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.