Selected Book Recommendations
Therapy Books
Relational-cultural therapy – Judith V. Jordan
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, Kelly G. Wilson
Learning ACT by Jason B. Luoma PhD, Steven C. Hayes PhD, Robyn D. Walser PhD
ACT Verbatim for Depression and Anxiety –Michael Twohig & Steven C. Hayes
Advanced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – Darrah Westrup
The ACT Approach – Timothy Gordon
How Connections Heal – Maureen Walker, Jean Baker Miller, Wendy B. Rosen
How to Raise a Healthy Gamer – Dr. Alok Kanojia
As Long as You Need – J.S. Park
What Happened to You? – Bruce D. Perry
Not Drinking Tonight – Amanda E. White
We’ve Been Too Patient – L.D. Green
Social Justice
“You Should Be Grateful” – Angela Tucker
Care Work – Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
The Anti-Ableist Manifesto – Tiffany Yu
Health Communism – Beatrice Adler-Bolton
It’s Always Been Ours – Jessica Wilson
“You Just Need to Lose Weight” – Aubrey Gordon
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat – Aubrey Gordon
Unmasking Autism – Devon Price
Rest Is Resistance – Tricia Hersey
The Tragedy of Heterosexuality – Jane Ward
Rage Becomes Her – Soraya Chemaly
Famished – Rebecca J. Lester
The Quick Fix – Jesse Singal
The Resilience Myth – Soraya Chemaly
The Power of Strangers – Joe Keohane
Personal Growth
Radiant Rebellion – Karen Walrond
On Thriving – Brandi Sellerz-Jackson
Platonic – Marisa G. Franco
Already Enough – Lisa Olivera
The Power of Strangers – Joe Keohane
Before and After – Judy Christie
McMindfulness – Ronald E. Purser
Trauma Stewardship – Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Laziness Does Not Exist – Devon Price
Break the Good Girl Myth – Majo Molfino
Radical Compassion – Tara Brach
Fierce Love – Jacqui Lewis
Yearly Recap
Top Reads of 2025 (so far)
- Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light
- Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
- Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues: Education for the Liberation of Black and Brown Girls
- Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
- Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger
- Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild
- A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
Top Reads of 2024
For all of the books I read, please reference my goodreads.