann Frederick · 1997

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  • It Wasn't Your Fault

    Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-compassion

    By Beverly Engel · 2016

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  • The Myth of Normal

    Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

    By Gabor Maté, MD & Daniel Maté · 2022

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Intergenerational Trauma Books

  • It Didn't Start with You

    How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

    By Mark Wolynn · 2016

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  • Childhood Disrupted

    How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal

    By Donna Jackson Nakazawa · 2016

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  • Break the Cycle

    A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

    By Mariel Buqué · 2024

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  • Facing Codependence

    What It Is, Where It Comes From, How It Sabotages Our Lives

    By Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller, J. Keith Miller · 2011

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  • The Gene

    An Intimate History

    By Siddhartha Mukherjee · 2016

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Dissociation Books

  • Dissociation Made Simple

    A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life

    By Jamie Marich · 2023

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  • Parts Work

    An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life

    By Lauri Holmes Msw, Tom Holmes, Lauri Holmes · 2007

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  • Dissociative Identity Disorder Journal

    Workbook to Manage DID, Communicate Between Alters, Create System Rules and System Maps, Manage Moods, Track Mental Health and More!

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  • No Bard Parts

    Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

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Interpersonal Relationships Books

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

    How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, Or Self-Involved Parents

    By Lindsay C. Gibson · 2015

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  • I Thought It Was Just Me (but it Isn't)

    Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"

    By Brené Brown · 2008

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  • The Power of Attachment

    How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships

    By Diane Poole Heller · 2019

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  • Crazy Time

    Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition

    By Abigail Trafford · 2014

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  • The State of Affairs

    Rethinking Infidelity

    By Esther Perel · 2017

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  • Mating in Captivity

    Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

    By Esther Perel · 2007

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  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace

    A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

    By Nedra Glover Tawwab · 2021

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  • Drama Free

    A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

    By Nedra Glover Tawwab · 2023

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  • A Couples Guide to Developing The 12 Types of Intimacy

    A Workbook to Strengthen Your Core Relationship Areas

    By Lisa Elieson, PhD · 2023

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  • Come as You Are

    The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life

    By Emily Nagoski · 2015

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Anxiety Books

  • The Anxious Generation

    How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

    By Jonathan Haidt · 2024

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  • Don't Believe Everything You Think

    Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering

    By Joseph Nguyen · 2024

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  • The Let Them Theory

    A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About

    By Mel Robbins, Sawyer Robbins · 2024

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  • Stop Overthinking

    23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present

    By Nick Trenton · 2021

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  • The Gifts of Imperfection

    Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

    By Brené Brown · 2022

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The Brain Books

  • We Are Our Brains

    A Neurobiography of the Brain, from the Womb to Alzheimer's

    By D. F. Swaab · 2014

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  • Incognito

    The Secret Lives of The Brain

    By David Eagleman · 2011

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  • Switch On Your Brain

    The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health

    By Caroline Leaf, Leaf · 2017

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  • Thinking, Fast and Slow

    By Daniel Kahneman · 2011

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  • The Myth of Normal

    Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

    By Gabor Maté, MD & Daniel Maté · 2022

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  • Books

    Hand-picked reads that inspire insight, healing, and growth. These books are ones we often recommend and return to ourselves.

  • Podcasts

    Thoughtful conversations and expert voices to keep you company on the go—tune in for new perspectives, practical tips, and moments of encouragement.

  • Apps

    Practical tools you can keep in your pocket. These apps can support mindfulness, mood tracking, emotional regulation, and more—wherever you are.

  • Phone Numbers & Websites

    Trusted hotlines and online resources for when you or someone you love needs extra support. These links connect you to crisis services, national organizations, and helpful information—available anytime you need it.