Therapist-Recommended Books for Healing, Communication & Connection

Explore my curated book list for emotional wellness, relationship repair, and self-discovery. These resources cover communication skills, rebuilding trust after betrayal, healing from infidelity, navigating conflict, and deepening connection. You’ll also find books on mindfulness, spiritual growth, and embodied living. Perfect for individuals, couples—including polyamorous and non-traditional partnerships—seeking insight, clarity, and meaningful change.

Personal Growth & Healing:

  • You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For- Richard Schwartz

  • Atomic Habits – James Clear

  • The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk

  • It Didn’t Start With You – Mark Wolynn

  • Loving What Is – Byron Katie

  • The Gifts of Imperfection – Brené Brown

  • Women Who Run With the Wolves – Clarissa Pinkola Estés

  • The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer

  • No Bad Parts – Richard Schwartz

  • Existential Kink – Carolyn Elliott

  • Nonviolent Communication – Marshall Rosenberg

  • Spirit Babies- Walter Makichen

  • The Four Agreements- Don Miguel Ruiz

  • The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook- Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff

  • Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself- Joe Dispenza

  • Stop Walking on Eggshells- Paul T. Mason

Men’s Work & Masculinity:

  • The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell

  • Men’s Work- Connor Beaton

  • King, Warrior, Magician, Lover – Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette

  • I Don’t Want to Talk About It – Terrence Real

  • The New Rules of Marriage – Terrence Real

  • Us – Terrence Real

  • The Will to Change – Bell Hooks

Relationships & Intimacy

  • Attached – Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

  • Us – Terrence Real

  • Fierce Intimacy- Terrence Real

  • Getting the Love You Want – Harville Hendrix

  • Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay – Mira Kirshenbaum

  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John & Julie Gottman

  • Hold Me Tight – Sue Johnson

  • Wired for Love – Stan Tatkin

  • Mating in Captivity – Esther Perel

  • The State of Affairs – Esther Perel

  • Polysecure – Jessica Fern

  • Come As You Are – Emily Nagoski

  • I Love You But I Don’t Trust You – Mira Kirshenbaum

  • The Erotic Mind – Jack Morin

  • Ethical Slut - Dossie Easton, Janet Hardy

  • More than Two- Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert

  • Come Together- Emily Nagoski

More Books…

  • Dopamine Nation- Dr. Anna Lembke

  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents- Lindsay Gibson

  • Anxiously Attached- Jessica Baum

  • How to Do the Work- Dr. Nicole Lepera

  • The Artist’s Way- Julia Cameron

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