Resources

The question I most often get asked is, 'Where do I begin?' It was what I asked shortly after walking into my first therapist’s office, as I urged her to give me homework. As we started to talk, she pointed me to Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth and Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection. To this day, those books continue to be two of the most influential books I’ve read. However, what resonates will really depend on your journey. Consider this like an appetizer. For more recs, I share a lot of resources over on my Substack.

General

• The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown

• A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle

• How to Do the Work, Dr. Nicole LePera

• What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo

• What Happened to You?, Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey

Masculinity

• The Will to Change, bell hooks

• For the Love of Men, Liz Plank

• I Don't Want to Talk About It, Terry Real

• The Descent of Man, Grayson Perry

• Patriarchy Blues, Frederick Joseph

Meditation & Mindfulness

• Mindsight, Dan Siegel

• Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn

• The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh

• The Art of Living, Thich Nhat Hanh

Love & Relationships

• Sovereign Love, Dené Logan

• It's Not Me, It's You, Vanessa Bennett and John Kim

• All About Love, bell hooks

• Sex Talks, Vanessa Marin and Xander Marin

Recovery

• Dopamine Nation, Anna Lembke

• In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Dr. Gabor Maté

• We Are the Luckiest, Laura McKowen

• The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Book, Catherine Gray