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Resources

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GENERAL 

Books

  • Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

  • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

  • I Thought It Was Just Me by Brené Brown

  • A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

  • The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo

  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

  • Untamed by Glennon Doyle

  • The Child in You by Stefanie Stahl

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

  • Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett, PhD

  • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

  • Lost Connections by Johann Hari

  • Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

 

Podcasts

  • Therapy Chat – Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

  • The Hilarious World of Depression – John Moe

  • Good Inside – Dr. Becky Kennedy

  • Unlocking Us – Brené Brown

Loving Couple
COUPLES & RELATIONSHIPS

Books​

  • Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson 

  • Love Sense by Dr. Sue Johnson

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, PhD

  • What Makes Love Last? by John Gottman, PhD & Nan Silver

  • The Relationship Cure by John Gottman, PhD

  • Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

  • Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody

  • Love and War in Intimate Relationships by Marion Solomon & Stan Tatkin

  • Wired for Love by Stan Tatkin, PsyD (attachment neuroscience)

  • Wired for Dating by Stan Tatkin, PsyD

  • Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt

  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

  • Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul T. Mason & Randi Kreger

  • Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel

  • Prodependence by Robert Weiss

  • Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He’ll Change by Robin Norwood

  • Us by Terrence Real (relational life therapy)

  • I Love You But I Hate Your Politics by Jeanne Safer 

  • How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich (faith-integrated)

  • Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky

Podcasts

  • Where Should We Begin? – Esther Perel

  • Couples Therapy with Esther Perel

  • The Gottman Relationship Blog Podcast

  • The Relationship School – Jayson Gaddis

Couple Sharing Affection
SEXUAL HEALTH & DESIRE

​Books 

  • Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski, PhD 

  • Come Together by Emily Nagoski, PhD

  • Girls & Sex by Peggy Orenstein

  • Boys & Sex by Peggy Orenstein

  • The Pleasure Principle by Valerie Davis Raskin, MD

  • Sex Talks by Vanessa Marin

Podcasts​

  • American Sexual Health Association Podcast

  • Savage Lovecast – Dan Savage (frank, sex-positive, adult content)

Pride Parade
LGBTQ+ IDENTITY & EXPERIENCE

Books

  • The Velvet Rage by Alan Downs

  • Queer Theology by Chris Hoke

  • Belong: Finding Love and Healing in a Shame-Filled World – various contributors

  • Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe 

  • Middle Sex by Jeffrey Eugenides

  • Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (trans identity and race)

  • The Other Side of the Closet by Amity Buxton (mixed-orientation marriages)

Podcasts

  • LGBTQ&A – Jeffrey Masters

  • Nancy – WNYC (queer stories and culture)

  • Queerly – various hosts

Websites

  • The Trevor Project – thetrevorproject.org

  • PFLAG – pflag.org

  • GLSEN – glsen.org

  • Q Chat Space – qchatspace.org (online LGBTQ+ support groups)

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BETRAYAL TRAUMA

Books

  • Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal by Kevin Skinner

  • Mending a Shattered Heart by Stefanie Carnes

  • ​The State of Affairs by Esther Perel

  • Help Her Heal by Carol Juergensen Sheets

  • Out of the Doghouse by Robert Weiss

  • Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love by Nancy Dreyfus

  • Your Sexually Addicted Spouse by Barbara Steffens & Marsha Means

  • Shattered Vows by Debra Laaser (faith-integrated)

  • The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk

  • Betrayal Trauma by Jennifer Freyd (academic)

Videos & Online

  • The Other Side of Infidelity – Kevin Skinner (video)

  • Healing Trauma – Kevin Skinner (online training)

  • BLOOM for Women – bloomforwomen.com

  • APSATS – Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists – apsats.org

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SEXUAL ABUSE & HEALING

Books

  • The Courage to Heal by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

  • Reclaiming Your Body by Suzanne Scurlock

  • Beyond Betrayal by Richard B. Gartner (men and sexual abuse)

  • Silently Seduced by Kenneth Adams (covert emotional incest)

  • Allies in Healing by Laura Davis (for partners of survivors)

  • Healing the Wounded Heart by Dan Allender (faith-integrated)

  • The Wounded Heart by Dan Allender (faith-integrated)

  • Hush: Moving from Silence to Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse by Nicole Braddock Bromley

Websites

  • RAINN – rainn.org

  • Helping Survivors – helpingsurvivors.org

  • 1in6 (for men) – 1in6.org

  • Georgia's Statewide Sexual Assault Resources – georgiacasa.org

Wind in her Hair
SINGLENESS

Books

  • Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari & Eric Klinenberg 

  • Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller 

  • How to Not Die Alone by Logan Ury

  • All the Lonely People by Sam Carr

  • Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick 

  • Single, Dating, Engaged, Married by Ben Stuart (Christian)

Podcasts​

  • Where Should We Begin? – Esther Perel 

  • The Baggage Reclaim Sessions – Natalie Lue 

  • Love Life with Matthew Hussey

  • The Girls Night – Stephanie May Wilson (faith-integrated)

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NEURODIVERSITY

Books

  • Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté (attachment, trauma)

  • Driven to Distraction by Edward Hallowell & John Ratey

  • ADHD 2.0 by Edward Hallowell & John Ratey

  • The ADHD Advantage by Dale Archer

  • Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD

  • I Think I Might Be Autistic by Cynthia Kim

  • NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman (history/culture)

  • Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg (women's experience)

  • The Dyslexic Advantage by Brock L. Eide & Fernette F. Eide

Podcasts

  • ADHD reWired – Eric Tivers

  • Hacking Your ADHD – William Curb

  • The Autism Podcast – University of Warwick

  • Neurodiversity Podcast – Emily Kircher-Morris

Websites

  • CHADD – chadd.org

  • Autism Society of America – autismsociety.org

  • Understood.org – understood.org

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ADDICTION

Books

  • Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions – AA World Services

  • A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps by Patrick Carnes

  • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté (trauma-addiction connection)

  • Unbroken Brain by Maia Szalavitz (neuroscience)

  • Beautiful Boy by David Sheff (memoir, family perspective)

  • The Addiction Recovery Workbook by Paula A. Freedman

  • Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions by Russell Brand

  • Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD

Websites & Programs

  • AddictionHelp.com

  • SMART Recovery – smartrecovery.org (secular alternative to 12-step)

  • Path for Men – pathformen.com

  • MARR Addiction Treatment Centers (Atlanta)

  • Alana Recovery Center

  • The Berman Center

  • No Longer Bound (faith-based residential)

Podcasts

  • The Addicted Mind – Duane Osterlind

  • Recovery Happy Hour – Tricia Lewis

  • Home Podcast – Holly Whitaker

Hands in Prayer
SPIRITUALITY

Books

  • Falling Upward by Richard Rohr (Catholic, contemplative)

  • The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

  • A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson (spiritual)

  • The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

  • When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön (Buddhist)

  • The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu (interfaith)

  • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Indigenous, ecological spirituality)

  • The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

  • Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser

Podcasts

  • On Being – Krista Tippett

  • Oprah's Super Soul – Oprah Winfrey

  • Everything Happens – Kate Bowler (Christian, honest about suffering)

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CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES

These resources reflect a Christian worldview and vary in their theological perspectives on topics including sexuality, gender, and relationships. Clients are encouraged to engage discerningly and to discuss with their therapist if questions arise.

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General Faith & Emotional Health

  • The Voice of the Heart by Chip Dodd

  • Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero

  • Abba's Child by Brennan Manning

  • With by Skye Jethani

  • Hearing God by Dallas Willard

  • Walking with God by John Eldredge

  • Wild at Heart by John Eldredge (traditional gender perspective)

  • Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst

  • When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert

  • Boundaries by Henry Cloud & John Townsend

Marriage & Relationships

  • Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas

  • How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich (attachment + faith)

  • The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire

  • The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

  • The Five Languages of Apology by Gary Chapman

  • Single, Dating, Engaged, Married by Ben Stuart

  • Soul Virgins by Doug Rosenau & Michelle Todd Wilson

  • How to Get a Date Worth Keeping by Henry Cloud

  • The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller

Sexuality & Identity (Varied perspectives)

  • Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate by Justin Lee

  • Unclobber by Colby Martin

  • ​Homosexuality and the Christian by Mark Yarhouse (Side B/celibacy-affirming; note: not affirming of same-sex relationships)

Podcasts

  • Blue Babies Pink – Brett Trapp (gay Christian experience)

  • UnErased – Conversion therapy history

  • The Liturgists – Michael Gungor & Science Mike (deconstructing faith, LGBTQ+ inclusive)

  • Everything Happens – Kate Bowler

Grief

  • Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff

  • A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

  • The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis

Group Meeting
TREATMENT CENTERS 
(Georgia-based)

  • Peachford Hospital

  • Ridgeview Institute

  • Willowbrook at Tanner

  • Highland Rivers Behavioral Health

  • Chris180

  • Alana Recovery Center

  • MARR Addiction Treatment Centers

  • The Berman Center

  • Inneractions

  • Skyland Trail (residential mental health, Atlanta)

  • Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL): 1-800-715-4225

  • Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities – dbhdd.georgia.gov

Virtual Meeting Screen
VIRTUAL GROUPS & COMMUNITY SUPPORT

  • Alcoholics Anonymous – aa.org

  • Al-Anon/Alateen – al-anon.org

  • Narcotics Anonymous – na.org

  • Nar-Anon – nar-anon.org

  • Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) – coda.org

  • SMART Recovery – smartrecovery.org

  • Eating Disorders Anonymous – eatingdisordersanonymous.org

  • Anxiety and Depression Association of America – adaa.org

  • GriefShare – griefshare.org

  • DivorceCare – divorcecare.org

  • Celebrate Recovery – celebraterecovery.com (faith-based)

  • Q Chat Space – qchatspace.org (LGBTQ+ online support)

  • NAMI Peer Support – nami.org

  • The Dinner Party – thedinnerparty.org (grief, young adults)

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TRAUMA

Books

  • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD

  • Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine, PhD

  • In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine, PhD

  • Trauma and the Body by Pat Ogden & Janina Fisher

  • The Body Remembers by Babette Rothschild

  • A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini & Richard Lannon

  • The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry, MD & Maia Szalavitz

  • What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry, MD & Oprah Winfrey 

  • The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD

  • Mindsight by Dan Siegel, MD

  • The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy by Louis Cozolino

  • The Science of the Art of Psychotherapy by Allan Schore

  • Try Softer by Aundi Kolber (faith-integrated, somatic)

  • My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem (racialized trauma, somatic)

  • It Didn't Start with You by Mark Wolynn (intergenerational trauma)

  • Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsey (for helpers and providers)

  • Surviving and Thriving with Dissociative Identity Disorder by Olga Trujillo

  • The Inner Child Workbook by Cathryn L. Taylor

IFS

  • No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, PhD

  • There's a Part of Me... by Jon Schwartz & Bill Brennan

  • Self Help: This is Your Chance to Change Your Life by Gabrielle Bernstein

Podcasts

  • The Place We Find Ourselves – Adam Young (attachment, trauma, faith-integrated)

  • Trauma Therapist Podcast – Guy Macpherson

  • Therapist Uncensored – Sue Marriott & Ann Kelley

Videos

  • Complex Trauma – Diane Langberg

  • Finding Healing and Hope in a Trauma-Filled World – Diane Langberg

  • Dr. Dan Siegel's Hand Model of the Brain – YouTube

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SOMATIC EXPERIENCING & NERVOUS SYSTEM

Books

  • Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System by Deb Dana

  • The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy by Deb Dana

  • Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine, PhD (also in Trauma)

  • Healing Trauma by Peter Levine, PhD

  • Heart Breath Mind by Leah Lagos, PhD

  • The Breathing Cure by Patrick McKeown

  • Bodyfulness by Christine Caldwell

Podcasts & Online

  • Dr. Christine Baker: Podcast & clinical resources

  • The Polyvagal Podcast – Seth Porges & Dr. Stephen Porges

  • Somatic Experiencing International – traumahealing.org

Stone Balancing
MINDFULNESS

Books

  • Aware by Dan Siegel, MD

  • Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

  • The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer

  • The Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser

  • Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright 

Podcasts

  • On Being – Krista Tippett

  • Ten Percent Happier – Dan Harris

  • The Mindfulness Meditation Podcast – New York Insight Meditation Center

Apps & Tools

  • Headspace

  • Calm

  • Insight Timer 

  • MyLife Meditation

  • Finch (self-care)

  • Woebot (CBT-based)

  • CBT-i Coach (insomnia)

  • Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique - Click for Document

Firehose
FIRST RESPONDERS

Books

  • I Love You, Now What? – Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Kevin Gilmartin

  • After the War Zone by Laurie B. Slone & Matthew J. Friedman

  • Tribe by Sebastian Junger (identity, belonging, veterans)

  • Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel (PTSD and reintegration)

Websites

  • Give an Hour – giveanhour.org

  • Cohen Veterans Network – cohenveteransnetwork.org

  • Georgia Department of Veterans Service – veterans.georgia.gov

  • Legal Support for Veterans Needing Medical Support (link to appropriate Georgia resource)

  • The Fire/EMS Helpline – ffbha.org 

    • Phone: 1-888-731-3473 (FIRE)

  • National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) First Responder Helpline – nvfc.org

    • Phone: 1-888-731-FIRE (3473)

  • Copline – copline.org

    • Phone: 1-800-267-5463 (COPLINE)​

  • Veterans Crisis Line – veteranscrisisline.net

    • Phone: 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)

    • Text: Text to 838255

Flowers on a Tombstone
GRIEF & LOSS

Books

  • It's OK That You're Not OK by Megan Devine 

  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller 

  • Option B by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant (resilience after loss)

  • Normal Broken by Kelly Cervantes

  • The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (memoir)

  • Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore, PhD

  • A Brave Lament by Andrew Bauman (faith-integrated)

  • Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff (Christian)

  • A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis (Christian)

Podcasts

  • Good Mourning – Rachel Kodanaz & Angela Miller

  • Grief Out Loud – The Dougy Center

  • Terrible, Thanks for Asking – Nora McInerny

Websites

  • The Dougy Center – dougy.org

  • GriefShare – griefshare.org

Parents and Daughter
PARENTING

Books

  • The Whole-Brain Child by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

  • No Drama Discipline by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

  • The Power of Showing Up by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson

  • Parenting from the Inside Out by Dan Siegel & Mary Hartzell

  • Brain-Based Parenting by Daniel Hughes & Jonathan Baylin

  • Moms On Call Resources

  • The Montessori Baby by Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike

  • Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon (diverse families)

  • Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents by Lynn Lyons & Reid Wilson

  • The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel

  • Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy

  • How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish

  • The Yes Brain by Dan Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson

  • Raising Good Humans by Hunter Clarke-Fields

Podcasts

  • Good Inside – Dr. Becky Kennedy

  • Raising Good Humans – Hunter Clarke-Fields

  • Your Parenting Mojo – Jen Lumanlan

Taking Care of a Baby
ADOPTION

Books

  • Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies by Sara Easterly

  • Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency: A Comprehensive Guide to Promoting Understanding and Healing In Adoption, Foster Care, Kinship Families, and Third-Party Reproduction by Sharon Roszia, Allison Davis Maxon, Deborah N. Silverstein MSW 

  • The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis, PhD, David Cross, PhD & Wendy Lyons Sunshine

  • Honestly Adoption by Mike Berry & Kristin Berry

  • Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge

  • The Primal Wound by Nancy Newton Verrier (attachment, loss in adoption)

  • Adopting the Hurt Child by Gregory Keck & Regina Kupecky

Online Training

  • Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) – child.tcu.edu

Websites

  • Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption – davethomasfoundation.org

  • AdoptUSKids – adoptuskids.org​​

Dancing Hands
RACE RELATIONS & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Books

  • White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

  • How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

  • Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

  • I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown

  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

  • The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

  • Call Me American by Abdi Nor Iftin

  • The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby (faith + race)

  • My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem (racialized trauma, somatic)

  • So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

  • Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

  • Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong (Asian American experience)

  • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

  • The Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese A. Singh, PhD

  • Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice by Jennifer Mullan

Podcasts

  • Code Switch – NPR

  • 1619 Project – New York Times

  • Seeing White – Scene on Radio

  • Therapy for Black Girls – Dr. Joy Harden Bradford

Food Snapshot
DISORDERED EATING & BODY IMAGE

Books

  • Body Respect by Linda Bacon, PhD & Lucy Aphramor

  • The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch

  • Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison (diet culture critique)

  • More Than a Body by Lindsay Kite & Lexie Kite

  • Sick Enough by Jennifer Gaudiani, MD (medical)

  • 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder by Carolyn Costin & Gwen Schuam Grabb

  • Hunger by Roxane Gay (memoir, race, body, trauma)

Podcasts

  • Food Psych – Christy Harrison

  • Recovery Warriors – Jessica Flint

  • Nourishing Women – Victoria Myers

Websites

  • National Alliance for Eating Disorders – allianceforeatingdisorders.com

    • Helpline: 1-866-662-1235

  • Eating Disorders Anonymous – eatingdisordersanonymous.org​​

Patient Waiting
MEDICAL TRAUMA & CHRONIC ILLNESS

Books

  • The Chronic Illness Workbook by Patricia Fennell

  • When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté 

  • Explain Pain by David Butler & Lorimer Moseley

Websites & Resources

  • US Pain Foundation – uspainfoundation.org

  • Cancer Support Community – cancersupportcommunity.org

  • Tame the Beast – tamethebeast.org (persistent pain)

Videos

  • Tame the Beast – Persistent pain explainer video (YouTube)

  • Evidence-Informed PT and Yoga

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SENIOR COMMUNITY

Books

  • Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 

  • The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister

  • A Beginner's Guide to the ENd by BJ Miller, MD & Shoshana Berger

Websites​

  • SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders – sageusa.org

  • National Council on Aging – ncoa.org

  • Georgia Senior Legal Hotline: 1-888-257-9519

  • Nursing Home Abuse Resources – longtermcare.org

  • Alzheimer's Association – alz.org​​

Businessmen
CAREER & MONEY

Books

  • Leading Yourself: Finding Joy and Meaning at Work by Elizabeth Lotardo

  • Dare to Lead by Brené Brown

  • The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves

  • Burnout by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski

  • Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

  • The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

  • Get Good with Money by Tiffany Aliche

  • I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

Podcasts

  • WorkLife with Adam Grant

  • How to Money – Joel Larsgaard & Matt Altmix

  • The Salary Negotiation Podcast​​

This resources page is updated periodically. These resources are not formal clinical recommendations and do not constitute a referral or endorsement. Please discuss any resources with your therapist to determine what may be most helpful for your unique situation.

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