Our favorite books and resources.
Trauma:
The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk
When the Body Says No - Gabor Mate
What happened to you? - Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss - Cody Delistraty
Whole Body Wellness:
The Myth of Normal - Gabor Mate
Move the Body, Heal the Mind - Jennifer Heis
Dopamine Nation - Anna Lembke
The Promise of Psychedelics - Dr. Peter Silverstone
Relationships:
Sex talks - Vanessa Marin
Mating in Captivity - Esther Perel
Attached - Amir Levine
Designer Relationships - Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski
LGBTQIA+:
Coming Out, Coming Home - Michael Lasala
When I Knew - Robert Trachtenberg
The Queer Advantage - Andrew Gelwicks
Gender Magic - Rae McDaniel
Save Yourself - Cameron Esposito
The Velvet Rage - Alan Downs
The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook - Anneliese A. Singh
Emotional Health:
The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller
How to Do the Work - Dr. Nicole LePera
Letting Go - David R. Hawkins
Emotional Agility - Susan David
Soul:
The Road Back to You - Ian Cron & Suzanne Stabile
The Untethered Soul - Michael A. Singer
When Things Fall Apart - Pema Chodron
Daring Greatly - Brene Brown
Polyamory:
Polyamory: A Clinical Toolkit for Therapists (and Their Clients) - Martha Kauppi
Opening Up - Tristan Taormino
Polysecure - Jessica Fern
The Ethical Slut - Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton
Articles and Research on Non-Monogamy:
Anderson, J. R., Hinton, J. D., Bondarchuk-McLaughlin, A., Rosa, S., Tan, K. J., & Moor, L. (2025). Countering the monogamy-superiority myth: A meta-analysis of the differences in relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction as a function of relationship orientation. The Journal of Sex Research, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2462988
Harris, J. (2024, February 24). Beyond Monogamy: An Introduction to Ethical Non-Monogamous Relationships. Medium. https://medium.com/conscious-relationship-design/beyond-monogamy-an-introduction-to-ethical-non-monogamous-relationships-89b0383ec8a0
Harris, J. (2024b, February 24). Love Multiplied: A Historical Perspective on Polyamory. Medium. https://medium.com/conscious-relationship-design/love-multiplied-a-historical-perspective-on-polyamory-a32b5c328d13
Family:
Introduction to Internal Family Systems - Richard Schwartz
No Bad Parts - Richard Schwartz
Family Healing - Salvador Minuchin
It Didn’t Start with You - Mark Wolynn
*These are resources we have found helpful. They are educational and are not intended to be a replacement for treatment. Some of the suggestions are associate links. All research and resources have their own limitations, consider accordingly.