Recommended
Readings
Below is a list of some books I have personally read and recommend. I welcome the discussion of them into our sessions.
Anti-racism
How to be an Antiracist by: Ibram X. Kendi
Between the World and Me by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
White Fragility: by: Robin Diangelo
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by: Austin Channing Brown
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Career Progression:
The Memo: What women of color need to know to secure a seat at the table by: Minda Harts
Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage by: Laura Huang
Forgiveness:
Why won’t you apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts by: Harriet Lerner
How can I forgive you? The courage to forgive, the freedom not to by: Janis Abrahms Spring
Parenting:
No Drama Discipline by: Dan Siegal and Tina Bryson
The Power of Showing up: Dan Siegal and Tina Bryson
Relationships:
Eight Dates by: Gottman and Abrams
The 7 Principles for making marriage work by: John Gottman
Hold Me Tight: 7 Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by: Sue Johnson
Love Sense by: Sue Johnson
The Five Love languages by: Gary Chapman
Self-worth/Self-Compassion
Daring Greatly by: Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection by: Brené Brown
Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff
Trauma:
Calming the emotional storm by: Sheri Van Dijk
Childhood Disrupted by: Donna Jackson Nakazawa
It didn’t start with you: How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to avoid the cycle by: Mark Wolynn
It wasn’t your fault: freeing yourself from the shame of childhood abuse with the power of self-compassion by:Beverly Engel