Book Recommendations:

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(Not a complete list, no endorsements, just some of my favorites!

Also some of the authors have podcasts if that is of more interest to you.)

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Grief:

• Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living-                                          Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler

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Infertility:

• How to Make Love to a Plastic Cup: A Guy's Guide to the World of Infertility- Greg Wolfe

• Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility- Janet Jaffe, Martha Ourieff Diamond, David J Diamond

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Mental Health:

• I Hate You-Don't Leave Me: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder- Jerold J Kreisman and Hal Straus

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Parenting:

• Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent you Want to Be- Becky Kennedy

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Race/ Gender/ Systemic Issues:

• Beyond the Gender Binary- Alok Vaid-Menon

• Come As You Are- Emily Nagoski

• I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness- Austin Channing Brown

• Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto- Tricia Hersey

• So You Want to Talk About Race- Ijeoma Oluo

• Untamed- Glennon Doyle

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Relationships:

• Come Together- Emily Nagoski

• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts- Gary Chapman

• The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships- Suzanne Stabile

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work- John Gottman

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Trauma/ Stress/ Science

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle- Emily and Amelia Nagoski

• It Wasn't Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion- Beverly Engel

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

• Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others- Laura van Dernoot Lipsky

• What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing- Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey

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Wellness:

• Man's Search for Meaning- Victor E. Frankl​

• Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-being and Success- Marc Brackett

• Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself- Kristin Neff

• The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love- Sonya Renee Taylor

• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You Are Supposed To Be and Embrace Who You Are- Brene Brown

• Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day- Jay Shetty

• What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World- Prentis Hemphill

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