Here are some of my favorite books which you may also find helpful in no particular order.
- Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism that Masks your Depression by Margaret Robinson Rutherford, PhD
- The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
- Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World by Pema Chodron
- Boundaries: Where you End and I Begin: How to Recognize and Set Healthy Boundaries by Anne Katherine
- Yoga for Emotional Balance: Simple Practices to Help Relieve Anxiety and Depression by Bo Forbes, PsyD
- Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss by Hope Edelman
- The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything by Neil Pasricha
- Yoga Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
- Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path to Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield
- I thought it was Just Me (But it Isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “Am I Enough” by Brene Brown
- When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny and Marc Brown
- How to Be Alive: A Guide to the Kind of Happiness that Helps the World by Colin Beavan
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationships Expert by John Gottman, PhD and Nan Silver
- No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes about Himself and our Way of Life in the Process by Colin Beavan
- The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele
- The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of What you Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
- The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga: The Philosophy & Practice of Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark
- The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation by Judith Hanson Lasater