resources & recommended books
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Wired for Healing: Remapping the Brain to Recover from Chronic and Mysterious Illness by Annie Hopper
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness by Meghan O’Rourke
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The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality by Kimberly Ann Johnson
This Ins’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression by Karen R. Kleiman and Valerie Davis Raskin
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleiman
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Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health by Caroline Leaf
Forgiving What You Can’t Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again by Lysa TerKeurst
Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World by Max Lucado
It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave you Shattered by Lysa TerKeurst
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C. Schwartz
Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents’ Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy, and Resilience by Peter Levine and Maggie Kline
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Living with Your Body and Other Things You Hate by Emily K. Sandoz
The Art of Body Acceptance: Strengthen Your Relationship with Yourself Through Therapeutic Creative Exercises by Ashlee Bennett
Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body by Connie Sobczak
Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out - and Never Say Diet Again by Rebecca Scritchfield
8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder: Effective Strategies from Therapeutic Practice and Personal Experience by Carolyn Costin and Gwen Grabb
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson
Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships by Sue Johnson
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix
How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Nicole LePera
A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives by Kelly Brogan
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown