Resources

Antiracism

Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley

How to Be an Antiracist, by Dr. Ibram X Kendi

So You Want to Talk about Race, by Ijeoma Oluo

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor, by Layla Saad

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(Transracial) Adoption

All That You Can Ever Know: A Memoir, by Nicole Chung

 

(Reclaiming) Attention 

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, by Jenny Odell

 

Black Women's Wellness & Joy

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women, by Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler, PhD

Pleasure Activism, by adrienne maree brown

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Body Image

The Body is Not an Apology, by Sonya Renee Taylor

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Boundaries

Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab (companion workbook just released!)

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Burnout

Work Won't Love You Back, by Sarah Jaffe

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, by Drs. Amelia and Emily Nagoski

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Death & Dying

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, by Susan Cain

The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion

The Rebellious Widow, by Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, by David Kessler

Who Dies? An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying, by Steven and Ondrea Levine

The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief, by Francis Weller

Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death, by Irvin D. Yalom

Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner

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Disability

There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness, by M. Leona Godin

Feminist City, by Leslie Kern

Sick, by Porochista Khakpour

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Health

Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included), by Pooja Lakshmin, MD

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Financial Health

We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman's Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power, by Rachel Rodgers

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Kids' Books

Bodies are Cool, by Tyler Feder

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LGBTQIA2S+

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality, by Julia Shaw

The Queer & Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation & Gender Expression, by Anneliese Singh, PhD, LPC

Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage, by Rachel E. Gross

Old Enough: A Novel, by Haley Jakobson

Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe

I'm Afraid of Men, by Vivek Shraya

Beyond the Gender Binary, by Alok Vaid-Menon

Yes, You Are Trans Enough: My Transition from Self-Loathing to Self-Love, by Mia Violet

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Memorial, by Bryan Washington

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much, by Jen Winston

A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara

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Love, Dating, Sex, Sexual Cultures, & Relationships

All About Love, by bell hooks

Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by John Gottman, PhD, Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD, Doug Abrams, and Rachel Carlton Abrams, MD

Sex at Dawn, by Cacilda Jethá and Christopher Ryan 

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, by Dr. Sue Johnson

Nothing Personal: My Secret Life in the Dating App Inferno, by Nancy Jo Sales

Loving Bravely: 20 Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want, by Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence, by Esther Perel

The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, by Esther Perel

Love's Executioner, and Other Tales of Psychotherapy, by Irvin D. Yalom

The Tragedy of Heterosexuality, by Jane Ward, PhD

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Meditation 

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha, by Tara Brach, PhD

Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, by Ruth King

A Year to Live, by Steven Levine

The Meditator's Dilemma, by Bill Morgan

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

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive, by Kristin Neff, PhD, and Chris Germer, PhD

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Neurodiversity (e.g., ADHD, Autism Spectrum)

The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD: An 8-Step Program for Strengthening Attention, Managing Emotions, and Achieving Your Goals, by Lidia Zylowska, MD

 

Parenting

Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans, by Michaeleen Ducleff, PhD

 

Perfectionism

Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, by Tiffany Dufu

The ACT Workbook for Perfectionism: Build Your Best (Imperfect) Life Using Powerful Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Self-Compassion Skills, by Jennifer Kemp, MPsych 

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Philosophy, Spirituality, & Mysticism

A Book of Hours, by Thomas Merton

Mystics and Zen Masters, by Thomas Merton

Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke

The Ethics, by Baruch Spinoza

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Racial Trauma & Recovery

The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color, by Natalie Y.  Gutiérrez, LMFT

Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace, by Minda Harts

My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem

The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism & Engage in Collective Healing, by Anneliese A. Singh, PhD

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(History and) Racism

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story, by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Stamped from the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

A Black Women's History of the United States, by Daina Raimey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross

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(Environmental) Racism

A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, by Harriet A. Washington

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Sex, Pleasure, & Consent

Sexual Rights in America: The Ninth Amendment and the Pursuit of Happiness, by Paul R. Abramson, Steven D. Pinkerton, and Mark Huppin

Notes on a Silencing, by Lucy Crawford

Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention, by Donna Freitas

Come as You Are: The Surprising Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

Boys & Sex, by Peggy Orenstein

Being Lolita, by Alisson Wood

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Substance Use

*I make every effort to avoid the terms "abuse," "dependence," "clean vs. dirty," the stigmatizing list goes on. While the following books may include such language, the culture around substance use terminology is shifting, albeit slowly, and these resources are intended to highlight either lived experience of individuals with substance use histories and their healing/identities as whole people, offer recovery strategies and tools for additional support, or offer more inclusive views about substance use.*

The Addiction Recovery Skills Workbook, by Dr. Suzette Glasner

Tweak, by Nic Sheff

Beautiful Boy, by David Sheff

Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy, by David Sheff

Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, by Sam Quinones

The Wisdom to Know the Difference: An Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Workbook for Overcoming Substance Abuse, by Kelly G. Wilson & Troy DuFrene

Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Dr. Carl Hart

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(Complex) Trauma

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

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Women

Bad Feminist, by Roxane Gay

Difficult Women, by Roxane Gay

Women Who Run with the Wolves, by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Men Explain Things to Me, by Rebecca Solnit

Recollections of My Nonexistence, by Rebecca Solnit

Three Women, by Lisa Taddeo

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Women (and Tech)

Uncanny Valley, by Anna Wiener

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Women (and Health)

Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World, by Elinor Cleghorn, PhD

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