Resources

Some bibliotherapy resources that my clients and I have found helpful in our journeys.

attachment

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find and Keep Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin

ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck & Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Diana Hill & Debbie Sorensen
Feeling Great: A Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety by David Burns
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques by Gillian Butler
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristen Neff
Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankle
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death by Irvin D. Yalom
World as Lover, World as Self: Courage for Global Justice and Planetary Renewal by Joanna Macy

Inner work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth by Robert Johnson
Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of Psyche by Robert Johnson
Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore
Memories, Dreams, and Reflections by C.G. Jung
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette

Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Pagan Meditations: The Worlds of Aphrodite, Artemis, and Hestia by Ginette Paris
Women who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The Heroine’s Journey: Woman’s Quest for Wholeness by Maureen Murdock
Dancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness by Marion Woodman & Elinor Dickson

Ambiguous Loss by Pauline Boss
Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Findings Your Way Through Life’s Ordeals by Thomas Moore
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller

The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, the Great Sufi Master by Hafiz & Daniel Ladinsky (translation)

Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
Open to Desire by Mark Epstein
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance by Kelly McDaniel
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson
Perfect Love Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wounds of the Heart by John Welwood
It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn
Getting the Love That You Want by Harville Hendrix

Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory by Deb Dana & Stephen Porges
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
Towards a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation by John Welwood
The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation by Kabir Helminski
Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict by Tsultrim Allione

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
The Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz
Trauma and the Soul: A Psycho-spiritual Approach to Human Development and its Interruption by Donald Kalsched
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem