Healing Trauma

Peter Lavine Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

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

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

Mindfulness & Spirituality

Tara Brach True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

Jon Kabat-Zinn Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Sharon Salzberg Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program

Rick Hanson Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

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

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

Anodea Judith Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self

Relationships

Sue Johnson Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

Stan Tatkin Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship

Beattie, Melody. Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

Psychology & Neuroscience

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

Richard J. Davidson The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live–and How You Can Change Them

Marshall Rosenberg Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd Edition: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships

Daniel Siegel Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

Rick Hanson Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence

BrenĂ© Brown The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

Colin Tipping Radical Self-Forgiveness: The Direct Path to True Self-Acceptance