Recommended Reading

The Gift of Therapy by Irvin Yalom describes a relational approach to psychotherapy and offers insight about themes such as death anxiety, therapist disclosure, the here and now, the flaws of shorter term therapies like CBT, Freud, dreams, feedback
To Bless the Space Between Us by John O'Donohue, an Irish Christian mystic, is a collection of blessings for different events and occasions such as someone awakening to their trauma, for broken trust, the breakup of a relationship, on entering death.
The Will to Change by bell hooks. hooks explores the systemic impact of patriarchy on the individual and on relationships. hooks cites many different thinkers including Harriet Lerner and M. Scott Peck. A companion piece to hooks's All Abour Love.
My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem explores the impact of racialized trauma from a somatic lens. Resmaa explores how a deeper connection to and awareness of the body can lead to more choice, agency, and space in moments of racial charge.
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie explores the impact of codependent relationships and the circumstances and pressure that can lead to patterns of codependence. Beattie leans heavily on the Alcoholics Anonymous model in finding ways to heal.
The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaeski, who helped found the first Buddhist hospice in the United States. He offers five invitations for living better that emerge from grief.
Making Comics by Lynda Barry offers deep writing and drawing exercises that lead people to exploring their subconscious. Barry's work can open up the possibility of art therapy interventions. Barry offers several journaling techniques.
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong is a collection of essays exploring Asian North American identity and experience.
Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation: On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans by David L. Eng and Shinhee Han explores the often dismissed inner lives of Asian immigrants, children of immigrants, and parachute children.
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky explores the ways careworkers can be traumatized in their work and offers ways to prevent and heal trauma.
Should You Leave by Peter D. Kramer explores relationships and intimacy. Kramer explores relationships from a family systems lens, including through the work of Murray Bowen.
The Power of TED: The Empowerment Dynamic by David Emerald. Emerald describes the impact of drama triangles where there is a victim, rescuer, and persecutor and offers an alternate model where there is a creator, coach, and challenger.