Book Suggestions

Daring Greatly by Dr. Brené Brown

“Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection” - Brené Brown. Learn more about the relationship we have to vulnerability, shame and fear and how it impacts living fully.

Neurodharma by Dr. Rick Hanson

LA Times Best Seller - "An easy-to-follow road map for creating day-to-day inner peace in today's increasingly complex world." A closer look into our neurological underpinnings for emotional distress and skills to help rewire our mind-body connections.

You Are Your Best Thing edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown

“Vulnerability, shame resiliency and the black experience. This anthology is a space to recognize and process the trauma of white supremacy, a space to be vulnerable and affirm the fullness of Black life and Black possibility, a space that gives Black humanity breathing room.” Featuring essays by Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, Tanya Denise Fields, Kiese Makeba Laymon, Prentis Hemphill, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts, Marc Lamont Hill, Keah Brown, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Shawn A. Ginwright, Kaia Naadira, Deran Young, Sonya Renee Taylor, Irene Antonia Diane Reece, Yolo Akili Robinson, Laverne Cox, Jessica J. Williams, Aiko D. Bethea, and Imani Perry.

The Happiness Trap by Dr. Russ Harris

Russ gets straight to the heart of our culture’s obsession with happiness and appearing to be happy. Russ believes that people’misleading ideas about happiness directly contribute to the current epidemic of stress, anxiety, and depression. Russ also says that we all feel that happiness is the expected natural state for all of us, and if we are not happy, we feel that there is something not right or there’s something wrong. See how he uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to untangle our relationship to happiness.

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

More than just a memoir, this book takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery. It seeks to liberate women from the societal expectations that bind them, to honor beauty and rage equally — it speaks to the soul.

Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson

Hold Me Tight offers a revolutionary way to see and shape your relationships. The stories, ideas, and exercises, based on the science of love and the wisdom of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), walk the reader through seven conversations that can define a love relationship. Learn to shape these crucial relationship moments and create a secure bond that will last for a lifetime.