Books
Grief and Loss
As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve - J.S Park
Grieving Room: Making Space for All the Hard Things after Death and Loss - Leanne Friesen
Grieving is Loving - Joanne Cacciatore
It’s OK that You’re Not OK - Megan Devine
How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief - Megan Devine
Bearing the Unbearable - Joanne Cacciatore
Grief Day by Day - Jan Warner
Asian Literature (Grief, Trauma and Loss, Adult Children of Immigrants)
Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans - Jenny Wang
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - Stephanie Foo
Depression
Lost Connections - Johann Hari
It’s Not Always Depression - Hilary Jacobs Hendel
Trauma and Nervous System Regulation
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing - Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry
The Wisdom of Your Body - Hillary L. McBride
Practices for Embodied Living - Hillary L. McBride
The Vagus Nerve Reset: Train Your Body to Heal Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety - Anna Ferguson
The Origins of You: How Breaking Family Patterns Can Liberate the Way We Live and Love - Vienna Pharaon
Emotion Regulation
Permission to Feel - Marc Brackett
Emotional Agility - Susan David
Running on Empty - Jonice Webb
Relationships
I Want This to Work - Elizabeth Earnshaw
Non Violent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg
Hold Me Tight - Sue Johnson
Love Sense - Sue Johnson
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love - John and Julie Gottman
Secure Love: Create a Relationship That Lasts a Lifetime - Julie Mennano
Anxiously Attached: Becoming More Secure in Life and Love - Jessica Baum
Time Management/sleep
Time Smart - Ashley Whillans
Mindfulness and Sleep - Anna Black
Sleeping your way to the Top - Terry Cralle, David Brown and William Cane
Stress management/Self Care/ Burn out/ Boundaries
Rest, Refocus and Recharge - Greg Wells
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress - Gabor Mate
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle - Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself - Nedra Glover Tawwab
Personal Growth
It’s On Me: Accept Hard Truths, Discover Your Self, and Change Your Life - Sara Kuburic
Stop People Pleasing: And Find Your Power - Hailey Magee
Already Enough: A Path to Self Acceptance - Lisa Olivera
I Thought it was Just Me - Brene Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown
Daring Greatly - Brene Brown
Grit - Angela Duckworth
Encouraging Reads
Notes from Your Therapist - Allyson Dinneen
Daring to Take up Space - Danielle Koepke
Storyteller; All Along you were Blooming; How Far You’ve Come; Peace is a Practice; You are Only Just Beginning - Morgan Harper Nichols
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - Charlie Mackesy
Disclaimer: The resources listed on this website are for educational purposes only and do not replace individual counselling. Further, they are not intended for those experiencing symptoms such as suicidal thoughts, for which emergency help should be sought.