HELPFUL RESOURCES

All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts by Resmaa Menakem

Radical Belonging: How to Thrive and Survive in Unjust World by Dr. Lindo Bacon

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari

Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention - and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari

The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Atlas of The Heart by Brené Brown

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Drama Free: A Guide To Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff

Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Dr. Kristin Neff

A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters by Dr. Steven Hayes

No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz

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

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts by Resmaa Menakem

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Dr. Lindsay Gibson

Childhood Disrupted: How Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal by Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Radical Belonging: How to Thrive and Survive in Unjust World by Dr. Lindo Bacon

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo

Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight by Dr. Linda Bacon and Dr. Lucy Aphramor

The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf

The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxanne Gay