It's Not Always Depression
Hillary Jacob Hendel
The Happiness Trap
Russ Harris
Living Like You Mean It
Ronald Frederick, Ph.D.
Reality Therapy
William Glasser, M.D.
No Bad Parts
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.
Personal Note: Glasser is very confident in his work, which can easily come across as overly so. We wouldn't recommend this to anyone who feel sensitive to overly confident individuals.
Trauma and Recovery
Judith Herman, M.D.
Understanding and Healing Trauma
The Body Keeps Score
Bessel van der Kolk
When the Body Says No Gabor Mate
Waking the Tiger
Peter Levine
What Happened to You?
Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Personal Note: Herman touches on many stories containing serious and highly emotional subjects. We recommend checking out a summary of the book before committing to reading it
Start With Why
Simon Sinek
Understanding Change, Behaviour, Purpose and Thinking
Mindset
Carol Dweck
Thinking Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Personal Note: This book has an intense focus on business and financial success, but has many principles that can be applied well beyond these domains.
The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work
John Gottman, Ph.D.
Relationships and Intimacy
The Body Keeps Score
Bessel van der Kolk
Rising Strong
Brene Brown
Attached
Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Atomic Habits James Clear
My Grandmother's Hands
Resmaa Menakem
Understanding and Deconstructing Oppression
The Body Keeps Score
Bessel van der Kolk
The Gifts of Imperfection Brene Brown
Reality Therapy
William Glasser
Atomic Habits James Clear
Personal Note: Glasser is very confident in his work, which can easily come across as overly so. We wouldn't recommend this to anyone who feel sensitive to overly confident individuals.
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The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
Kristen Neff
Workbooks
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
Jeffrey Brantley and Matthew Mckay
Men's Work
Connor Beaton
Reality Therapy
William Glasser
Atomic Habits James Clear
Le Petit Prince
(The Little Prince)
Antione De Saint-Exupery
Books We Really Like
(but aren't related to therapy)
The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F
Mark Manson
Lost Connections
Johann Hari
The Sacred & The Profane
Mircea Eliade
