Recommended Reading
Reading is an excellent way to complement your healing, development & improve your relationships.
I only recommend books that I have read.
SELF-COMPASSION
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy and Power by Brent Brown
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BOUNDARIES/CODEPENDENCY
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourselfby Melody Beattie
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members: Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal with Criticism, and Heal from Shame After Ties Have Been Cut by Sherrie Campbell &Wendy T. Behary
TRAUMA/ABUSE/PTSD
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. van der Kolk
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté & Daniel Maté
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Maté
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft
Resources
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Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (legal, counselling and interpretation services to marginalized & racialized women who have survived violence).