Recommended Resources

“But how?!”

Trying to be a feeling, loving, regulated human can feel like daunting, maybe even impossible, task. Why? Well, basically, those of us socialized in western culture aren’t taught how to do so. Even more, we’re highly encouraged and reinforced not to be connected with what we feel and what is right for us. Capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy hinge on people being disconnected from themselves and others to maintain their systems of oppression. So, if you want some extra support untying the knots around your freedom, taking back your control, and finding your own truth, not the one given to you, here are some resources to support your journey.

Books

  • Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life- Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

    The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life- Lisa Miller, PhD

    Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence- Daniel J. Siegel, MD

    The Open-Focus Brain: Harnessing the Power of Attention to Heal Mind and Body- Les Fehmi, PhD and Jim Robbins

    Dissolving Pain: Simple Brain-Training Exercises for Overcoming Chronic Pain- Les Fehmi, PhD and Jim Robbins

    The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World- Iain McGilchrist

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

    This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us- Cole Arthur Riley

    The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love- Janet W. Hardy

    So You Want to Talk About Race- Ijeoma Oluo

    Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy- Jessica Fern

  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself- Michael A. Singer

    Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life- Byron Katie

    A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are- Byron Katie

    How We Live is How We Die- Pema Chödrön

    A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume- Foundation for Inner Peace and Helen Schucman

    The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment- Eckhart Tolle

  • Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be- Dr. Becky Kennedy

  • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model- Richard Schwartz

    Untamed- Glennon Doyle

    Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha- Tara Brach

  • You Better be Lightning- Andrea Gibson

    Song of Myself- Walt Whitman

    Rumi

  • All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation- Elizabeth Gilbert