Our therapists often reference specific books or ideas in session, here we've listed some of our favorites!
Books:
Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
Anxiety/Depression
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Shame/Self Worth
I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown
ADD/ADHD
Driven to Distraction by Hollowell and Ratey (book)
The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Orlov (book)
The Neurodivergent Mind by Nerenberg (book)
Neuroqueer Heresies by Walker (book)
Teen Girls
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel
Parenting
Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel
The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel
No-Drama Discipline by Dan Siegel
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Becky Kennedy
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their
Brains Get Wired by Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Relationships/Couples
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
Seven Principles for Making Marriage work by John Gottman
Relationships/Boundaries
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
Attached by Amir Levine
Podcasts:
Pregnancy and Postpartum
The Sad Moms Club
MomWell with Erica Djossa
Parenting
UnRuffled with Janet Lansbury
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Creating a Family (Infertility, Adoption, Parenting)
MomWell with Erica Djossa
The Baffling Behavior Show with Robyn Gobbell
The Feminist Mom Podcast with Erin Spahr
Tilt Parenting with Debbie Reber (parenting neurodiverse kids)
Relationships
Conversations with Dr. Jennifer (Relationships, specifically LDS)
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle (General, Depression/Anxiety, Relationships)
Where should we begin with Ester Perel
Meditation
Tara Brach
General
A Bit of Optimism with Simon Sinek (Purpose, Optimism)
Unlocking Us with Brene Brown
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle (General, Depression/Anxiety, Relationships)
Books:
Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
Anxiety/Depression
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Shame/Self Worth
I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown
ADD/ADHD
Driven to Distraction by Hollowell and Ratey (book)
The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Orlov (book)
The Neurodivergent Mind by Nerenberg (book)
Neuroqueer Heresies by Walker (book)
Teen Girls
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel
Parenting
Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel
The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel
No-Drama Discipline by Dan Siegel
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Becky Kennedy
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their
Brains Get Wired by Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Relationships/Couples
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
Seven Principles for Making Marriage work by John Gottman
Relationships/Boundaries
The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans
Attached by Amir Levine
Podcasts:
Pregnancy and Postpartum
The Sad Moms Club
MomWell with Erica Djossa
Parenting
UnRuffled with Janet Lansbury
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Creating a Family (Infertility, Adoption, Parenting)
MomWell with Erica Djossa
The Baffling Behavior Show with Robyn Gobbell
The Feminist Mom Podcast with Erin Spahr
Tilt Parenting with Debbie Reber (parenting neurodiverse kids)
Relationships
Conversations with Dr. Jennifer (Relationships, specifically LDS)
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle (General, Depression/Anxiety, Relationships)
Where should we begin with Ester Perel
Meditation
Tara Brach
General
A Bit of Optimism with Simon Sinek (Purpose, Optimism)
Unlocking Us with Brene Brown
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle (General, Depression/Anxiety, Relationships)