The Self-Care Resource Library
Whether we work together or not, this is my gift to you.
Body Image, Mental Health & Self-Love:
- Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body by Connie Sobczak
- Feeding the Hungry Heart by Geneen Roth
- Why Weight? by Geneen Roth
- Body Respect by Linda Bacon
- The Noonday Demon: an Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon
- Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein
- The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker PhD
- Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
- Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron
- Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski DMA
- The Secret to Loving Yourself by Beth Bardovi LMFT and Margie Gayle PsyD
Relationships, Dating & Boundaries:
- Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood (Disclaimer: While helpful, this book was written in the 1980s and contains some outdated information, heternormative stances, and pathologizing terms.)
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
- Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson
- Why Him? Why Her? by Helen Fisher Ph. D
- Why We Love by Helen Fisher Ph. D
- Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
- Boundaries Worksheet 1 & Worksheet 2
- Boundaries Discussion Questions
- Boundary Styles Worksheet
Compulsive Behavior & Harm Reduction Skills:
- Over the Influence: The Harm Reduction Guide to Controlling Your Drug and Alcohol Use by Patt Denning
- How to Change Your Drinking by Kenneth Anderson and Patt Denning
- Responsible Drinking: A Moderation Management Approach for Problem Drinkers by Frederick Rotgers
- When Food is Love by Geneen Roth
- Breaking Free from Emotional Eating by Geneen Roth
- Urge Surfing Worksheet
- Distress Tolerance Worksheet
- Triggers Worksheet
- Stages of Change Model
Meditation & Mindfulness:
- What is Mindfulness? Worksheet
- Headspace App
- Insight Timer
- The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD by Lidia Zylowska
- No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
- You Are Here by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Yoga with Adriene
- Guided Meditations with Tara Brach
Anti-Racism & Racial Identity Development:
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
- Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Fearing the Black Body: The racial origins of fat phobia by Sabrina Strings
- 13th Documentary
- Hardiman-Jackson Stages of Identity Development
Creative Inspiration & Inner Child Reads:
- Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit
- A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
- Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero
- Soul Collage
Nutritious Eating & Gut Power:
- Healing With Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford
- Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michal Pollan
- Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson
- The Good Gut by Justin Sonnenburg
Eliza Dropkin Therapy 
