Books
Favorite Books
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life you Want by Being Present to the Life you Have, Mark Nepo
The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations, Melody Beattie
Mastery, George Leonard
Anatomy of The Spirit, Carolyn Myss
Sacred Contracts, Carolyn Myss
I Thought It Was Just Me, Brene Brown
The Gifts Of Imperfection, Brene Brown
Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, Sharon Salzberg
Creativity/Inspiration
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, Julia Cameron
On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity, Ellen J. Langer
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life, Twyla Tharp
Creative Visualization, Shakti Gawain
Addiction/compulsive behaviors
Brain Lock: Free Yourself From Obsessive Compulsive Behavior, by Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Mindful Recovery: A Spiritual Path to Healing from Addiction, by Thomas and Beverly Bien
Healing the Shame that Binds You, John Bradshaw
Leadership
The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader,Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Tribes, Seth Godin
Linchpin, Seth Godin
Depression
Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression, James Gordon
The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness, Williams, Mark, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn
Couples
Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening, Ondrea and Stephen Levine
Love in the Present Tense, Morrie and Arleah Schechtman
Hold Me Tight: Emotionally Focused Therapy, Sue Johnson
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver.
After the Affair, Janis Abrahms Spring
Mindfulness
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself From Destructive Thoughts and Emotions, Christopher Germer
Conscious Living: The Book of Awakening, Mark Nepo
Mindfulness, Ellen J. Langer
Wherever You Go There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Neuroscience/Psycho-Neurology
Train Your Mind Change Your Brain, Sharon Begley
My Stroke of Insight, Jill Bolte Taylor
The Developing Mind, Daniel Siegel
A General Theory of Love, Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, Richard Lannon
Parenting/Families
The Attachment Connection, Ruth P. Newton
Parenting From the Inside Out, Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell
Giving The Love That Heals, Harville Hendrix and Helene Hunt
Reviving Ophelia: Saving The Selves of Adolescent Girls, Mary Pipher
Eating Disorders
Women, God and Food, Geneen Roth
Feeding the Hungry Heart, Geneen Roth
When Food is Love, Geneen Roth
The Eating Disorder Sourcebook, Carolyn Costin
Eating in the Light of the Moon, Anita Johnson
Life Without Ed, Jenni Schaefer
Help Your Teenager Beat An Eating Disorder, James Lock, Daniel Le Grange
Shame and Body Image
