OTHER RESOURCES

In addition to therapy, there are a wealth of other resources available to help you learn, grow, and get support. These are some of my recommendations.

Mental health help

Podcasts

  • The Happiness Lab

  • Unlocking Us — Brene Brown

  • Drive Podcast — Peter Attia

  • Shrink Chicks

  • Where Should We Begin — Esther Perel

  • ReThinking — Adam Grant

  • The Positive Psychology Podcast

Books

Personal growth

  • Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski DMA

  • I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real

  • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz Ph.D.

  • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

  • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

  • Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia MD

  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck PhD

Relationships

  • Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want by Alexandra H. Solomon PhD and Mona D. Fishbane PhD

  • All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership by Darcy Lockman

  • The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work by Terrence Real

  • Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship by Terrence Real

  • Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky

  • Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, et al.

  • How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving by David Richo and Kathlyn Hendricks

Parenting

  • Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to Fight the Anxiety, Guilt, and Overwhelming Emotions of Motherhood―and Relax into Your New Self by Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco

  • Scaffold Parenting: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant, and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety by Harold S. Koplewicz

  • The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

  • No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

  • Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (The How To Talk Series) by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

  • How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series) by Joanna Faber and Julie King

  • The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents by Lisa Damour Ph.D.

  • The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults by Frances E. Jensen and Amy Ellis Nutt

Substances

  • Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker

  • Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love by Amanda E. White

Trauma

  • The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz and Jim Knipe PhD

  • Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman MD

  • Dissociation Made Simple: A Stigma-Free Guide to Embracing Your Dissociative Mind and Navigating Daily Life by Jamie Marich and Jaime Pollack

  • In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter A. Levine PhD

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

Sexuality

  • Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski Ph.D.

Grief

  • Grief Is Love: Living with Loss by Marisa Renee Lee

  • The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith by John W. James and Russell Friedman

Obsessive-compulsive traits

  • Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts by Sally M. Winston and Martin N. Seif

  • Needing to Know for Sure: A CBT-Based Guide to Overcoming Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking by Martin N. Seif and Sally M. Winston

Personality disorder

  • I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Third Edition: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus

  • Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T. T. Mason and Randi Kreger

  • Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist by Ramani Durvasula

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

Mindfulness/thought-provoking

  • Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

  • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman

  • Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May

  • The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger M.D. and Marc Schulz Ph.D

Creativity

  • The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

  • Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland

  • Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go by Shaun McNiff

  • The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (Learn In and Use It for Life) by Twyla Tharp and Mark Reiter

  • Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey